EPL Round 23
 

Round 24 will follow in mid week after Round 23 so both sets of fixtures are considered to be congested.

I have to admire Liverpool for gaining the most points ever after 21 matches among the top five leagues in Europe. They have had to deal with congested EPL fixtures along with a tough but successful slate of cup matches. Jurgen Klopp is the kind of coach they seem to want to play for.

Good luck,

Ray Stefani

EPL Round 24
 

Here come some mid-week matches. I think cold weather added to upcoming mid-week matches made teams play even more carefully in Round 23 than in recent congested fixtures. We had seen an average of 2 draws per round for the last 12 rounds. There were 5 draws in Round 23. Typical of congested fixtures, bets on all underdogs would have returned a 40% profit.

In spite of cold weather and congested fixtures, Liverpool continues to lead the way.

Good luck,

Ray Stefani

EPL Round 24
 

By accident, I just re-posted EPL Round 23 instead of Round 24. Here is EPL Round 24.

Ray Stefani

EPL Round 25
 

Because of FA Cup matches, most EPL teams will have two games in less than a week. Liverpool and West Ham will play three because they will make up a postponed match.

In congested Round 24, if someone bet on all underdogs they would have made a 53% profit.

Good luck,

Ray Stefani

EPL Round 26
 

Round 26 has an odd schedule. Games are spread from 8-17 February, apparently to spread out EPL games for teams involved in FA Cup, Champions League and Europa League games. Be sure to check the schedule of any teams you like for Round 26 to be sure they don't have any cup matches within days.

Good luck,

Ray Stefani

It's been a long,,long time between drinks,,but The Reds are doing it with style

EPL Round 27 predictions will be delayed
 

The Man City-West Ham match from Round 26 was postponed due to weather and then it was rescheduled for Wednesday. I'll wait until it's over to make my Round 27 predictions: that was all teams will have played all 26 rounds.

Cheers,

Ray

EPL Round 27
 

Now that the Liverpool-West Ham match has been made up, all teams have played 26 matches. Burnley supporters cashed a nice value bet.

Here is Round 27. Be aware that because of cup matches, six teams will not have the normal rest before Round 27: Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, Liverpool, Man U and Wolves.

Good luck,

Ray Stefani

EPL Round 28
 

Round 27 went quite well. All nine matches that were not drawn were won by my favourites.

We aware about Round 28. Most EPL team have to play mid-week cup matches before, after or both for the next weekend. The EPL had to postpone Aston Villa-Sheffield and Man City-Arsenal. The only matches not affected by congested fixtures are Brighton-Crystal Place and West Ham-Southampton.

Good luck with the swirl of cup and EPL matches.

Ray Stefani

EPL Round 29
 

There were only two matches among the eight in Round 28 where neither team had a mid-week cup match. In those two matches, value bets paid off for supporters of Crystal Palace and West Ham. For the six matches with congested fixtures, a bet of one unit on each underdog would have returned 15, the usual case for congested fixtures.

For Round 29, mid-week cup matches will be played just before or after EPL by Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Newcastle, Leicester, Tottenham, Wolves, Man U and Man City. That leaves only the Crystal Palace-Watford and Sheffield-Norwich matches as not being congested fixtures.

Good luck,

Ray Stefani