Bath v Wasps
Premiership Rugby – 3.00 pm
BT Sport
Wasps are still in the mix for a top-four finish in the Premiership. But they are one of a clutch of teams who are scrapping it out to get there. One of those others is Sunday’s opponents, Bath. So this is a big fight, attracting a lot of attention for best bets of the day. Wasps start the weekend in seventh place in the table, four points outside of the top four, so that’s a lot of ground to make up with just the two rounds of action to go. Wasps will kick off as 13/8 underdogs at the Rec because their away form has been poor.
Wasps have won just two away games this season in the Premiership. They have won just two of their last seven, home and away (both home fixtures). So Bath, who are one point behind Wasps will be looking to press home the advantage to leapfrog their opponents in the table. Bath have already taken two wins and a draw against Wasps this season in league and cup. They are 8/15 with leading bookmarks to get another over them. They have, however, lost their last three at the Rec against Wasps.
Huddersfield v Man Utd
Premier League – 2.00 pm
Sky Sports
The Terriers are almost out of their misery in this tough Premier League campaign. They are currently on an eight-match losing streak in the league, losing each of their last three on home soil. Huddersfield have won just two home games all season and this would be some upset to the tune of 8/1 odds if they pulled out the victory. So this one is really all about the faint hopes of Manchester United in reaching the top four at the end of the season. That’s not all in their own hands.
The Red Devils have to better whatever it is that Chelsea manages over the weekend for the door to stay open for them to reach the top four. United start the weekend three points behind fourth-placed Chelsea but are worse off than the Blues on goal difference too. They are not in form are United with just one point from their last three league games. They have lost four of their last seven played (W2 D1) and each of their last three out on the road as well, scoring just one goal in that sequence. Given the big struggles of Huddersfield this season, United are even money to win to nil with leading bookmakers.
Arsenal v Brighton
Premier League – 4.30 pm
Sky Sports
A game of huge importance for both of these sides for two very different reasons. Arsenal need to shake off some poor form to try and push towards a top-four finish, while Brighton need a point to guarantee to help secure their survival. The Gunners have slumped to a three-match losing streak in the league. Arsenal conceded exactly three goals in each of those losses. That’s a total of four defeats in their last five games for the Londoners now. Can they turn on the style in their final home game? Arsenal have won 10 of their last 11 home games.
Brighton have only taken the two points from their last seven games in the top flight. The problem for their survival is that not only are they at Arsenal this weekend, but they finish the season against Manchester City. Brighton have collected three away wins only this season and have lost five of their last seven on their top-flight travels (W1 D1). They are massive 8/1 underdogs in the outright winner market for this one. That’s understandable for a team which has scored one goal in their last eight games. Will that lack of goal scoring threat from the Seagulls help guide Arsenal to win to nil at 13/10 odds?
