Football Betting Tips – Premier League Top Scorers 2011/2012

As the season draws closer there a lot of questions amongst bookmakers and betters that need to be asked. One of the key bets placed amongst betters is who will be the top scorer this season? It's always hard to decide with there being so many contenders, dark horses and shocks come the end of the season. No one would of thought the 'flop' Berbatov would be joint top scorer with Tevez last season, though it was meant to be. Here's a look at the possible contenders for the top scorer award and how much money you could make from them!

The main contenders:

Javier Hernandez

An obvious contender is the hot finisher for Man Utd last season, Mexican, Javier Hernandez. Although he did find the net as many times as Berbatov he certainly replaced him towards the end of last season forming a great partnership with Wayne Rooney. Finishing is one of his main assets and has be likened to a young Michael Owen, with his ability to beat the offside trap with his explosive pace. For me though, it could go either way. He could be the top scorer and take the league by storm with mentoring from Sir Alex Ferugson or have an average season but I certainly don't see this boy flopping! Definitely worth the gamble. Odds are at 17/2 for Javier Hernandez if your betting at BetFair or Willliam Hill. If you put a cheeky tenner on it you will get £95 back including your stake!

Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney is another Manchester United player always tipped for great things at the beginning of the season although has rarely came close to reaching the top goalscorer spot. Although being an influential and gifted player he is not naturally a huge goalscorer like his partner Hernandez. He is often near the top but never number one although it could always be his season now! He hit some great form towards the end of last season, where he usually hits his top form and if he keeps that sort of form up he is within a shout as per usual. Odds for Rooney are at 8/1 at BetFair which means you'll rake in £80 profit if you bet £10 on him right now!

Robin Van Persie

Arsenal's Dutch hitman is another candidate on my list. When fit, and on top of his game, he is on fire and unstoppable, the kind of player everybody would like in their team. He has great technical skill and is able to find the back of the net comfortably. He will without a doubt play a big part in Arsenal's season assuming he can keep fit and will be their top scorer or thereabouts. As for the league, that is debatable. He is certainly a contender if he remains fit all season although that part of his game is a huge doubt. If he remains fit and keeps the form he has last season, he is a definite candidate. The odds on RVP are 10/1 at William Hill which means you'll make £100 profit if he comes in as top scorer!

Fernando Torres

Previously Liverpools finest, and now Chelsea's... not so finest. Torres will be eager to make a big start to the season after last seasons dissapointment. He is yet to top the scorer charts in the Premier League although he has come close in previous years being bested by the likes of Ronaldo. He is a natural goalscorer and will be working hard with his personal trainer at Chelsea to regain fitness and form. Under Andre Villa-Boas' attacking regime he may find the net a few times than last season. It's hard to judge for Torres cause his best seasons were under Rafa Benitez, who build the team around him and knew how to play to his strengths, so it's a question of where Chelsea and Villa Boas can do the same. You can get odds of 10/1 for Torres at most bookmakers like William Hill and BetFair making a clean £100 profit if you bet £10!

Luis Suarez

Luis Suarez is the Premier League's latest sensation coming from Ajax to Liverpool in January. He showed us some of the magic he can produce against Manchester United taking on 3 players to almost score and set up Dirk Kuyt. Now he has a fresh season to prove his worth. He scored a bucket of goals in Holland which so many players have done, and not been able to prove it over in England, but some has proven themselves. From what we have seen, Suarez won't be a flop but will be able to provide bundles of goals? So far at Liverpool he has looked more like the player who creates goals whilst scoring them, similar to Wayne Rooney although that may all change in Kenny Dalglish's setup this season. You can get odds of 14/1 for Suarez at William Hill bagging you a nice £140 profit if you bet £10 today!

Carlos Tevez

Carlos Tevez's future may be unclear at Man City but for the time being he seems to still be a City player. He was joint top scorer last season which ultimately makes him a contender for this season, how could you count him out? Although the only doubt is that will he be a City player come January? It's obvious he is willing to leave at any opportunity and January windows recently have been known for massive changes in Manchester City. If a team comes in for him with the right amount of money, the chances are he will leave. Despite this, there is no doubt he will still be scoring goals for City providing Mancini wants to play his Argentinian rebel. You can get odds of 21/1 at BetFair for Tevez which is a great deal, bagging you £210 profit if you bet £10!

Sergio Aguero

Fellow Argentinian Aguero has been brought into City as another superstar joins the ranks. There is no doubt in everyone's mind that Aguero is a class player who is hungry to succeed in the Premier League although this is his first season and adapting could be a struggle, or it might not - one question that needs to be asked! He will be playing along class players like Tevez who will help him fit in at the top of the pitch. He wasn't known for being a huge goalscorer in La Liga but then nor was Fernando Torres and he scored plenty in his first season at Liverpool, so it is up for debate whether Aguero will be a hit or miss this season although there is no doubting the class in the player. Are you confident in him? You can get odds of 16/1 for Aguero at William Hill, earning you £160 profit if you bet £10 once again.

Andy Carroll

Andy Carroll, like Suarez was a huge (literally) acquisition for Liverpool this January. He cost £35 million and has the weight of the kop on his shoulders. He is a typical English centre forward who possesses great power and height, meaning he can terrorise defenders with his physicality. Last season at Newcastle he was scoring plenty of goals before hitting a quite serious injury, in a team that looked mid-table at best most of the time. If him and Suarez can link up well, along with other Liverpool signings Downing, Adam, Enrique and Henderson, then Carroll could be bagging goals from left right and centre! You can make £200 profit if you bet £10 on Carroll, with odds coming in with him at 20/1 at William Hill.

 

Of course every season we look at those players with better odds who could possibly be a top scorer despite it being very unlikely - our dark horses! Providing some luck and good form these players could logically be thereabouts at the end of the season, although we could be proven totally wrong. These are bigger gambles, with bigger pay offs! Here are my choices of dark horses!

The dark horses:

Demba Ba

He's gone from West Ham to Newcastle to fill the missing striker gap and I believe he could be within a shout. He is a quality player for any Premier League side looking for a fast physical goal scorer. He did well for West Ham in the time that he was there and they will be dissapointed he didn't stay with them in the Championship. If Newcastle can perform well this season the chances are it will be largely because of Demba Ba, he is a worthwhile dark horse in my eyes. You could bet £5 on him and get a tidy £330 profit if he comes in on top.

Gervinho

Gervinho has been signed by Arsenal following an impressive season at French side Lille. Along with Hazard he was dubbed a class player at Lille after their impressive campaign in the French league. Wenger soon snapped him up though to add another French striker to the long list at Arsenal. He has been tipped to create great things at Arsenal and will do well to follow on from his decent pre season form. If he becomes the top scorer you could make £390 profit if you bet £10 on him, that's at BetFair at 39/1!