The 2018/19 Premier League season continues apace this weekend with another full set of fixtures over the course of Saturday, Sunday and Monday, but before analysing the clean sheet and anytime goalscorer odds for Gameweek 7, we begin with a review of how the Bookies’ Advantage squad performed last time out…

A 79 point haul for the Bookies’ Advantage squad was enough to finish 20th out of 739 entries in the Weekend Freeroll, proving that the odds compilers really can give you an edge in any particular gameweek. We benefited from double-ups on Leicester (19 points), Liverpool (also 19) and Manchester City (18), whilst Aaron Wan-Bissaka (9) and Aleksandar Mitrovic (7) continued their strong starts to the season to contribute further. Taking note of what the bookmakers have to say could help you prosper in the £10,000 GTD Grand September competition running at FantasyBet for Gameweek 7, where you can win a share of the £10k prize pool for just a £33 entry!

Clean sheet odds

Team Best clean sheet odds Implied chance of a clean sheet Man City 1.67 60% Tottenham 2.06 49% Wolves 2.25 44% Cardiff 2.6 38% Man Utd 2.63 38% Arsenal 2.67 37% Burnley 3 33% Newcastle 3 33% Everton 3.05 33% Leicester 3.3 30% Bournemouth 3.3 30% Liverpool 3.8 26% Crystal Palace 4.4 23% Chelsea 4.6 22% Southampton 4.7 21% West Ham 5 20% Fulham 6.5 15% Huddersfield 7.5 13% Watford 10.5 10% Brighton 23 4% CAN YOU SET UP A CASH WINNING TEAM? COMPETE FOR £10,000 WITH YOUR FANTASY TEAM THIS WEEKEND

⚽ ENTER OUR MOST REWARDING FANTASY TOURNAMENT NOW Manchester City top the bookmakers’ defensive rankings once again prior to their hosting of Brighton on Saturday, with the Citizens given a 60% chance of shutting out the Seagulls. Pep Guardiola’s side have kept 2 clean sheets on the trot, whilst Brighton are notoriously poor travellers and have blanked in 2 of their 3 road trips this season. Benjamin Mendy remains a serious doubt for the weekend, so we once again opt for the starting security of goalkeeper Ederson for our squad.

Tottenham (49%) rank second when they visit The John Smith’s Stadium. Huddersfield are yet to score at home in the top flight this term, which gives Spurs’ chances of a clean sheet a welcome boost considering they have been far from their usual resolute best. Kieran Trippier was rested for Carabao Cup action midweek and looks set to start at the weekend, with his command over set-piece duties, along with the fact he has scored once and assisted a further 2 in 5 games, making him the standout choice from Mauricio Pochettino’s back line.

Wolves (44%) and Cardiff (38%) complete the top 4 defensive prospects for Gameweek 7. Premier League newcomers Wolves, who host Southampton this weekend, have recorded 2 shutouts in their last 3 outings, and have also allowed their opponents just 4 big chances all season, a defensive statistic bettered only by table toppers Liverpool. Cardiff, meanwhile, have kept 1 clean sheet out of 3 at home this term, but there’s hope for their defence this Sunday as opponents Burnley have failed to score in 2 of their 3 away games. We opt for a pair of defenders with significant attacking threat in the form of Matt Doherty and Sean Morrison. The former recorded an assist in his last outing at Molineux for a 12 point haul, whilst the latter has set up 2 goals for his teammates so far.

It’s as you were on our bench, with the value it provides still hard to beat. Ben Hamer (19%) is unlikely to feature against Tottenham, but is still the likeliest £4.0m keeper to see any game time. Ryan Bennett (44%) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (23%) continue to perform at a level well above their budget price tags and take the second and third places on our bench ahead of clashes at home to Southampton and away to Bournemouth respectively.

Goalscorer odds

Player Best anytime goalscorer odds Implied chance of scoring Sergio Aguero 1.46 68% Gabriel Jesus 1.7 59% Harry Kane 1.73 58% Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 1.85 54% Raheem Sterling 1.91 52% Alexandre Lacazette 2 50% Romelu Lukaku 2.3 43% Leroy Sane 2.33 43% Mohamed Salah 2.4 42% Fernando Llorente 2.4 42% Cenk Tosun 2.5 40% Riyad Mahrez 2.6 38% Bernardo Silva 2.75 36% Raul Jimenez 2.75 36% Richarlison 2.75 36% Eden Hazard 2.9 34% Jamie Vardy 2.9 34% Callum Wilson 2.9 34% Theo Walcott 2.95 34% Aleksandar Mitrovic 3 33% Alvaro Morata 3.15 32% Henrikh Mkhitaryan 3.15 32% Alexis Sanchez 3.2 31% Wilfried Zaha 3.25 31% Dominic Calvert-Lewin 3.25 31% Chris Wood 3.3 30% Joshua King 3.3 30% Roberto Firmino 3.35 30% Sadio Mane 3.4 29% Jose Salomon Rondon 3.5 29% Gylfi Sigurdsson 3.55 28% Ashley Barnes 3.6 28% Marko Arnautovic 3.6 28% Christian Eriksen 3.6 28% Diogo Jota 3.6 28% Christian Benteke 3.7 27% Jesse Lingard 3.75 27% Dele Alli 3.75 27% Danny Ings 3.75 27% Kelechi Iheanacho 3.8 26% Paul Pogba 3.8 26% Kenneth Zohore 3.8 26% Ayoze Perez 4 25% Felipe Anderson 4 25% Pedro 4.1 24% Mesut Ozil 4.1 24% Helder Costa 4.1 24% Troy Deeney 4.3 23% Willian 4.33 23% Charlie Austin 4.33 23% James Maddison 4.4 23% Steve Mounie 4.5 22% Andre Gray 4.6 22% Laurent Depoitre 4.75 21% Andre Schurrle 5 20% Kenedy 5 20% Andriy Yarmolenko 5.1 20% Andros Townsend 5.25 19% Roberto Pereyra 5.5 18% Ryan Fraser 5.5 18% Ruben Neves 5.5 18% Glenn Murray 6 17% Naby Keita 6 17% Matt Ritchie 6.1 16% Ryan Sessegnon 6.5 15% Mohamed Elyounoussi 6.5 15% Luka Milivojevic 7 14% Alex Pritchard 7 14% Aaron Mooy 7.5 13% Joe Ralls 7.5 13% Will Hughes 8 13% Johann Berg Gudmundsson 8.5 12% Pascal Gross 9 11% Aaron Lennon 9 11% Stuart Armstrong 9 11% Tom Cairney 9.5 11% Anthony Knockaert 11 9% NGolo Kante 13 8% Philip Billing 14 7% Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 17 6% COMPETE FOR £10,000 WITH YOUR FANTASY TEAM THIS WEEKEND ⚽ ENTER THE GRAND SEPTEMBER NOW 🕛 ENTRY DEADLINE AT 12:22pm (UK) THIS SATURDAY Once again, Sergio Aguero ranks highest in the bookies’ attacking estimations, and continues with our captain’s armband, when he hosts Brighton on Saturday afternoon. The diminutive Argentine is given a 68% chance of scoring against Chris Hughton’s men, who are still without a clean sheet this season. After a midweek rest in the Carabao Cup, Aguero should be fresh and ready to add to the 4 goals and 4 assists he has already chalked up so far.

Joining Aguero up front for our side are Harry Kane (58%) and Raul Jimenez (36%). The Tottenham star bagged his third goal in 6 starts last weekend against Brighton, whilst also accruing maximum bonus for the first time this campaign. Things look bright for Kane this gameweek given that opponents Huddersfield have the joint-leakiest defence in the top flight, having conceded 14 goals. Jimenez, meanwhile, has been on target in 2 of his 3 appearances at Molineux since arriving in the summer, only failing to score against champions Manchester City in Gameweek 3. He has the opportunity to extend his good home form on Saturday against Southampton, who have leaked 5 goals in their last 2 games.

The bookies also fancy the chances of Arsenal pair Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette, Manchester rivals Gabriel Jesus and Romelu Lukaku, along with Fernando Llorente and Cenk Tosun, but we overlook the first four because of budget constraints, while we pass on the latter pair due to a lack of starting security.

In midfield, Mohamed Salah (42%) keeps his place in our squad after getting back amongst the goals last weekend against Southampton – his fourth return in 6 outings. Restricted to a 3 minute cameo on Wednesday night, the Puskas Award winner will surely be unleashed from the start on Saturday at Stamford Bridge, where he’ll be looking to exact revenge on the Blues for Liverpool’s Carabao Cup defeat.

Manchester City’s plum home game against Brighton sees us opt for Bernardo Silva (36%) as our Citizen’s midfielder of choice for a double up with the aforementioned Sergio Aguero. The Portuguese schemer racked up 14 points last time out against Cardiff, his highest score of the season, courtesy of a goal, an assist and maximum bonus.

Completing our starting XI are Everton duo Richarlison (36%) and Theo Walcott (34%). A home game against Fulham screams goals – the Cottagers have the third worst defence in the Premier League (13 goals conceded), whilst they have also been breached 8 times in 3 road trips to date. The attacking pair have scored 5 goals and produced 1 assist between them this season. Philip Billing (7%) once again takes the first spot on our bench and completes our squad as the current budget midfielder of choice.

A handful of options in the middle of the park are also highly rated by the bookies this weekend; Manchester City trio Raheem Sterling, Leroy Sane and Riyad Mahrez, along with the in-form Eden Hazard, but we have to forgo the services of the explosive quartet as they weigh too heavily on the budget this time around.

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Daniel Victory is a Fantasy football and anytime goalscorer betting enthusiast. Enjoys SSS – statistics, strategizing and spreadsheets. Follow his great tips on Twitter.