The Betfair Football £10 Bet of the Day
Day 162: We're backing over 2.5 goals when Accrington host Southend at [1.88]
Don't read too much into a goalless draw is the advice we're following for Tuesday's £10 wager, as surely the fact Southend were involved in a stalemate with Aldershot at the weekend is the only explanation for over 2.5 goals being as long as [1.88] when they visit Accrington this evening.
Season ticket holders at the Crown Ground have witnessed more goals than those at every other League Two club besides Chesterfield and Stockport and they have been flowing more readily than ever in recent weeks, with five straight Accrington home games featuring over 2.5 goals.
There's no reason whatsoever to suspect that the goals are about to dry up given that Stanley, having been down in 19th in the middle of February, suddenly find themselves in with a genuine chance of automatic promotion.
Without needing help from the opposition, they alone have managed to strike three or more times in each of their last five encounters as hosts, hitting the mark before half-time even in the last two against Hereford and Northampton.
Southend are more than capable of contributing to the goal count too having found the net at least once in 15 of their 19 away fixtures to date this season, so it's difficult to formulate an argument against backing over 2.5 goals.
Our bet: We're backing Accrington versus Southend to provide over 2.5 goals at [1.88], meaning that - before factoring in commission - we stand to win £8.80. The same punt pays only £8 with Coral and Victor Chandler. Sign up for a new account now and have your first bet of up to £25 refunded if it loses.
Published: 5 Apr 2011
Leave a comment