Expert football betting tips for Saturday, November 22nd 2025

The international break is over, and it's fair to say it was an action-packed period for the home nations in their respective efforts to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Still, it's back to the reality of domestic football for fans of the Premier League and Championship.

We've lit the beacons to call the Odds Now Punters Panel to arms. Four expert football tipsters with the knowledge and understanding to offer the best football betting tips for the weekend's action.

Before we start this week's questions and answers, let's take a look and see who is providing their thoughts this week.

Introducing the Odds Now Punters Panel

Matt Hill - As well as being Odds Now’s Head of Content, Matt is a vastly experienced tipster specialising in football and darts. His betting on the beautiful game has a strong lean towards the lower leagues.

Gab Sutton - Widely renowned as one of the best football journalists around, Gab’s encyclopedic knowledge of the EFL makes him well-equipped to offer up unique betting angles for punters.

Felix Morson-Pate - Working as a trader in the industry, Felix offers up his meticulously refined data-driven insights to Odds Now readers both here and on his regular World of Wagers column.

Steve Day - Experienced punter and football tipster. Steve has 15 years of experience writing football betting previews covering competitions both domestically and abroad.

Now, let's get into the good stuff!

Can you give us your best bet for the football weekend?

MH: I can't believe Stevenage are 21/20 at home to Doncaster. Rovers are on a rotten run of form at the moment and the hosts continue to make a mockery of pre-season expectations. Surely they go off odds-on!

GS: Stevenage to beat Doncaster at 21/20. If Stevenage were an ante-post favourite like Bolton or similar, they'd be around the 1/2 mark against a Doncaster side winless since early September. Of course, it is slightly different in that there's more jeopardy around whether Boro will still be top six come the end of the season, but there's no way they should be odds-against here. They've got the best points-per-game ratio in the league!

FMP: AFC Wimbledon draw no bet at EVS hosting Wigan Athletic. I can absolutely see the Tics being dragged into a relegation battle before the season is out, and it's the Dons' home form that is going to keep them in this division for me.

SD: I feel a bit cheap going for this one, but you've got to back Manchester City to win and Erling Haaland to score anytime at 2.66/1 with Betfred. Pep Guardiola's side are looking very good right now, and the Norwegian frontman continued his fine scoring form during the international break. Throw in the fact that Newcastle appear very undercooked this season, and Eddie Howe has suffered 15 defeats in his 18 matches against Guardiola.

Which favourite would you urge punters to steer clear of?

MH: I couldn't have Fulham at home to Sunderland at around even money. The visitors are having the time of their life in the top tier and continue to bloody plenty of noses. They've taken points off far better sides than the Cottagers in recent times.

GS: Bristol Rovers. As mentioned above, there's a bit of big club bias among the traders, which is fair enough when we're in August or September, but now we're in November, I think current performance has to be factored in a lot more. The Gas have lost their last six, while hosts Cheltenham have taken 10 points from their last six since club legend Steve Cotterill returned. How the hell are they 2/1?!

FMP: 8/11 for Atletico Madrid to beat Getafe makes no appeal for me this weekend based on their inconsistency both in general and particularly away from home thus far.

SD: I've stated on previous Punters Panels how much I admire Gary Rowett as a manager at Championship level. I think Oxford to beat Middlesbrough at 14/5 with Bet365 is a steal, given Boro have lost Rob Edwards as boss. They will be under a bit of uncertainty and a period of transition, with Hammarby head coach Kim Hellberg set to be appointed. Backing Boro to win under those circumstances is risky.

Give us a game that looks like a nailed-on goal-fest, please!

MH: In the National League, I think Wealdstone vs Forest Green could be an entertaining affair. Robbie Savage's side are flying high and play some lovely front-foot football but this is a tough test against a Stones side who will have a go and have seen 53 goals in their 19 games this term (28 for, 25 against).

GS: Swindon against Grimsby. Two of the three top goalscoring sides in the league, and both teams have creativity right across the park. You can get BTTS at 4/6 for that one.

FMP: I’ll go for Barnsley vs Luton here. I think both sides do have goals in them; it just needs coaxing out. O3.5 is 7/4 in this affair, and an early strike would make that very appealing.

SD: I'm going to go with Mansfield and Huddersfield with total goals scored over 2.5 at 10/11 with Betfred and both teams to score at 7/10 with Bet365. Mansfield have seen both teams score in 73% of their league games and have scored an average of 1.86 goals per home league game. Huddersfield have witnessed BTTS in 50% of their league games, having scored an average of 1.5 goals per league game.

Any goalscorer or prop bets taking your eye across Saturday or Sunday?

MH: It's got to be Lorent Tolaj for Plymouth against his old club Port Vale in what already looks a potential six-pointer at the bottom of League One. The Pilgrims have lost five straight league games but imposing forward Tolaj has netted five in his last six outings and faces his old side here, for some extra motivation. He's 11/4 anytime and 15/2 first scorer with Sky Bet, Paddy Power and Betfair. Yes please!

GS: Richard Kone for QPR against Hull at 11/5 - I'm a big fan of his, and Hull are vulnerable at the back.

FMP: I like the look of 2+ shots on target for Antoine Semenyo against West Ham at even money. I think Bournemouth could run riot on Saturday against the Hammers, and the inspired form of the Ghanaian should mean he’s at the heart of any good stuff from the Cherries.

SD: Again, I don't want to come across as boring, but backing Erling Haaland to score anytime at 5/6 with Sky Bet, score first at 3/1 with Unibet, or score two or more goals at 4/1 with BetVictor feels like decent value given his form and the way Manchester City are playing.

How are you seeing the Premier League relegation market right now? Is there any value lurking?

MH: Wolves look doomed right now but it is still early days. Sunderland look like they'll be fine but you'd worry about the other two promoted sides in Burnley and Leeds. The Clarets are no bigger than 1/3 for the drop, so I'd probably say the value lies with the Whites at 7/4. At a bigger price, Fulham also merit consideration at 6/1.

GS: One of the Leeds-supporting friends I have seems pretty sure they'll go down, so I'll go with them at 7/4!

FMP: The big value still lies with Fulham at 6/1 for me. It’s a very set-and-forget starting XI that doesn’t inspire, and I still don’t see a regular enough source of goals within that team. Marco Silva tends to tail off at every club he’s coached in the past, and they could sleepwalk into the bottom three alarmingly quickly with a poor run or two.

SD: Looking at the market, I can't help but feel that the price of 7/4 for Leeds to go down with Sporting Index is appealing. I think, right now, it looks like Burnley, Wolves, and Leeds are the three that will go. I genuinely think West Ham will turn a corner and stay up under Nuno Espirito Santo.