Premier League Matchday 2 Preview: Arsenal Hope to Avoid Villa Woe

The second round of matches for season 2024/25 in the Premier League present a fairly tricky puzzle for punters to unravel. 
 
Several games have a lopsided look to them, making it difficult to identify where the value lies on football betting sites this weekend. 
 
Read on as we look at some of the best Premier League games for Matchday 2 to highlight the key betting angles to consider. 

Aston Villa did the double over Arsenal last season and will fancy their chances of causing them more problems in their latest encounter on Saturday. 
 
Both sides started the new season with a victory, although Villa were arguably the more impressive of the pair with their win at West Ham United. 
 
Villa are priced at 3.20 on several betting apps in the ‘draw no bet’ market and those odds will likely tempt punters looking for a value bet. 

Crystal Palace were unfortunate to lose at Brentford on the opening weekend but are fancied to bounce back against West Ham on Saturday. 
 
Palace triumphed 5-2 in the corresponding fixture last season and look a good bet at odds of 2.12 on UK betting sites to pick up three points. 
 
The Hammers were poor against Villa in their first outing of the new campaign and could struggle to match Palace in front of a boisterous Selhurst Park crowd.

Playing multiples on the over 1.5 goals market delivered several winning returns last season and we fancy it could pay dividends this weekend. 
 
Eight of the ten matches surpassed that mark on Matchday 1 and there could easily be a clean sweep in the second round of fixtures. 
 
Odds of 5.76 on betting sites in the UK are worth chancing on a ten-fold bet that should give punters a good run for their money. 

Premier League Matchday 2 Odds (via JeffBet)