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After eight Premier League matches many spread punters will be asking themselves whether Manchester City are realistic title challengers. Spread buyers of their Championship index (60pts to the winner, 40pts to runner-up, 30pts to third-place, and 20pts for fourth etc), at 33 will be delighted to see the Citizens rise to second place, just two points behind the Champions. Arsenal’s visit to Eastlands on Sunday afternoon could be crucial for spread punters and Roberto Mancini’s prospects of lifting the title.
Buyers of Man City’s win index will be pleased to find that the side have beaten the Gunners in their past three trips to Manchester. Spread punters that fancy they will see a fourth will be encouraged by City’s home form this season. Roberto Mancini’s team have won three of their four games at Eastlands and drew the other. Those looking to sell the match supremacy will be equally dismayed to find that the Gunners have won only once away in the league this campaign.
Punters that enjoy a spread bet on total bookings will be interested to see that the three meetings between the Gunners and City last year accumulated a total of 19 yellow cards, averaging a spread make-up of 63 points per match. Sellers and buyers of goal minutes will both be able to argue their position from the two league meetings in the 2009/10 campaign. The match at the Emirates was goalless, while the game in Manchester produced 408 goal minutes.
After a slow start to the season, Everton’s spread supporters will be happier with the progress made since the opening weekend defeat to Blackburn. Those that bought the Toffees’ win index against their bitter rivals Liverpool last Sunday had a fantastic afternoon following a 2-0 win. Unbeaten in three games across all competitions, David Moyes’ team travel to Spurs, where they lost last season. However, supremacy spread sellers can find support for their standpoint from Everton’s 1-0 away victory the season prior.
Total goal buyers may have noted that both league games between these two sides last term saw at least three goals. Spread sellers of total goals can point to the two league games between the sides in 2008/09 when only one goal was scored.
Manchester United’s spread supporters will have been rocked by the poor performances and the rumours of Wayne Rooney’s potential departure. The Red Devils travel to Stoke at the weekend and buyers of their win index can take heart that United have won all four Premier League contests against the Potters and supremacy spread buyers and sellers will be interested to know that Stoke have never scored against United in the top flight. However, the Red Devils have found it tough to break down Stoke at the Britannia and buyers of their first goal spread should be aware that the average time for their opening goal is 73 minutes.
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