Football: our goalscorer bets for the weekend's clashes
by Cydias Aujard | by Cydias Aujard
Valencia vs Real Madrid: Vinicius Junior scores
While the other clubs will be playing in the Spanish Cup this weekend, Valencia and Real Madrid are making up for a day's delay in La Liga. With a squad packed with top-class players, the Merengues are offering punters a wide range of goalscoring options this season. Between Bellingham, Rodrygo, Mbappé and Vinicius, there is plenty to choose from. But it is Vinicius who is the focus of our Valencia-Real Madrid forecast, the Brazilian international - scorer of 14 goals this season and 8 in La Liga - whose performance will be closely watched.
We all remember the numerous problems following the racism accusations two years ago, and the brace Vini scored last year (2-2) in a very hostile environment. Real Madrid's No7, who often turns up at major tournaments, will obviously be hoping to silence his detractors once again, as the club is in a very poor position this season... The ‘Vinicius goalscorer’ odds for tonight's clash are offered at 2.10 at betObet!
Juventus vs AC Milan: Dusan Vlahovic scores
Inter Milan and Atalanta clashed in the first Supercup semi-final yesterday, and now it's the turn of the Old Lady and the Rossonneri to go head-to-head this evening. Who will qualify for the grand final and join Inter Milan? Advantage the Bianconeri, according to our Juventus - AC Milan forecast!
And, if you take a look at our prediction, you'll quickly realise that there are some very interesting odds waiting for you in the secondary predictions: the one offered at 2.50 at 1xbet for a goal from Dusan Vlahovic. The 24-year-old Italian striker, scorer of 3 goals in his last 5 games, has scored 12 goals this season with Juventus. Will he make the best possible start to 2025? Find out this Friday evening!
Tottenham vs Newcastle: Alexander Isak scores
Saturday kicks off with an early afternoon Premier League clash (kick-off 1.30pm), and all the details can be found in our Tottenham-Newcastle forecast! Two teams with very different shapes, whose stars have not shone in the same way in recent weeks...
While Spurs‘ headliners may be a little less prominent, one player in particular is currently spearheading the Magpies’ attack: Swedish international Alexander Isak. The 25-year-old striker has scored five goals in his last three outings, and has hit the back of the net in six of his last seven games.
With 12 goals (+1 in the Cup) in 17 Premier League games this season, he looks to be building on last season's 21 league goals. Naturally, our experts recommend that you try the goalscorer odds offered at 1.66 at 22bet for this big match.
Manchester City vs West Ham: Erling Haaland scores
For the second clash of the day, we stay in England with our Manchester City - West Ham forecast! The big surprise here is the form of the reigning champions... Pep Guardiola's side have barely won in recent weeks, and have said goodbye to the Premier League title, which is likely to go to Liverpool.
This is also reflected in the statistics of their attacking players, particularly the cyborg Erling Haaland. The latter, who had scored just one goal in his last 7 games, has just scored another at Leicester on Sunday, helping his team back to winning ways. His odds for a new goal against West Ham are 1.51 at betObet, and seem to us to be the one to try for this match.
Liverpool vs Manchester United: Mohamed Salah scores
Let's move on to Sunday, again on the other side of the Channel. We're about to witness one of the most historic matches in the English top flight. All the details can be found in our Liverpool v Manchester United prediction.
And how can we not talk directly about Mohamed Salah? He is probably the best player in the world at the start of the season, and the Egyptian is smashing any defence that dares stand in his way. The 32-year-old winger has scored 8 goals in his last 7 outings, and has 17 Premier League goals to his name (plus 1 in the cup and 2 in the Champions League).
The winger will obviously be out to torment his arch-rivals' rearguard this Sunday afternoon, especially as Manchester United's defence has been far from impervious this season... We can see the Reds' number 11 shaking the net! At an average of 1.75, the odds are still very attractive.
PSG vs AS Monaco: Goncalo Ramos scores
PSG and AS Monaco have a bye to Ligue 1 this weekend, as they battle it out for a trophy in their first meeting of 2025. The Champions Trophy is on the line, with the Parisians determined to maintain their grip on the domestic title.
And while it has been rather complicated to attempt a goalscoring feat with this Parisian team this season, given the lack of effectiveness of their strikers, the situation has changed since Goncalo Ramos returned from injury. The Portuguese striker, who is not yet a regular in Luis Enrique's eyes, has simply scored in his last 4 games. His odds are offered at 2.30 by the best bookmakers and he is clearly the one to try for this clash!
AS Roma vs Lazio: Taty Castellanos scores
To round off the weekend in style, we are treated to a Serie A clash with the Roman derby. While these matches are always tense and hotly contested, Lazio have the edge on paper this season. Lazio have made a magnificent start to the season.
He has scored 7 times in 16 Italian league games this season, in addition to two goals in the Europa League. He will be Lazio's number 1 threat, which is why he has the lowest odds among bookmakers for Lazio players, even though the average is 2.9... Worth a try!
