Southampton vs Liverpool prediction and betting tips on December 18, 2024
Game Prediction
A quarter-final of the English League Cup will feature a match between Southampton and Liverpool on December 18, 2024. It seems that the hosts can count on the fact that the favourite is thinking more about other tournaments.
Our prediction for the match Southampton vs Liverpool
“The Saints” were forced to spend the previous season in the Championship. Still, the bet on Russell Martin paid off, albeit with reservations: the mentor raised his new wards to the Premier League immediately, but only through the play-offs. Klopp took the League Cup and returned “the Reds” to 3rd place in the Premier League... And he left, however, the end of the long and glorious era of the German specialist was announced publicly in advance, and the club was preparing.
As a result, Jurgen was replaced by Arne Slot. And it was extremely difficult to come up with a more powerful start to a career in the Foggy Albion. Up to this point, there had been only 1 defeat and a couple of draws in all tournaments. Still, the previous matches had clearly not gone well: the team had a hard time beating Girona in crisis, thanks to a goal from a penalty, and had lost points in the Premier League again, ending the struggle with Fulham in a draw. It seemed that it could have sacrificed the League Cup. Nevertheless, “the Merseysiders” have already knocked out West Ham and Brighton.
At the same time, Martin’s footballers found themselves at the opposite “top” of the tournament table. On the contrary, they had taken points only a few times. It is remarkable that they had already knocked out Cardiff, Everton and Stoke City in the League Cup. Russell is no longer worried – the mentor was finally sacked after a 0-5 failure in the game against Tottenham.
Southampton vs Liverpool: key statistics and trends
- Southampton has lost 4 out of 5 previous matches.
- Liverpool has failed to win in 4 previous games of the current season.
- “The Reds” have won 1 out of 3 previous confrontations.
Southampton vs Liverpool: possible starting line-ups
Southampton (possible line-up): McCarthy – Fraser, Stephens, Downes, Harwood-Bellis, Walker-Peters – Armstrong, Lallana, Fernandes, Dibling – Onuachu.
Liverpool (possible line-up): Kelleher – Robertson, van Dijk, Konate, Bradley – Jones, Gravenberch, Gakpo, Szoboszlai, Salah – Nunez.
Previous head-to-head matches: Southampton vs Liverpool
Taking into account 7 previous head-to-head matches, “the Saints” have played 1 draw.
Free prediction for the match Southampton vs Liverpool
“The Merseysiders” may not be at their peak, but they simply have an optimal opponent. Even after the coach’s resignation, the rival needs to beat them – we bet on the guests to win with “a -1.5 goal handicap” (odd: 1.95).