Premier League Acca Tips – Three Value Picks for Matchday 2

We’ve got Premier League acca tips for three matches from England’s top flight fixtures for matchday 2, August 18th-20th. Last week had all of the exciting thrills and spills we’ve come to expect from the Premier League. Some sides looked in far better shape than others two start the season which has informed our Premier League acca tips for the weekend.

• Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United: Nottingham Forest to Win
• Liverpool vs AFC Bournemouth – Bournemouth +2 Asian Handicap
• Tottenham vs Man United – Tottenham Draw No Bet

Acca odds: 7.25

Odds via bet365 as at 13:00 on Friday, August 18th 2023. Odds may now differ.

Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United – Tricky Trees To Hold Firm Against Blunt Blades

England, Premier League, Friday, August 18th, 20:00 (UK)

We’re starting with the Friday night game as Nottingham Forest take on Sheffield United. It’s the first of the matchday and the first of 9 games in the Premier League this weekend with Luton’s match with Burnley postponed while the stadium renovation work continues.

These two sides haven’t met since the Championship playoff semi-finals in 2022 that earned Forest their place in the Premier League It’s their first meeting in the top flight since May 1993 in the match that confirmed Forest’s relegation that year

Both sides lost on the opening day. Forest went down 2-1 at Arsenal while the Blades were beaten 1-0 by Crystal Palace. It’s no secret that Nottingham Forest were strong at the City Ground last season. It was the main reason they stayed up on their return to the top flight.

If they’d earned as many points on the road as they did at home last season, they would have finished just one point off the European places. It was 1.58 points per game at the City Ground and just 0.42 on the road – that was the highest discrepancy of any side in England’s top four leagues last season

They’ve improved in the off-season. It’s been a bit of a quieter window for them this time around with a couple of targeted acquisitions. They were excellent against Arsenal at times last week with Anthony Elanga coming off the bench. He only played about 10 minutes but created a couple of very good chances and will be useful to them. Taiwo Awoniyi is one of the form players in the Premier League with seven in his last five league matches stretching back to last season.

At the other end, it looks like it will be a long season for the Blades after a difficult summer. Iliman Ndiaye is the biggest loss, of course, the Senegal international headed to Marseille

That lack of creativity was visible on matchday 1 too – they created a grand total of 0.5 expected goals against Crystal Palace. Burnley were the only Premier League side to have a lower figure and they hosted Manchester City.

I’m expecting them to struggle here and I’m backing Forest to get the three points. It stacks up in the historical betting data too. Backing Forest in the 1X2 in every home match they played last season would have brought in a profit of +15.95 units. They won the Asian handicap line in 13 of their 19 matches – a remarkable return.

• Selection: Nottingham Forest to Win (TRACKED BET)
• Best Odds: 1.95
• Bookmaker: bet365
• Stake: 9/10

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Liverpool vs Bournemouth – Cherries too Sharp for Reds’ Midfield

England, Premier League, Saturday, August 19th, 15:00 (UK)

We’re going to Anfield for my next selection where Liverpool host Bournemouth – a fixture the hosts won 9-0 last season in a game that cost Scott Parker his job.

It’s been a summer of change for both clubs – Liverpool swapped out their midfield but that is still a work in progress. Wataru Endo looks to be the answer after Liverpool’s failed pursuit of Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia but it doesn’t look as if Liverpool will be able to call on him for this one.

Working under the assumption that Liverpool will have the same squad available for this one that they had against Chelsea – it may well be a midfield two of Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai

You didn’t have to be a football expert to notice a pretty gaping hole in Liverpool’s midfield against Chelsea last weekend. The new approach of Trent Alexander-Arnold inverting works pretty well in possession but if they get caught out, there’s space to exploit. That was clear with Liverpool last season – even before the sales of Fabinho and Jordan Henderson.

They’re there for the taking but can Bournemouth do it? They’re the great unknown right now in the Premier League under new manager Andoni Iraola. It was a 1-1 draw with West Ham on matchday 1 in the former Rayo Vallecano boss’s first game in England. That game made it quite clear that Bournemouth will be playing a different style of football this season. They averaged 40% possession last season – the second lowest in the division – but last weekend, that figure was up to 63%.

They probably won’t come anywhere close to that figure at Anfield but what interested me against West Ham last week was their increased chance creation. They made 14 shots in the game. That was their biggest issue last season when they had the lowest chance creation figure in the entire league at just 9.4 per game. Obviously, we shouldn’t draw conclusions after one game but the early signs are positive for Iraola and Bournemouth

Anfield isn’t the place it was but the bookies haven’t quite caught up. Last season, Liverpool won the Asian handicap line in just 7.25 of their 19 home games last season. Backing against the Reds on the Asian handicap line in each of their Anfield fixtures would have brought in +3.83 units of profit

The line here is at +2 for Bournemouth which is my pick. If the Cherries win, draw, or lose by a single goal then the bet wins but even if they lose by exactly two goals then the stakes are returned.

• Selection: Bournemouth +2 Asian Handicap (TRACKED BET)
• Best Odds: 1.86
• Bookmaker: bet365
• Stake: 9/10

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Tottenham vs Man United – Spurs to Prosper under Poste

England, Premier League, Saturday, August 19th, 17:30 (UK)

Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs side takes to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the first time in the Premier League on Sunday. They host a Manchester United side with three points on the board but plenty of question marks about their squad depth.

There were plenty of positives for Tottenham after their Premier League opener against Brentford last weekend. Destiny Udogie impressed, as did James Maddison in the middle.

Spurs struggled to get the ball into their three attacking players with Richarlison, Son Heung-Min and Dejan Kulusevski all seeing little of the ball. That should be less of a problem against a Man Utd side that allowed plenty of space and freedom to their opponents, Wolves last Monday night.

United were caught apart at times with Casemiro left exposed for large parts of the game alongside midfielders Mason Mount and Bruno Fernandes.

United have had the better of this fixture in the past but their away record in recent years is not filling me with confidence. Last season, they only won away at one of the sides that finished in the top half and that was a 2-1 victory at Fulham in November after a 90th-minute winner.

• Selection: Tottenham Draw no Bet (TRACKED BET)
• Best Odds: 2.10
• Bookmaker: Paddy Power
• Stake: 8/10

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