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This bet is priced as short as 2/1 with some bookies.

Sky Bet are offering a 167% increase on 2/1, boosting this from 5/1 to 7/1 themselves, for a repeat of last season's Premier League - Arsenal finishing 1st and Man City 2nd.

With so much turnover elsewhere, Arsenal are 6/4 to retain the title and with City are the clear second-favourites in the market.

Enzo Maresca has experience balancing European football and aiming to compete towards the top of the division, they have the heavily odds-on favourite for the Golden Boot, Erling Haaland, in their ranks and a repeatable playing style that Maresca will look to build on, rather than tearing it up and starting from scratch.

Third and fourth favourites for the title, Liverpool and Chelsea, are set to endure clunkier transitions with their managerial changes (Arne Slot to Andoni Iraola and Liam Rosenior/Calum McFarlane to Xabi Alonso).

The top two in the Premier League has been Arsenal and Man City, in different orders, in three of the last four seasons.

7/1 suggests there is only a 12.5% chance that it finishes Arsenal 1st and Man City 2nd, I'd argue it's far more likely than that and other bookies agree.

AFC Wimbledon saw this bet land in all of their six EFL Trophy games last season.

All of those games saw over 2.5 goals as well, with three of the six seeing over 5.5 goals.

Leyton Orient have scored in their first two competitive games of the season, and my Goals Sheet has flagged this game as a good opportunity for a Both Teams to Score bet.

The EFL Trophy is typically a goal-heavy competition, with lots of managers opting to rotate their squad and be a bit less strict tactically.

Orient saw BTTS land in their first two EFL Trophy games last season.

This is the 2nd-highest rated game on my Goals Sheet for a Both Teams to Score bet.

Reading have seen BTTS land in both of their competitive games so far this season, including a 4-3 defeat at home to Luton on Saturday.

Wycombe have also seen BTTS in both of their 2026/27 games to date, they’ve scored in the first half of those two games as well.

From a Reading-Wycombe 2026/27 four-game sample, this bet has landed 100% of the time.

Reading saw both teams score in two of three EFL Trophy outings last season, while the bet landed in Wycombe's two opening games of the 2025/26 competition.

Their League One head-to-heads last season were 3-2 (to Reading) and 2-2 as well, comfortably landing this bet.

This game was among the highest-rated for Both Teams to Score on my Goals Sheet.

Viking have seen BTTS land in five of their last six games, scoring two or more goals in four of those.

They’ve also scored in 18 of their 19 competitive matches this season.

Dinamo Zagreb are only two games into their domestic campaign, but have seen a lot of goals in their previous Champions League qualifying ties.

They beat Thun 4-3 on aggregate, with BTTS landing in both legs, before setting up this tie with a comprehensive 7-1 aggregate win over Kauno Zalgiris.

Reigning Eliteserien champions, Viking, have actually conceded in eight of their last nine matches.

Both of these sides will feel as though they have earned a spot in the Champions League for next season having battled through two rounds of qualifying already - and I expect this to be a competitive tie across the two legs.

Fenerbahce saw BTTS in their first league fixture of the campaign last time out, losing 2-1 on the road in a game that produced a combined xG of 4.09. 

They didn’t lose a single home game in the Super Lig last season, but did concede 19 goals across their 17 matches - and Lyon are a step up in opposition compared to the majority of sides they face domestically. 

Lyon saw BTTS in the first leg of their qualifying tie against Sparta Prague in the last round, losing 2-1 in that game before turning it around in the second leg. They also saw BTTS in three of their four friendlies ahead of the new campaign.

Viking have only failed to score once across their last 47 matches across all competitions, with that blank coming away from home against Sarpsborg a few weeks ago - a game that still saw Viking have 12 shots and register an xG of 0.92.

Dinamo Zagreb have contested four games in Champions League qualifying so far, keeping just one clean sheet across these games. Thun managed to score twice against them as the away side a few weeks ago, despite dropping down to 10 men for the final 20 minutes of the encounter.

Viking should be able to continue their superb run of scoring which stretches all the way back to midway through last year. They’ll be confident of their chances on home soil, so a goal here should be enough to keep them in the tie heading into the second leg next week. 

Hull are going to really struggle to be competitive in the Premier League this season with the lowest valued squad in the league. They did really well to secure promotion via the playoffs last season, but all the underlying data suggests that this achievement did come with quite a bit of luck and I think that will play out in them finishing towards the bottom of the table.

Manchester United enjoyed a decent second half of the season under Carrick following the departure of Amorim and this game gives them an opportunity to make a strong start to the campaign. Tielemans and Santos should feature as new signings and United actually had a pretty good away record last season - losing just four of their 19 away matches.

Did you know that Brentford have never beaten Tottenham at home in the Premier League?

It's quite an interesting stat, considering how difficult of a ground the Gtech has become in recent campaigns - especially for some of the traditional big six sides. Even during their disaster season last year, Tottenham beat Brentford at home and earned a point against Keith Andrews' side on the road.

It's also worth noting that most of Tottenham's poor form was at home last season, they ranked sixth for away form last season and crucially avoided defeat in 12 of their 19 matches. They have bolstered the squad significantly over the summer window with the likes of Tonali, Van Hecke, Fernandes and Robertson all joining and De Zerbi led them through a promising pre-season campaign where Tottenham avoided defeat across five matches.

This should be a really entertaining tie over the two legs between two of the most positive sides in Europe. 

We’ve already seen how both can get involved in high scoring matches, with Bodo Glimt seeing BTTS in both legs in the last round of qualifying against Union Saint Gilloise and Nijmegen coming away 2-1 winners over Olympiakos in the second leg of their qualifying tie in the last round. 

Both sides have seen BTTS in each of their last three matches ahead of this clash, with all of these games seeing 3+ goals as well. I see these teams as being relatively well matched, which should see chances created and converted at both ends. 

Atletico Madrid have had a very positive summer window, bringing in the likes of Romero, Kang-In Lee, Hjulmand and Grimaldo to improve their squad and possibly set up a push for the title this year.

Only Real Madrid and Barcelona picked up more points at home than Atletico Madrid in LaLiga last season, with Diego Simeone’s side winning 15 of their 19 matches. They scored 39 goals across these games (2.05 per game) and should be able to score at least twice against a newly promoted Malaga side.

Malaga conceded 2+ goals in all four of their friendly matches ahead of the new campaign, including conceding three goals to a Leicester side competing in League One this season. They are likely to struggle with the quality of Atletico Madrid in this opening game of the campaign.

These are the top two sides in the Western Conference at the time of writing, but there is a gap between them when looking at their home and away records.

Vancouver have the strongest home record in the Western Conference having won seven of their nine games in front of their home fans. They’ve only conceded five goals across these games, netting 22 goals in the process.

62% of Houston’s points in the Western Conference this season have come from their home matches. They’ve only won four of their nine away games, conceding 17 goals across these games. 

The gap between these sides may not be obvious when looking at the league table, but there is a clear advantage for Vancouver as the home side in this clash. 

I’m always keen to go against Montreal when they’re away from home in the MLS. 

They’ve got a dreadful record on the road over the last few seasons, and that’s continued this term - they’ve only won one of their nine away games this campaign, conceding 25 goals in the process.

Unsurprisingly, this is the worst away record of any side in the Eastern Conference. They’ve only scored 12 goals across these games as well, losing seven of their nine games. 

They take on a Columbus side who have struggled a little more than they did last term, but crucially have only lost three of their nine home games this season.

Columbus have not lost to Montreal home or away since 2022, a run spanning seven games with Columbus winning four of these games. Montreal’s recent form is also really poor, failing to win any of their last eight games in the MLS.

BTTS has landed in each of the last seven head to head meetings between these sides, stretching all the way back to 2023.

The most recent clash between these teams produced 10 goals as Inter Miami came away 6-4 winners over Philadelphia back in May - which is a good snapshot of the level of goal volume we could see from both of these sides in this encounter.

Inter Miami have seen BTTS in each of their last five matches ahead of this clash, and have also conceded 19 goals across their 11 away games this term. 

They have scored 25 goals across these games too, which is more than any other side on the road in the Eastern Conference this season. Philadelphia have seen BTTS in three of their last five matches across all competitions. 

Orlando have been the most entertaining side to watch in the MLS this season, and their style of play makes them a really good side to back for goals.

Orlando have seen BTTS in each of their last five matches and have seen 30 goals across their nine home games this campaign (3.33 per game) with a fairly equal split in the number of goals scored and conceded (16-14). 

The last two head to head meetings between these sides have seen BTTS. Furthermore, Chicago have seen 27 goals across their eight away games this term (3.3 per game), giving both sides really solid goal records ahead of this clash.

Kairat will need to make strong use of their home advantage here if they are to have a chance of coming through this tie against an Anderlecht side who come into this clash in decent form - but not many clean sheets.

The away side have kept just one shut out across their last seven matches, with this run including all four legs of their previous qualifying ties against Hammarby and PAOK. Kairat struggled a little during Champions League qualifying, but did have at least 15+ shots in all three of their home matches. 

They scored in two of these games and have a unique advantage when at home due to the weather conditions that often surround their games in front of their home fans. Kairat have not lost a single game at home domestically this term, winning seven of their 10 matches and netting 23 goals in the process (2.3 per game). 

Thun were one of the stories of the season across Europe last year, winning the Swiss Super League as a newly promoted side.

They continue to be underrated in these markets, as they were in the last round of qualifying where they scored in both legs to see off Icelandic opponents by 5-3 on aggregate. 

Thun have only failed to score once in their last 13 matches across all competitions, highlighting their impressive scoring power which should come to the fore again here. 

Lech Poznan are favourites to win this game, but their home form last season wasn’t that consistent with the Polish side only winning seven of their 17 games in front of their home fans - conceding 29 goals in the process.

I'm keen to back both teams to score when Celtic take on LASK on Wednesday night. 

Both sides like to play on the front foot, so I can see this being an open and entertaining encounter in Glasgow's east end.

Celtic may have cruised to a 4-0 win away at Dundee United at the weekend, but they were far from watertight at the back, with the hosts hitting the woodwork 5 times and edging the shot count 11-9.

I don't expect LASK to be as wasteful in front of goal, especially given they have won all 3 of their Austrian Bundesliga matches this season while scoring 9 goals in the process.

It should also be noted that Celtic failed to keep the back door shut in their last Scottish Premiership outing, running out 5-1 winners over Kilmarnock.

The case for siding with this selection is further strengthened by the fact that LASK conceded in their 4-1 victory over Ried at the weekend.

Celtic have long been one of my go-to teams in the corner markets, and I'm expecting them to rack up at least six on Wednesday night. 

Martin O'Neill's men should be full of confidence after their strong start to the campaign, and with a raucous home crowd behind them, I expect them to put LASK under plenty of pressure from the outset.

The Hoops won 9 corners in their first home game of the season against Dundee and followed that up with 7 in their next outing away at Kilmarnock. 

There is also plenty to like about Celtic's corner numbers when on continental duty last season. 

They averaged 5.20 corners per game in the Europa League, with that figure rising to almost 6.6 at Parkhead.

Notably, Celtic won 9 corners in their home clash with Austrian opposition in the shape of Sturm Graz last term, which adds further weight to this angle.

Benjamin Nygren made a real impression during his debut season at Celtic, and the Swedish midfielder has wasted no time picking up where he left off. 

He has already found the net in each of Celtic's opening 3 competitive games of the new campaign, including a superb finish in Saturday's 4-0 win over Dundee United.

One of Nygren's biggest strengths is his ability to drift into dangerous positions and make his mark, even when he hasn't been heavily involved in the game. 

Last season, he averaged 1.35 shots on target per game in the Scottish Premiership and 1.60 in the Europa League.

With Camilo Duran and Kasper Hogh likely to attract plenty of attention from the LASK defence, Nygren should be afforded plenty of space to get into dangerous positions. 

Given the way he's started the season, I'm more than happy to back the Celtic ace to hit the target for a fourth game in succession.

Samuel Adeniran is a player Celtic will have to keep close tabs on during this contest.

The LASK forward has made a strong start to the season in front of goal, finding the net 4 times across his opening 3 Austrian Bundesliga appearances, making the American an attractive option to attempt 2+ shots at Celtic Park.

Adeniran has averaged 3.17 shots per game across his opening 3 outings in the Austrian top flight this term, pulling the trigger at least twice in all 3. 

As mentioned, Celtic looked shaky at the back against Dundee United at the weekend despite their 4-0 victory, so I'm expecting LASK to carve out opportunities during this contest, with Adeniran likely to be at the heart of their attacking threat.

It's also worth noting that the 27-year-old tends to be on penalty duty, which only adds to the appeal of siding with this selection.