Robin Van Persie may have stolen the headlines last week with an emphatic hat-trick away to Chelsea, but in the Flutter stakes, our attention was drawn elsewhere. After dodging the clean-sheet jinx, Scott Sinclair fired home his third penalty of the season, and in turn our second spot-kick payout from Paddy Power.
A rare ninety minutes and a well deserved goal also brought Rafael Van der Vaart home in our “Who Will Score Most” special. So with stake in hand – and profit in the back pocket – we take a look at how Paddy have priced this week’s Fantasy Flutter selection…
After calmly netting a penalty to complete his second hat-trick of the season, Demba Ba is a man on fire. His eight goals this season have come in only 551 minutes of football, 209 minutes less than league top scorer Robin Van Persie’s 10, making Ba a strong favourite to find the net against Everton. He’s not just great value for Fantasy managers, Paddy have posted some tempting markets too. “To score inside the 6-yard box” at 7/2 is a tasty proposition considering Ba’s poaching qualities, but “To score a header” at 15/2 takes our first £2 stake.
Luis Suarez is next up, as Swansea visit Anfield. The Swans have played tidy football this season at home, but have leaked goals to clubs up and down the table on their travels. Suarez will likely start with Andy Carroll once more, an attacking partnership that grows with every game, and should be in amongst the goals here.
Paddy are offering odds on a Suarez double at 11/4, but other markets on his penalty box theatrics are also tempting us. “To be fouled and win a penalty” at 7/1 – an event that helped see to the Baggies last week – isn’t a bad offering. However, £1 for Phil Dowd to set an example and “book the Uruguayan for simulation” at 9/1 is a cheeky one; a risk worth taking given all the noise going into the game surrounding Suarez.
Robin Van Persie is without doubt a central figure in our Fantasy thinking. His ability from open play and the dead ball is lauded, and Paddy’s offer of 9/4 to score from outside of the box against West Brom deserves £2 of our money. If you’re feeling a bit blasé with your cash, then you could take him to score more than one goal, with Paddy offering 8/1 on the Dutchman scoring with both his left and right foot against the Baggies.
Jamie O’Hara has only really had one notable Fantasy return this season, a goal in the 2-2 draw with Swansea last time out at Molineux,. An inspiration to Wolves, O’Hara has nonetheless caught the eye and could be played just behind striker Kevin Doyle when struggling Wigan roll up this weekend. To score anytime at 10/3 for £1.50 seems a bit short for his statistics in the campaign thus far, only taking one goal in ten, but if he’s going to double his season’s haul, Wigan are surely the prime candidates to suffer an O’Hara strike.
Finally our Special bet this week is for the in form Dutch duo to find the target against Fulham and West Brom. I’m not needed to pour over the details here, as Van der Vaart and Van Perise’s form and statistics point to only one thing this weekend, goals. For a Dutch Double – a anytime goal apiece for both Van Persie and Van der Vaart, Paddy are offering 10/3, which will take our final £3.50.
Money Back Specials
This week’s Money Back offers start at St James’ Park where Paddy are paying back if Demba Ba comes good. If Ba scores the last goal, Paddy will refund all losing 1st /last goalscorer, correct score and scorecast singles on the match.
There’s a similar special on offer with another of our Flutter selection this week. If Van der Vaart scores the last goal at Craven Cottage, Paddy Power will refund all losing 1st /last goalscorer, correct score and scorecast singles on the game.
Finally, Paddy are predicting goals at Loftus Road and are happy to pay back if that proves to be the case. If there are more than four goals scored between QPR and City, Paddy Power will refund all losing 1st /last goalscorer, correct score and scorecast singles on the match.
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