From The Horse's Mouth - Mark Van Deventer

Moving into Matchweek Ten, the betting market makes six matches clear cut – but the E.P.L. is seldom that straight-forward and predictable. There is bound to be a weird result somewhere – such is the allure and excitement of no holds-barred, top-level soccer.

The Interbet EPL 10 starts at 17h00 on the 1st November 2025 with battlers, Nottingham Forest hosting positively trending, Manchester United. And it concludes 22h00 Monday night with a showdown between striker Isidor and excellent goalie Roefs’, Sunderland and Ndiaye’s, Everton in what should be an entertaining watch.

Let’s dive in, match by match, and try anticipating what will unfold…

NOTTINGis FOREST  34 vs MANCHESTER UNITED 39: According to results and position on the League table, Nottingham Forest are dreadful and doomed to drop. But the Goal Guru Index (G.G.I.), which measures key footballing metrics does not take such a scathing view and maybe, just maybe, they will start picking up points. Playing a resurgent, United is a very difficult assignment, however. United will be popular choices to snap Forest – but let’s look for an upset and include all three results. [1][2][3]

CRYSTAL PALACE 37 vs BRENTFORD 20: The home team are 9/10 favourites to see off Brentford – odds which are worth taking if Mateta is in goal scoring mood and given their 17-point advantage on the G.G.I. Realize it is a bit of a gamble to single Palace but that is the chosen risk for anchoring this week’s perms. [1]

FULHAM 25 vs WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 19: The side along the River Thames is 8/10 odds on to handle Wolves, who are bottom of the Log with a mere two points going into Match Week 10. But Fulham are hardly a much superior team (17th spot) and the G.G.I. scores it quite close. Let’s take all three possible outcomes. [1][2][3]

BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION 34 vs LEEDS UNITED 30: This should be a serious struggle between two closely matched sides. Brighton is favored in the market at 9/10. An odds boost can be gained should Leeds get a draw (3.75) or pull off an away victory (4.3). Again, the call is to take all three possible results. [1][2][3]

BURNLEY 4 vs ARSENAL 55: At the risk of tempting fate, this looks like a soccer “certainty” with the highest rated team in the E.P.L. facing by far the lowest rated side on the G.G.I. It’s extremely rare to see such a massive differential of 51 points - across divisions - yes, such as in early round, FA Cup games, but not in the same league. Arsenal are bankered with confidence. [3]

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 35 vs CHELSEA 36: Wow, this will be a cracking game of footy in front of 60?000 animated fans! Home supporters will be cheering on Richarlison and van de Ven who have contributed six goals between them, whilst Fernandez and Caicedo have netted the same number for Chelsea. [1][2][3]

LIVERPOOL 51 vs ASTON VILLA 31: Liverpool is trying to come to terms with losing four matches in succession, a most unusual turn of events at the proud club. And Villa, after a wobbly start are finding form under Emory, who remains a fine and adaptable modern manager. In fact, they have won their last four matches so odds of 6/10 about the home side winning are not appealing. They do sport a big 20-point advantage on the G.G.I. but we don’t quite trust them now. Covering the draw is a compromise solution. [1][2]

WEST HAM UNITED 15 vs NEWCASTLE 46: The poor Hammers are in decline and even their most fervent fans are losing faith. Their weakness at set pieces contrasts with Newcastle’s strengths in that increasingly important aspect of contemporary soccer. Newcastle will be looking for athletic goalie, Pope to keep out occasional forays (the Irons have not been creating much), with Woltemade lurking with intent to do damage at the other end of the pitch. [3]

MANCHESTER CITY 45 vs BOURNEMOUTH 39: City are one of six odds on favourites playing this weekend. The betting market gives them a close to 70% probability of seeing off Bournemouth with devastating striker, Haaland (11 goals so far) likely to get on the score sheet once again. The visitors are actually above them on the League table and won’t roll over so easily with Semenyo a very dangerous player in his own right (six goals). Including the draw seems prudent and even covering an away victory might be needed. Those are the fine line decisions to be made – often the difference between winning an EPL 10 or dipping out narrowly. The usual compromise – go with the top- rated side & add the draw as back up. [1][2]

SUNDERLAND 23 vs EVERTON 28: A tight struggle is anticipated on Monday night. The ten place difference on the Log (Sunderland are lying 4th with Everton in 14th place) does not convey the full picture. Moyes’ side marginally edges it on the G.G.I. Indecision prompts a [1][2][3] strategy in this final match of the sequence.

The Goal Guru’s has two suggested Interbet EPL 10 perms for this weekend. One is relatively expensive, though of course you can use a minimum 10 cents unit to reduce outlay. The other is a much skinnier ticket:

Ticket 1: 1 2 3 x 1 x 1 2 3 x 1 2 3 x 3 x 1 2 3 x 1 2 x 3 x 1 2 x 1 2 3 = R972.00.

Ticket 2: 2 3 x 1 x 1 2 x 1 2 3 x 3 x 1 2 3 x 1 x 3 x 1 x 1 2 3 = R108 which can be taken for just R10.80 at the minimum 10 cents unit.

Good luck and enjoy the soccer!