The 2026/27 English Premier League season gets into full swing on Saturday, with five matchday one fixtures set to unfold throughout the day, leaving room for plenty of potential excitement and drama as teams battle to make a positive start to the new campaign.
Read on for best booking codes to use at Bet9ja for today’s fixtures, with all odds available at the time of writing:
Hull City vs Manchester United
Newly-promoted Hull City host English Premier League giants Manchester United in the first match of the 2026/27 season, and the Red Devils are understandably the overwhelming favourites to claim all three points.
According to expected goals metrics, Hull City should have been relegated from the Championship rather than promoted last season, and although they have strengthened over the summer, they remain someway off the quality of the English Premier League.
Meanwhile, Michael Carrick elevated Manchester United to a significantly higher level than under Ruben Amorim last term, and with multiple strong signings and a positive pre-season, the Red Devils will be full of confidence coming into this encounter.
Man Utd will be expected to dominate the proceedings, and while Hull City will try to make it difficult by defending deep, the Red Devils should have the attacking quality to break down the Tigers and eventually claim the victory.
Manchester United to win, 1.38 – 5NGYG7Q
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
Nottingham Forest enter the 2026/27 season under new manager Oliver Glasner, who has overseen back-to-back friendly victories heading into season, although they had lost all of their prior three fixtures.
Leeds United, meanwhile, remain under Daniel Farke and have had a fantastic pre-season, beating the likes of Liverpool (4-2), Sunderland (1-0), Leipzig (2-0) and Augsburg (4-0), while drawing with Manchester United (1-1).
Given Leeds United’s impressive pre-season, as well as notable signings such as James Trafford and Harry Wilson, we believe the visitors will manage to pull off an away victory and hand Glasner a defeat in his first match at the City Ground as Forest boss.
Leeds United to win, 3.10 – 5NGYTP6
Ipswich Town vs Sunderland
Ipswich Town scored 80 goals and conceded 47 in 46 Championship matches last season, averaging at 2.76 goals per game, and that has continued during pre-season with 11 goals scored and seven conceded in six games, averaging at 3 goals per game.
Meanwhile, Sunderland scored 42 and conceded 48 in 38 EPL games last term, averaging at 2.37 goals per game, and have seen an average of 3.4 goals scored during pre-season, with 10 scored and seven conceded.
Given the high-scoring nature of matches involving these two teams last season and during pre-season, we are backing this matchday one fixture to deliver plenty of attacking excitement, with over 2.5 goals predicted.
Over 2.5 goals, 1.96 – 5NGZ6JF
Brentford vs Tottenham
Igor Thiago had a stunning 2025/26 season, scoring 22 goals in 38 EPL appearances for Brentford, earning the striker a place at the World Cup with Brazil.
Despite underwhelming in his only 62 minutes for Brazil, the striker has returned to goalscoring form since joining back with Brentford during pre-season, netting three goals in two friendly appearances.
Now set to face a Tottenham side that have made several defensive changes during the summer, including a likely new centre-back partnership of Marcos Senesi and Jan Paul van Hecke, Thiago will fancy his chances of causing plenty of attacking problems.
Roberto De Zerbi teams can often be exploited defensively, and, therefore, with Thiago’s return to scoring form in recent friendly games, we are backing the Brazilian to score against the newly-formed defence.
Igor Thiago to score anytime, 2.30 – 5NGZKFH
Combined Booking Code: 5NGZTZL, Odds: 19.29
