Punters Panel: Expert football betting tips ahead of the weekend
Fri, 07 Nov 2025
Fri, 07 Nov 2025
The English football season is really up and running now, with divisional tables starting to take shape and some serious form lines emerging.
That spells good news for football bettors, who have an array of data to dive into when putting together their weekend bets.
We've sounded the horn to call the Odds Now Punters Panel to arms. Five expert football tipsters with the knowledge and understanding to offer the best football betting tips for the upcoming action.
Before we begin this week's questions and answers, let's take a look and see who is providing their thoughts this week.
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.
Adam Drury - A regular football tipster for Odds Now, Adam enjoyed a hugely successful campaign in 2024-25, including landing three 50/1+ winners on his weekly EFL accumulator column alongside countless other top tips.
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!
MH: Ipswich to beat Swansea at just north of EVS. It's taken a while, but I think the Tractor Boys are finally finding their groove. Their 1-1 home draw with Watford on Tuesday read 1.94xG vs 0.34xG, and before that, they won 4-1 at QPR. Swansea's only win in their last six Championship games came against a Norwich side in freefall, and look beatable opposition right now.
AD: I'll take BTTS & over 2.5 goals in Aston Villa v Bournemouth at 11/10 with Sky Bet. Villa have scored in five of their last six games, only blanking away at Liverpool, while this bet has landed in four of Bournemouth's last five games, including a 2-2 and a 3-3.
GS: Birmingham to win at Middlesbrough at 39/20. I don't know if Rob Edwards is likely to be in the home dugout, after talking to Wolves, and I think the hosts have a better chance if it's the caretaker and he takes gardening leave until he officially departs. It may have a galvanizing effect if Edwards is absent, but it's far from ideal having somebody different, and preparations and focus may have been affected. Also, on a form angle, the hosts have won 2 of their last 8, whereas Birmingham have just achieved successive 4-0 victories.
FMP: 5/4 draw no bet on MK Dons away at Barnet. I think the home side have shortened up a bit too much myself, and all the pre-season buzz around MK finally starts to be clicking into place
SD: I like the look of Salford City to beat Cambridge United at 6/5 with Bet365. The Red Devils are flying high in 3rd place in League Two and appear to have bounced back after a dodgy patch. Karl Robinson's side have won three of their last four home league games. They face a U's team that have failed to win any of their last five away league games and haven't even been able to score in their last three league games on the road.
MH: I'd give Chelsea a miss at 2/5 or shorter at home to Wolves. I know the visitors are in turmoil, but with Vitor Pereira having departed, there could be a response incoming, and the Blues have looked a bit fragile in recent outings. This pair also had a closely contested EFL Cup tie last week – so the price gap seems a tad wide.
AD: I'd swerve West Brom at odds-on against anybody at the moment, after a run of two wins in 10 and none in their last four. The Baggies are three matches without a goal and failed to beat Sheffield Wednesday at The Hawthorns last week, so I don't fancy them at a general price of 3/4 against Oxford. The visitors have only lost four of their last 11 and two of their last five on the road.
GS: Walsall, who are 11/13 best-priced at Newport. I would only back an away team at odds-on in the EFL in exceptional circumstances. I feel like the Exiles might just have turned a corner of late with two wins in three.
FMP: There’s been marginal improvement at Bramall Lane in recent weeks but I can’t go near Sheffield United at an odds-on price when hosting QPR this weekend. It’s two sides with little consistency between them – one to stay well away from.
SD: I would avoid Blackburn. Yes, Valerien Ismael's side have won their last three league matches, but they're up against a resurgent Derby team who have won their last four league games, and only suffered defeat once in their previous eight league matches.
MH: Crawley vs Fleetwood. Gab and I have discussed the hosts a few times in recent weeks on the EFL Betting Show, as a side we both think is maybe better than their points tally suggests. I think they'll look to take the game to a Fleetwood side who are seeing goals fly at both ends at the moment, with BTTS landing in five of their last six league outings. Over 3.5 goals at 2/1 appeals.
AD: Other than the Villa v Bournemouth match highlighted above, it has to be Stoke v Coventry in the Championship. There is a danger that two in-form sides cancel each other out, but both appear to have much more interest in attacking than defending, with loads of confident goalscorers on the pitch. Seven of Coventry's last eight have gone over 2.5, as have Stoke's last couple, so I'd take the 4/5 available on that with Bet365.
GS: Stockport against Luton. The hosts have scored the second-most goals in the league, and the visitors are creating more chances under Jack Wilshere, and have plenty of quality in their own right. The Hatters against the Hatters could produce a hatful!
FMP: The price is about right for me but Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid has the potential to go well over the expected total of three on the Asian line. Real will want to bounce back after midweek and Vallecano are a side who see chances at both ends in many of their games.
SD: Swansea versus Ipswich looks like one that could have goals. Swansea have seen both teams score in 71% of their home league games, and Ipswich have experienced both teams scoring in 80% of their away league matches. The Swans have both Adam Idah and Žan Vipotnik in scoring form right now, while the Tractor Boys have had several players banging them in recently, including George Hirst, Marcelino Núñez, and Jaden Philogene.
MH: It's been a while since I offered up a Carlisle-related angle on here! My lot are at Southend in the National League's late kick-off – a game so huge, it is being broadcast live on TikTok (ahem). Anyway, wide forward Regan Linney has shown himself to unquestionably be the division's outstanding player, so the 9/4 on him to score anytime here with Sky Bet looks huge. Bet365 are 11/10, for some context. Linney has 14 goals in 18 this season, including a hat-trick away at Reading in the FA Cup last weekend and a brace against Forest Green during his previous TV appearance last month.
AD: I'll take Marcelino Núñez to score for Ipswich at Swansea at 23/4 with BetMGM. The midfielder scored twice against QPR last week but was only a substitute on Tuesday night, so he should return to the starting XI here. He has had at least two shots in eight of his 11 Ipswich appearances, plenty of which have come from the bench, so I fancy him to have chances against out-of-form opposition.
GS: Michael Mellon to score anytime for Oldham at Harrogate at 9/4, after a hat-trick against Northampton in the FA Cup doubled his seasonal tally.
FMP: Charlie Webster is around 4/1 to bag for Burton vs Bradford this weekend, and digging into his data I think he’s due a goal or two soon. Bradford are strong but have a tendency to be open too, so this could be his moment.
SD: If there is one thing this Cardiff team does well under Brian Barry-Murphy, it's react positively to a negative result/ performance. It's fair to say we were underwhelming against Peterborough away in the FA Cup 1st Round last weekend, and I expect to see a reaction this Saturday away to Blackpool. Yousef Salech at 5/4 as anytime scorer with Bet365 is an obvious shout, but I'd also recommend considering Rubin Colwill at 9/4 and Omari Kellyman at 5/1 to score anytime with the same bookmaker.
MH: Well, if they can't win it this year, they never will! Seriously, it looks like a great opportunity for Mikel Arteta's men – but there's a lot of water to pass under the bridge between now and next May. An injury to Declan Rice, for example, could cause real issues. I still think getting Manchester City on side at 9/2 makes some appeal. City aren't at their dazzling best, but with Erling Haaland back in freakishly good goalscoring form, they could easily make a race of it.
AD: I'd be very surprised if they don't win it from here, personally. They've already built a six-point lead, which guarantees nothing but is a nice cushion, and I just see too many fallibilities in the others. If anything, the 1/2 with Betway surprises me in its size and could be used as part of an acca with a few others.
GS: I would back Arsenal at 1/2, I just think they're so efficient. Man United top four finish at 5/2 looks good to me, though.
FMP: From here, I think Arsenal do end up winning the title but they won’t “run away” with it, especially if they go deep in Europe again. If City touch 9/2 in the next week or two, that may be enough to back them for me.
SD: Ten matches into the Premier League season, and Manchester City are only six points off the pace of the league leaders and looking back to their best, yet priced at 4/1 to win the title. I think that's too good to ignore. Arsenal are being talked about like champions elect, and it's theirs to lose. However, if one team is going to fumble this situation (other than Tottenham!) it's going to be the Gunners under Mikel Arteta.
MH: I'd take the 13/8 on South Shields to win the National League North. They've got a strong squad, are joint-top with a couple of games in hand currently and look the class act in that division to me. Hills have them odds-on now, which is fair enough in my book.
AD: I like the look of Wycombe to finish in the top six in League One at 5/1 with BetVictor. Mike Duff is a really solid appointment for a team that needed a bit of direction, and their underlying numbers are strong. Stevenage look very vulnerable at odds-on in the market, while Huddersfield are short based on reputation and perceived squad quality rather than performance, so there is an opening for a bigger-priced team to make it. A nine-point gap is nothing at this stage; they can make that three or four in just a few weeks, and then they won't be this price.
GS: I'm not sure Barrow are that good. When I spoke to fans of League Two teams down the bottom on my podcast this week, lots of them were reasonably optimistic, so I wouldn't mind having a nibble at them for relegation at 16s.
FMP: Aside from the above, I’ve had a go on Samsunspor at 14/1 for the conference league. They’re a side I know well and have nine points from three games thus far. Their coach Thomas Reis is excellent and their best XI know each other’s roles like clockwork, so they’re a definite dark horse with Crystal Palace rightly or wrongly taking up a large chunk of that market.
SD: Bayern Munich to win the Champions League at 5/1 is tempting. Manchester City being listed at 8/1 is even more appealing. Those two clubs look like the best value odds on the outright market for that competition right now. Arsenal look too short at 9/2, though no other teams are really matching those three in terms of quality right now.
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