A huge day of sport to come on Saturday as one of the biggest events in the sporting calendar takes centre stage at Wembley Stadium. The FA Cup final features Manchester City and Watford in the afternoon and we’ve got tips for the game, while the Lockinge Stakes is the feature event in the world of horse racing and there is US PGA Championship golf in New York.
It will come as no surprise to see that City are odds-on favourites for the win as they have won each of their last 10 meetings with Watford. Four of their last five victories against The Hornets have involved over 3.5 goals, so a bet on a City win and Over 3.5 goals combined is well worth a look at 13/8.
City eased to a 3-1 win when they last met and a repeat is 21/2, while Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick in that match to take his tally to six goals in six appearances against Watford. Sterling is 4/1 to be first goalscorer at Wembley.
Sergio Aguero also loves playing Watford as he has scored 10 goals in seven games against them. Aguero is yet to start an FA Cup game so it will be worth keeping an eye on Pep Guardiola’s starting line-up in London, where Aguero is a tempting 14/5 to be last goalscorer, which could prove to be a prudent bet if he is used as a substitute in this competition again.
| Saturday – 5.00pm | Odds | Bets |
|---|---|---|
| FA Cup Final: Manchester City v Watford – BEST BETS | ||
| Man City win and Over 3.5 goals Best Bet | 13/8 |  |
| Raheem Sterling first goalscorer | 4/1 |  |
| Sergio Aguero last goalscorer | 14/5 |  |
| Man City win 3-1 | 21/2 | |
Saturday’s Football Treble
The Premier League may be over but there is plenty of football from around Europe to enjoy and Celta Vigo are our first pick in Saturday’s treble. Celta have hit upon a great run of form, winning their last four home games, to move clear of relegation trouble and they can mathematically make sure of safety by defeating already-relegated Rayo Vallecano.
Sticking with Spain, Getafe are still in the mix for Champions League qualification and it bodes well that they have won seven of their past nine home games ahead of the visit of Villarreal, whose season is effectively over.
Our final pick comes from Portugal as Maritimo are tipped to beat Boavista, who have lost seven of their last nine away games, winning only one. In contrast, Maritimo have won five in a row on home soil and look great value here.
| Saturday Football Treble | Odds | Bet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tips: | Getafe v Villarreal – Home Win | @ 4 / 6 | |
| Maritimo v Boavista – Home Win | @ 7 / 5 | ||
| Celta Vigo v Rayo Vallecano – Home Win | @ 1 / 2 | ||
| Treble Pays: | @ 5 / 1 | BetVictor | |
Live Football On Saturday 18th May 2019
Nap of the day
Today’s nap has to be Crystal Ocean, who is a class above the rest of the field for the Group 3 Al Rayyan Stakes at Newbury. A runner-up in the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes and the Champion Stakes last season, Crystal Ocean returned to action this season with victory in a Group 3 and can follow up at Newbury on Saturday.
| Saturday – 2.25pm | Odds | Bets |
|---|---|---|
| Al Rayyan Stakes | ||
| Crystal Ocean to win Best Bet | 8/15 | |
Winning Tips – Five From Five
The best advised winning bets in the last five days on the Betting Directory:
| 18th May | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16th May | Middleton Stakes | Lah Ti Dar – Won | 4/7 |
| 16th May | Gerwyn Price v Peter Wright | Price win | 13/10 |
| 16th May | Daryl Gurney v Michael Smith | Gurney win | 7/5 |
| 16th May | Michael van Gerwen v Mensur Suljovic | Van Gerwen win 8-5 | 5/1 |
| 16th May | Portsmouth v Sunderland | The Draw | 23/10 |
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