Football lovers, a huge weekend is upon us, with huge titanic clashes happening all around in our favourite leagues like the English Premier League and Spanish La Liga.

In the EPL, the top two teams, Liverpool and Arsenal, will be going head-to-head one last time before the season ends, and in Spain, it’s the biggest game in the world, the EL Clásico.

As part of our latest content, we have compiled and analysed the top three (3) most followed booking codes on our platform, prepared by you, our customers, on this weekend’s games for your pleasure.

This is the very first MSport Most Followed Booking Codes for the Weekend, and without wasting any more time, we will delve into the codes one after the other, starting with…

1️⃣B2JZ835 - 4 Odds, 8 Games: Quadruple!!!1️⃣

Our first booking code is an eight-game slip of matches from the English Premier League and the Italian Serie A. The matches are;

Liverpool vs Arsenal - EPL

Tottenham vs Crystal Palace - EPL

Newcastle vs Chelsea - EPL

Bournemouth vs Aston Villa - EPL

Wolves vs Brighton -EPL

AC Milan vs Bologna - EPL

Lazio vs Juventus – EPL

Empoli vs Parma – EPL

The most interesting thing about this slip is the market option the customer chose, a 10 minutes draw. For all the eight matches, this customer decided to go with the 10 minutes draw option.

Seeing as the various leagues are coming to an end and clubs are fighting to either avoid relegation or get themselves into European football qualification spots, one can understand this customer’s choice of choosing a 10 minute draw for all the games.

Clubs will be going into their remaining games like they were cup finals, playing with all seriousness and organisation to try and end the season in a better position, and that could easily translate into games remaining goalless after the first 10 minutes.

Take the biggest game in this bet slip, for example. While Liverpool have already been crowned champions of the EPL, they will not come into this Arsenal game willing to give up all 3 points.

Liverpool, aside from playing for the pride of their fans, will also be looking to end the season like the champions they are, while Arsenal would also like to give their very sad fans something to smile about given their recent elimination from the UEFA Champions League after losing out on the league to the Merseyside club.

Also, the last time the two sides met in the league, the game ended in a 2-2 draw. Good omen? So if you fancy a 3.98, which would reach 4.00 odds with bonuses, then check out this booking code.

2️⃣B3PB718 – 645.04 Odds, 10 Games: No Dulling!!!2️⃣

 

This next booking code has just two more games than the first booking code, but that is not the only different thing about them. The market option for this booking code is also different. 

 

While the first booking code had the 10-minute draw market, this one has the straight win market option throughout, which perhaps is the only thing the two slips have in common.

Well, that and the leagues the games are on, because this slip also has games from the EPL, Serie A, but also the Spanish La Liga, and the French Ligue 1. Below are the games of this slip;

Lazio vs Juventus – Serie A

AC Milan vs Bologna – Serie A

Torino vs Inter Milano – Serie A

Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad – La Liga

Barcelona vs Real Madrid – La Liga

Fulham vs Everton – EPL

Southampton vs Man City – EPL

Man United vs West Ham – EPL

Montpellier vs PSG – Ligue 1

Monaco vs Lyon – Ligue 1

The customer who prepared this bet slip clearly has very big dreams and ambition. However, it does not seem to be clouding his judgement as all his choices in this slip are very logical ones.

For example, take the biggest game in there, the El Clásico. At first glance, one can be forgiven for thinking this guy is crazy for choosing Real Madrid to win this game after they have been beaten in all their last three (3) meetings against the Spanish league leaders.

However, statistics tell us that Real Madrid has a very strong record against Barcelona away at Barca’s home.

Also, if I were a Real Madrid team beaten mercilessly by my greatest rival in all three of our meetings this season, including two cup finals, I would be going into this game thinking my only option was to win, if not for revenge then to try to close the 4-point gap in the league, hope that Barca draws one of their remaining games and I win all of mine and lift the Spanish La Liga.

This level of deep analysis could be seen for all the other games, while some games like the Inter Milan and Man City ones, the two teams seem to be outright favourites to win their games, just like our customer has chosen.

3️⃣B2JU8AX – 5.19 Odds, 12 Games: Goal Lovers!!!3️⃣

Finally, and of course, we reserved the best for last, our last booking code is a goal-related one, but not in the way you think. Well, in the way you think, but no, it’s not only over or under, no. It’s both.

Yes, this customer, much like the others, also decided to stick to the EPL and La Liga only for this bet slip. So all the 12 games in this slip are from the top two most-watched leagues in the world. Check out the games below;

Southampton vs Man City – EPL

Newcastle vs Chelsea - EPL

Man United vs West Ham – EPL

Liverpool vs Arsenal - EPL

Las Palmas vs Vallecano – La Liga

Celta Vigo vs Sevilla – La Liga

Girona vs Villareal – La Liga

Atletico Madrid vs Real Sociedad – La Liga

Leganes vs Espanyol – La Liga

Bilbao vs CD Alaves – La Liga

Valencia vs Getafe – La Liga

Real Betis vs Osasuna – La Liga

This customer certainly does not like losing, because I mean over 0.5, under 5.5, 1.08 odds, and 1.10 odds? Then there is the analysis of which games and which league see a lot of goals and which don’t.

For instance, Spanish league games generally are not high-scoring games, while EPL games are, and this customer knows that, so most of the Spanish league games he went under while he chose over for most of the EPL games.

Take Newcastle vs Chelsea for instance, our customer chose over 1.5 for this game, and given that all the last five games between the two sides have seen at least 2 goals, I would say that seems like a very logical choice.

That is all we have for you this week on MSport Customer’s Most Followed Booking Codes. Looking forward to the weekend’s games and good luck.

 

🔗You can check out the weekend’s games here on MSport.

#EPL #Laliga #Chelsea #Villa #City #RealMadrid #Barca #Liverpool #Arsenal

 

In recent weeks, a man the German men's national team desperately needed, returned to the team and just 7 seconds into his first game, he showed the world and Germany a little of what he provides with a pass from the middle of the pitch for Wirtz.

 

That assist was just a little part of his game and does not in any way epitomise the essence of his football and we are starting to think perhaps, that is why Toni Kroos is not regarded among the best midfielders to ever grace this “beautiful” game of football.

 

We will explain more shortly but first, let’s take a look at some of the names people mention whenever there is talk of the GOAT midfielders.

 

Who are the GOAT Midfielders for Most People & Why?

 

Whenever you hear a group of people talk about the best midfielders the game of football has seen, you will be sure to hear names like Iniesta, Xavi, Pirlo, Zidane, and when there are English-crazed fans in there, Scholes, Gerrard and Lampard all even get a shout out.

 

Now, what about these players makes them very high on the list of football fans as the best midfielders of all time? Well as is said, the devil is in the details, or should I say, the numbers.

 

Let’s take a look at the numbers for some of these GOAT midfielders, shall we?

 

According to Transfermarkt, Andres Iniesta managed 136 assists and 57 goals for Barca in 674 games, while his partner in midfield and now coach of the same team, Xavi, got in 767 games, 185 assists and 85 goals for Barca.

 

Andrea Pirlo got 71 assists and 41 goals for AC Milan in 401 games, and 38 assists and 19 goals in 164 games for Juve, while Zinedine Zidane managed 68 assists and 49 goals for Real Madrid in 227 games, and 50 assists and 31 goals in 212 games for Juve.

 

For the English guys, Scholes got 155 goals and 82 assists for United in 716 games while Stevie G got 186 goals and 157 assists in 710 games for Liverpool.

 

Notice anything common in the goal contributions of all these legendary midfielders? The very number and volume of their goals and assists are not jokes, right?

 

Now, here is why Toni Kroos is overlooked in the GOAT Debate

 

Now, can we look at Toni’s goal contribution numbers? Kroos has 96 assists and 28 goals for Real Madrid in 455 games, and 49 assists and 24 goals for his 205 games for Bayern.

 

Not bad right? But not quite as huge as Xavi and Iniesta’s or Gerrard and Scholes is it? Zidane and Pirlo’s combined goals and assists for their two clubs are 198 and 169 respectively.

 

What you won’t notice is that Toni Kroos has a combined 197 goals and assists for Madrid and Bayern. Surprising isn’t it? But you can be forgiven for thinking Toni Kroos does produce these kinds of figures in assists and goals.

 

Who is Toni Kroos?

 

Why? Because like I said earlier, goals and assists are not the thing Toni Kroos does best. They are not the stand-out qualities and attributes of his gameplay and that is just fact.

 

According to his coach Zindane, “He is so good that he could play as a six or even as a 10. You put him in and he adapts. His main virtue is his serenity, he's calm. He's not nervous and loves reaching out to shoot from a distance as much as making a back pass."

 

According to Julian Nagelsmann: “Side-way pass Toni Kroos? Anyone who says that unfortunately has no idea about football.”

 

Pep Guardiola described him as “Someone who is always there. In that sense, he is an amateur. This means he just really likes to play football, it doesn’t matter whether it’s in the Champions League or the first round of a cup game it doesn’t matter.

 

“He can play 60 games at the top level, never injured, and always at the top for many seasons. He always wants to play. He is very intelligent and rational and very calm but in the most difficult moments, he is the bravest of all”.

 

Like Pep rightly said, the player to have dominated the passes completed, pass into the final third, long passes completed, and the pass accuracy metrics for about 7 seasons in Europe, is who Toni Kroos is and he is what a “midfielder” should be.

 

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It feels like now whenever Kylian Mbappe scores a goal or puts up his usual outstanding performance, it spells the end of Vinicius Junior’s time at the Spanish giants.

Mbappe scores, Vini out, Mbappe scores, Vini is out. This has got us at MSport thinking, is it the case that Mbappe and Vini cannot be at Real Madrid together?

 

The Problem, According to the Doubters

 

Before we delve into that, let’s first try to examine the argument that is currently being made by those thinking it has to be one over the other.

When you listen to their narrative, their point is that Kylian Mbappe is at his very best playing on the left and that is where Vinicius currently plays for Real Madrid so, if Mbappe comes, the left wing will have to be there for him.

That could happen in one or two ways, one, either Vini is moved to another part of the pitch, where he will not be his best, or he is sold.

That is the entire point for these naysayers. Do they have a point? Let’s find out.

 

Mbappe Might be a Winger, but….

 

Kylian Mbappe is undoubtedly a winger anyhow you look at it, on paper and from his attributes. His pace, strength, and dribbling are all things that you would expect a winger to have.

However, interestingly none of those things are what Kylian Mbappe does best. Mbappe’s best attributes are his shooting and goal-scoring but let’s put that aside for now, we will come back to it later.

So we can all agree Kylian is a winger. Now what if I told you that Mbappe has scored more goals playing as a false 9 than he has scored as a winger? Yes, he has.

According to Transfermarkt.com, Kylian Mbappe has scored 160 goals from the 181 games he has played operating from the center of the pitch, at least a 100 goals more than he has scored playing from the left wing, 60 goals from 67 games.

I know what you’re thinking, and you will be right to think it. Yes, these numbers actually mean Kylian is converting more from the right because of the goal-per-game ratio, yes, but now take a moment to consider the gap in the volume of the goals he has scored from both sides.

 

How does Mbappe Compare to Other “Traditional Wingers”?

 

The other reason why we believe Kylian Mbappe’s winger credentials are not as set in stone as many would like to believe is how he compares with other more traditional wingers, and you will understand why we say ‘traditional’ in a minute.

According to the same website, Napoli’s Georgian left winger, Kvicha Kvaratskhelia has scored 24 goals and made 23 assists from the left wing in the 80 games he has played there.

Transfermarkt.com also reports that Leroy Sane for Bayern Munich has scored 18 goals and provided 18 assists from the 81 games he has played as a left-winger.

In addition to that, he has scored 21 goals and made 23 assists from 56 games playing as a right-winger for the German side.

Away from him, Rafael Leao of AC Milan has 43 goals and 40 assists from the 144 games he’s played from the left wing.

Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka has scored 30 goals and 22 assists from the right wing while Raheem Sterling has 70 goals and 41 assists from the left wing in 183 games and 43 goals and 46 assists from the right wing from 103 games for Manchester City.

Notice anything common between all these wingers? The number of assists they have are either just a few numbers lower than the goals or equal and even for some, the assists are more than the goals.

Even Vini Jr, who Mbappe should supposedly replace at the left wing, has 60 goals and 62 assists from the 211 games he has played as a left winger for Real Madrid.

The reason for the phenomenon is simple and this is it, for these ' traditional wingers’, they relish the thrill of taking on defenders and creating chaos and opportunities for their strikers than they do scoring the goals.

Now let’s look at Mbappe's assists and goals shall we? From the left wing, Kylian has 16 assists to 60 goals for PSG, while from the centre forward, he has 70 assists to 160 goals.

Can you see the difference between Mbappe’s numbers and all these other wingers?

Kylian Mbappe is a born predator that feeds on goals and that is why when you play him as the centre forward, he will score them.

 

The Real Madrid Case with Mbappe and Vini Jr

 

When you think of Mbappe at Real Madrid, think of the Vin-Zema partnership between Vini Jr, who was the deadliest left winger in the world during that period, and Karim Benzema, who was the hottest striker in the world too.

Mbappe now is Cristiano Ronaldo in the early stages of his career, but with time and with Vini Jr, he will become CR7 at the latter part of his career, which frankly was when he was his deadliest and Vini Jr will be his Benzema providing the most assists.

 

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