{"id":369817,"date":"2025-09-18T13:03:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T17:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=369817"},"modified":"2025-09-18T13:03:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T17:03:26","slug":"soccer-predictions-and-picks-september-20-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/soccer-predictions-and-picks-september-20-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Top European soccer picks and predictions: Best bets for Arsenal vs. Manchester City, Barcelona vs. Getafe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After a quick break for the Champions League, all of the top European soccer leagues are in action this weekend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pre-weekend narrative: <\/strong>On Sunday, Arsenal hosts Manchester City to headline Matchday 5 of the EPL season. After that, Barcelona looks to make ground at the top of the La Liga table when it plays fourth-place Getafe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out this weekend&#8217;s best European soccer predictions for games beginning on Sept. 20, 2025, featuring a pick on Udinese vs. AC Milan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Soccer predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Arsenal vs. Manchester City<\/strong> (Sept. 21, 11:30 a.m. ET)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: Arsenal to win (-110)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have no faith in Manchester City and will continue to fade the side when the price is right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arsenal is rolling to start the season, going 3-0-1 in the Premier League and starting its UCL run with a 2-0 road win over Athletic Bilbao.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Man City hasn&#8217;t had the same success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Citizens are 2-0-2 in the EPL, with their sole road win coming over Wolverhampton. Wolves are the Premier League&#8217;s only pointless team after a 0-0-4 start. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Manchester City&#8217;s road loss came against Brighton, a 1-1-2 side that currently sits outside the top 10.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Brighton is a solid team, but it is without a doubt a tier or two below Arsenal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gunners&#8217; only defeat this season came against Liverpool. That doesn&#8217;t hurt their stock much as the Reds are the favourite to win the EPL with a 4-0-0 record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arsenal has three clean sheets and nine goals for in four games, while only conceding once to Liverpool on a free kick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> The side owns the biggest average goal differential in the Premier League through four matches (+2.0).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/soccer\/competitions\/10063\">Full EPL betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>La Liga best bet<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Matchup: Barcelona vs. Getafe <\/strong>(Sept. 21, 3:30 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Barcelona over 2.5 total goals (-110)<\/strong>: Barcelona sits in second in La Liga behind Real Madrid but has the best goal differential ahead of the weekend (+10).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The side has scored three-plus goals in all three of its wins.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Barcelona&#8217;s 3.3 goals per match lead La Liga. For context, Real Madrid ranks second with 2.0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>That&#8217;s not a fluke either. Barca leads La Liga with 9.9 xG and 14 big chances, per Fotmob.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Getafe is just two points behind Barcelona, but it hasn&#8217;t faced any strong opponents yet. On top of that, the side&#8217;s +2 goal differential shows how close each match has been.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best team Getafe played on the road this season was Valencia. The visitors lost that match 3-0 and were thoroughly outplayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expect a stronger side like Barcelona to be able to replicate that success this Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/soccer\/competitions\/9109\/matches\">Bet on La Liga soccer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Serie A prediction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Matchup:<\/strong> <strong>Udinese vs. AC Milan <\/strong>(Sept. 20, 2:45 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Udinese to win or draw (-110):<\/strong> Milan is a pretty big favourite to win this match (-113), and I don&#8217;t agree with the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Udinese is 3-0 against this wager in Serie A this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The side most impressively beat Inter Milan on the road, 2-1, in Week 2. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the other side, Milan has had a loss this season and sits behind Udinese on the table.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Neither of these teams concedes much, with the sides combining to allow 1.0 goals per game. That means this match should be played at a slow pace, with goals most likely being hard to come by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my opinion, that gives value to the sizable home underdog that&#8217;s exceeding expectations in the early goings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/soccer\/competitions\/8747\">Bet on Serie A soccer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Soccer predictions made at 12:58 p.m. on 09\/18\/25.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a quick break for the Champions League, all of the top European soccer leagues are in action this weekend. The pre-weekend narrative: On Sunday, Arsenal hosts Manchester City to headline Matchday 5 of the EPL season. 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