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Ante Post Football Bets 25/26

jacool

Hi all, here is the first burst of data, following on from the EFL fixture lists being announced.

Team, current odds (% of market bet on them)

CHA: Ipswich 9-2 (34.3), Southampton 11-2 (15.5), Sheffield United 8-1 (20.2), Birmingham 9-1 (14.5), Leicester 12-1 (5.9), Coventry 12-1, 16-1 bar

L1: Luton 4-1 (42.5), Cardiff 7-1 (13.2), Huddersfield (8.2) 7-1, Plymouth 8-1 (12.7), Bolton 11-1, Stockport 12-1 (8.6), 16-1 bar

L2: MK Dons 7-2 (53.4), Chesterfield 8-1 (12.1), Notts County 12-1 (8.5), Gillingham 12-1 (3.85), Salford 12-1, Bristol Rovers 14-1, 20-1 bar (including Swindon 7.3)

That treble is a smidgin shy of 123/1! Tempting to go in early !!!

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Collie D

Racing Post preview is out on Monday.

Reminder to self to avoid Bolton is already fading when I see 11/1.

Collie D

My bets done.

Birmingham @ 2/1, Stockport @ 7/2 & Swindon @ 31/10 all to be promoted 4 points trixie.

Same three teams to win leagues @ 7/1, 9/1 & 14/1 for 2 points each way 1,199/1 treble.

Added Spain @ 5/1 to win World Cup for a half point each way 7,598/1 accum (with odds boost) & 1 point win Yankee.

32 points staked total and all bets with Boyles.

Loafing Oaf

A few EFL outrights, focused on League 1….

Stockport top 2 finish @ 9/2

Bolton 5/4 To Finish in Top 6/Rangers 2/1 To Win Outright/ Chesterfield 11/8 To be Promoted

Luton Top 2 Finish 2025/26/Ipswich To be Promoted/MK Dons Top 3 Finish

Huddersfield top 2 finish/Coventry to be promoted

famagusta

A few of us on Stockport so for League 1, i have backed in outright and handicap markets.

League 2 i have Chesterfield outright and Barnet in the handicap market.

Main bet for the year Jean Phillipe Mateta (Palace) to score 15 or more goals in PL at 5/2 and to score 20 or more 20/1.

the 5/2 is a savage price in my opinion. got 18 last year, kept their good players in transfer window (so far) Should be on penalties. Get ON!!

jacool

Belatedly, as I'm ALWAYS on holidays for these 2 weeks!

RP Summary 2025-26

Tips for English football

EPL

Liverpool (4), Man City (3), Arsenal(1)

These 3 are in everybody's top 4 finishers, along with Chelsea(5) and one vote each for Aston Villa, Newcastle and Tottenham.

other tips

Cunha e.w. top scorer 50/1

Leeds top promoted side 5/6

Relegation: Brentford, Burnley, Sunderland

Sack race: 2 votes each Andrews, Potter, Silva

Championship

Ipswich(5), Birmingham(2), Coventry(1)

Coventry to be promoted

Hull and Wrexham to be relegated. Wrexham 12/1 !!

League 1

Stockport(3), Blackpool(1), Bolton(1), Huddersfield(1), Luton(1), Plymouth(1)

Wigan top half

Burton to be relegated

League 2

Chesterfield(2), MK Dons(2), Cambridge(1), Colchester(1), Salford(1), Swindon(1)

Crawley and Newport to be relegated

National League

York Southend

Southend to be promoted

Loafing Oaf

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123713391#Comment_123713391

I did this last year

Crystal Palace to finish in top half, Mateta to score 15+ league goals & Eze to assist 10+ league goals @ 20/1

other two legs fell just short IIRC

Leeds, Burnley and Sunderland to be relegated@ 5/2

Liverpool to win the league, Man Utd to finish in top 6 & Wolves to be relegated@ 20/1

Man City to win the league, Chelsea to finish in top 5 & West Ham to be relegated@ 28/1

Liverpool to win the league, Brighton to finish in top 6 & Leeds to be relegated@ 28/1

Strasbourg@ 14/1 Top 3 Finish 2025/26

Eintracht Frankfurt@ 18/1 Winner Without Bayern Munich 2025/26

David Raya Golden Glove/RB Leipzig To Finish in Top 4/Roma To Finish in Top 4/Monaco To Finish in Top 3/Atletico Madrid

To Win Outright Without Barcelona & Real Madrid

Brentford, Burnley & Sunderland 12/1 Relegated Teams

Brentford 12/1 Bottom at Xmas

Top Championship Goalscorer: Corey Blackett-Taylor (Derby) 250/1 (e/w), Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich) 40/1, Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham) 16/1

mailburner

Crystal Palace to finish in top half, Mateta to score 15+ league goals & Eze to assist 10+ league goals @ 20/1

I like this one

This is Skybet for anyone wondering

Helpful to know the bookie 🙏

Loafing Oaf

champions league instalment:

Ouright Winner: Chelsea

League Stage Winner: Arsenal

Top English Team in League Stage: Spurs

Top Scorer: Guirassy

Top Assists: Raphinha

Op 8 Finish in League Stage Acca: Liverpool/Napoli/Juventus

sojustrutz

Forgot to put my acca up at the start of the season but it is not looking great already - Liverpool top 2, Ipswich top 6, Huddersfield top 6, Chesterfield top 7, Inter / Atletico top 4, Celtic/ Bayern outright @ 12/1.

sojustrutz

I think I'll put a 10er a week on Spain for the world cup from now until the summer @ 9/2 . Should have a tidy bet on by the start of the tournament.

Loafing Oaf

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123822171#Comment_123822171

League Stage Winner: Arsenal

Well they really aced that one, although not technically confirmed till this evening. None of my other outrights looking wildly promising though…

Loafing Oaf

Nibbles on Liverpool and PSG for CL so should have some interest till semis

jacool

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058418107/ante-post-football-bets-25-26

Just looking back at the pre-season odds, and who's top currently.

Coventry were 12/1, Lincoln were 30/1 and Bromley were 100/1, although the 53% of people who backed MK Dons as 7/2 favourites will be hoping that the Bromley players are on the lash, having secured promotion already. A 2 point gap in that league. Otherwise its a 40,000+/1 treble there, and lots of wealthy bookies!

jacool

League 2 Pre-season tips

Chesterfield(2), MK Dons(2), Cambridge(1), Colchester(1), Salford(1), Swindon(1)

Crawley and Newport to be relegated

Both sides are in the bottom 5

Last round of games includes this beauty

jacool

@Loafing Oaf If there was a post to hit, you'd hit it. Unbelievably close :(

I presume this means Chesterfield go up, as Rangers are cooked.

Loafing Oaf

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124446064#Comment_124446064

Well thanks but I gave up on most of those long ago becasuse the league 1 top2s were such a flop. league 2 playoffs seems a bit of a 4-way tossup but fingers crossed for chesterfield