Argentine-bornDespite losing star man Gustavo Hamer on the eve of their game last week, Mark Robins and his Coventry side rallied to a convincing 3-0 win over Michael Carrick’s Middlesbrough. Right wing-back Milan van Ewijk looked a threat going forward in the first half and he wasn’t shy of having an effort at goal, registering 3 shots inside the first 24 minutes.

The Dutchman joined from Eredivisie side SC Heerenveen where he averaged 1.1 shots per game in the 2022/23 season across 34 appearances, scoring 6 goals.

Punt:

• Milan van Ewijk Over 1.5 Shots @ 4.00 (3/1) with Bet365

• Milan van Ewijk Over 2.5 Shots @ 11.00 (10/1) with Bet365

Sticking with the Swansea vs Coventry game again here for another shots-related bet. This time, a Swansea defender!

Last season, Nathan Wood-Gordon had 6 shots across 37.8 90’s, averaging 0.16 shots per 90. Not impressive at all, but so far this season under new manager Michael Duff he’s already had 4 shots across the two 90 mins he’s played in The Championship as well as another 2 shots in their league cup tie with Northampton. Matching his shot total (6) for the whole of the last league season inside 3 games.

He’s priced at 2.37 (11/8) to have Over 0.5 Shots with Bet365, which based on historical data isn’t exactly the greatest bet in the world but based on the new manager’s direct style and the 3-game sample size so far, I quite like it. He’s had 2 shots in every game so far this season and Bet365 is priced at 8.00 (7/1) for Nathan Wood to continue the trend and have over 1.5 shots.

Nathan Wood-Gordon shots stats taken from FBRef

Combine the Swansea centre-backs for a shots bet builder, Harry Darling & Wood-Gordon to have over 1.5 shots is 26.00 (25/1) and Darling over 2.5 shots & Wood-Gordon over 1.5 shots is 71.00 (70/1), you could even add a shot on target for each player in to create a whopping 476.00 (475/1) bet if you’re feeling devious.

Right wing-back Silvan Hefti will be in for a tough old start to the season, he’ll likely be marking Fiorentina’s Argentine winger Nicolas Gonzalez who was linked with a Premier League switch to Brentford.

Gonzalez has been fouled 3.7 times per 90 mins across his Serie A stint so far (57 appearances) this does lower to 2.8 times per 90 mins across his full career (153 apps, 10,614 minutes).

Silvan Hefti received 6 cards in 17 starts last season (26 total apps) in Genoa’s Serie B campaign and he averaged a foul a game. The 7.50 (13/2) on offer for Hefti to be booked with SkyBet looks very generous to me and well worth a punt.

Mateo Retegui also looks set to make his Serie A debut after signing for Genoa during the summer. A reminder of who he is below…

Mateo Retegui is 21.00 (20/1) to score a header with Bet365.

#CheekyPunts - All with Bet365

• Swansea vs Coventry: Harry Darling & Nathan Wood-Gordon both to have over 1.5 shots @ 26.00 (25/1)

• Swansea vs Coventry: Harry Darling Over 2.5 Shots & Nathan Wood-Gordon to have over 1.5 Shots @ 71.00 (70/1)

• Genoa vs Fiorentina: Mateo Retegui To Score A Header @ 21.00 (20/1)

• Genoa vs Fiorentina: Mateo Retegui To Score A Header & To Be Booked @ 105.00 (104/1)