3/1 Boxing Day Goals Galore

O/1.5 Goals:
Crystal Palace – 71%
Fulham – 87%

BTTS:
Crystal Palace – 57%
Fulham – 80%

Fulham are the kings when it comes to goals in this seasons Premier League. Nobody has a higher BTTS strike rate in the top 4 English leagues. BTTS has landed in all bar one of Fulham’s away games. They’ve got that fantastic blend of a dangerous attack and a leaky defence.

O/1.5 Goals:
Burton Albion – 86%
Lincoln City – 70%

BTTS:
Burton Albion – 59%
Lincoln City – 45%

Burton have shipped a ridiculous 44 goals so far, exactly 2 per game. They have however scored 27 times, which is the same as 4th placed Barnsley & despite being 2nd bottom, they’re the 10th highest scorers in the division.

6 of their last 7 league games have seen BTTS land and their games average 3.23 goals, the highest in the league. Lincoln are far from devastating in attack but Burton’s 1.56 average xGA will afford them chances.

O/1.5 Goals:
Charlton – 71%
Peterborough – 81%

BTTS:
Charlton – 62%
Peterborough – 57%

These are 2 sides in woeful form but both have very string squads and should be competing in the league’s upper echelons. Despite winning just 1 of their last 7, Peterborough have only failed to score in 1 of those games.

Charlton conceded 5 times to League 2 Stockport across two FA Cup matches and even conceded to non-league Coalville Town. They’ve produced some of the seasons most exciting games such as the mental 4-4 draw with Ipswich, a 3-3 draw with Burton and a 3-2 defeat to Plymouth.

O/1.5 Goals:
Carlisle – 76%
Bradford – 70%

BTTS:
Carlisle – 62%
Bradford – 50%

Huge clash in the promotion hunt here. These two sit neck and neck on 33 points, the Cumbrians currently occupy the last play-off place. Carlisle have the highest strike rate for BTTS in League 2. A win for either side here has the potential to lift them as high as 4th. This also sees a meeting between 2 of the league’s top scorers, Kristian Dennis (11) and Andy Cook (13) are both flying high in the charts.

O/1.5:
Dorking – 92%
Eastleigh – 70%

BTTS:
Dorking – 75%
Eastleigh – 52%

Dorking are the boys. They’ve featured in so many bets for me this season and never let us down. Their games average 4 goals, which is incredible. They’ve managed just 2 clean sheets in 24 matches. They were one of the heavy favourites for relegation this season and have approached the campaign with no fear and only one idea in mind – scoring more goals than their opponents by any means.

O/1.5:
Gateshead – 91%
York – 70%

BTTS:
Gateshead – 77%
York – 57%

Gateshead are the only side in the National League who can boast a higher BTTS strike rate than Dorking. That’s not a positive, the Tyneside club have shipped 38 goals this season and they’ve kept only 1 clean sheet. York are consistent scorers, bagging 9 of their last 11 outings in the league.

With The Heed feeding off the youth conveyor belts of Newcastle and Sunderland, there’s some real talent in this squad and former Newcastle youngster turned lower league journeyman Adam Campbell is a threat to any side at this level.