The race at the bottom of the Premier League table is almost as exciting as the race at the top of the table, with 6 teams hoping to avoid relegation and stay in the top flight. Here is a closer look at the bookie odds, recent from and remaining fixtures of each team.
Bottom Six Odds
Swansea 1.25
Middlesbrough 1.60
Leicester 1.44
Hull City 1.90
Crystal Palace 2.00
Sunderland 4.00
Swansea
Swansea have found a good run of form taking 9 points from their last 5 games and are 15th on the table with 24 points, 5 clear of last placed Sunderland. The bookmakers feel confident that Swansea will remain in the top flight and have slashed their odds in recent weeks to 1.25.
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough are on 22 points and just 3 above last placed Sunderland and have taken 3 points from their last five games all coming the way of a draw. Middlesbrough does however have the best goal difference of the bottom six with -8. Middlesbrough face 5 of the top 6 teams in their last 13 games and will hope their stubborn defense can earn vital points from these fixtures as they look to make up ground against lesser competition. The bookmakers have them at 1.60 to avoid relegation, probably a decent bet.
Leicester
Leicester’s woes continue with their miserable form earning them 5 losses on the trot and zero points, the worst return of any bottom six team. Leicester will face 4 of the top 6 teams in their last 13 games and at just 2 points above last place they’ll be scrambling for survival. On current form Leicester are a good bet to be winners one season and relegated the next, with the bookies placing odds of 1.44 on them avoiding the drop.
Hull City
Hull City may have the worst goal difference of the bottom five teams, a league worst -27, but they have taken 7 points from their last five games and are only 1 behind Leicester and two off Middlesbrough. Hull also only face two top 6 teams in their last 13 games and may be a great bet to avoid the drop at betting odds of 1.90
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace finds themselves at the foot of the table equal on points with Sunderland with a lowly 19. They have only taken 3 points from their last five games and bookies have them at 2.00 to avoid relegation. The Palace shaky defense has shipped 9 goals in their last five games and with all the top 6 teams still to come, their chances of survival look bleak at best.
Sunderland
Sunderland has all but been written off by the bookies and have long odds of 4.00 to avoid the drop. Sunderland have taken 4 points from their last five games but are coming off a 4-0 thumping to Southampton at home. Sunderland will face four of the top 6 in their last 13 games finishing with an away fixture at Stamford Bridge.
With 39 points left to play for and the top four race and relegation battle coming down to the wire, this years Premier League season looks more exciting than ever.
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