Community Shield Betting Tips at OLBG Explained
The Community Shield signals a new Premier League season is just around the corner. Our expert football tipsters will have kept an eye on the summer transfer dealings with a view to profitable betting tips early on.
Fine-tuning for the start of the new season is possibly uppermost in the minds of the managers leading out the two sides contesting the Community Shield at Wembley but a trophy in the cabinet before the first Premier League match ball is kicked in earnest is also a perfect start to the new season and our football tipsters will have all bases covered before submitting their Community Shield betting picks.
The most tipped match outcome will be highlighted here along with the number of tips received, this can be from any of the Community Shield match betting markets like Full-Time Result, Correct Score, Both Teams To Score, First Goalscorer, Total Goals etc.
The total number of tips placed for all outcomes of the particular market is also shown along with a confidence percentage indicating the strength of opinion amongst the football tipsters.
The 1 to 5 star 'value rating' will highlight a potential value bet which is determined using the current odds, the number of tips received against the total number of tips placed and theoretical chances of winning.
To view all the Community Shield betting picks just tap on the match or selection highlighted and all the match predictions will be shown along with each tipster's profit figure performance to 10-point stakes over the past week, month and year.
For all the latest Community Shield news, visit The FA Community Shield official website.
Best Community Shield Betting Odds - Which Bookies to Use for Community Shield Betting
Placing a Community Shield bet using OLBG is a very quick and simple process, just tap the 'Add' to betslip button next to the tip that takes your fancy and the selection will be stored on your betslip.
Including your Community Shield pick as part of an Acca is fine, you can navigate to the best tips page to find other betting predictions from our profitable tipsters before finalising your bet.
When finished adding selections give the bookie odds comparison chart at the top of the screen a check to see which of your bookies are offering the best odds payout.
Select your bookie preference and you will be transferred directly to the bookie site with your betslip selections already complete without the need to find them again on the bookie site, just add your staking and best of luck!
Before placing your bet or Acca you may want to check out our article covering the Best Football Bookmakers, which looks at the betting odds provided by all the top UK bookmakers to see if any bookie regularly offers the best odds when it comes to football betting.
The article is well worth a read as this may highlight a bookie new to you and currently offering good football betting odds, promotions and offers for new football betting customers.
FA Community Shield Past Winners & Finalists
Formerly known as The FA Charity Shield until 2002 and first contested in 1908 the traditional curtain-raiser to the new English Premier League season usually takes place in early August and the weekend before the first round of Premier League fixtures.
The FA Community Shield finalists are determined by the winners of the previous Premier League season and the FA Cup winners, if a team did the Premier League and FA Cup double then the Premier League runners-up would face the double winners in the FA Community Shield.
Manchester United hold the record for most Community Shield wins which currently stands at 21, during their dominance in the early Premier League years in the 1990's they played in the Community Shield on seven occasions and won four times.
Last ten FA Community Shield Winners:
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Manchester City | 1-1 (7-6 Pens) | Manchester Utd |
| 2023-24 | Arsenal | 1-1 (4-1 Pens) | Manchester City |
| 2022-23 | Liverpool | 3-1 | Manchester City |
| 2021-22 | Leicester | 1-0 | Manchester City |
| 2020-21 | Arsenal | 1-1 (5-4 Pens) | Liverpool |
| 2019-20 | Manchester City | 1-1 (5-4 Pens) | Liverpool |
| 2018-19 | Manchester City | 2-0 | Chelsea |
| 2017-18 | Arsenal | 1-1 (4-1 Pens) | Chelsea |
| 2016-17 | Manchester Utd | 2-1 | Leicester |
| 2015-16 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Chelsea |
James Banting and Andy Powell, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to their work have created and maintain OLBG's comprehensive UK Football coverage of the Community Shield.
