Two big 6 sides face off at Anfield as title chasing Liverpool look to move back on top of the league against 3rd placed Tottenham.
Liverpool are currently 2nd in the league 1 point behind Man City. Liverpool are in desperate need of a win considering that after this game they’d have 1 game played more than their title rivals so they can’t afford to be anything other than 2 points clear after this game against Spurs.
Spurs are 3rd but they are battling for top 4 places as they’re 15 points off Liverpool. Spurs are also desperate for a good result with United, Arsenal and Chelsea all stepping on their heels in the table.
Liverpool have hit some decent form prior to the international break as they are on a 3 game win run as they beat Burnley 4-2, Fulham 1-2 and Bayern 1-3 in Europe. Liverpool are on a 13 game unbeaten run in all competitions and should be coming into this game full of confidence.
Tottenham meanwhile have plummeted massively in the past month and their form has been horrendous in the league. Spurs are winless in 4 straight picking up just 1 point from 12 in this run (1D 3L) and that has put them in a very dangerous situation of potentially missing out on top 4. Spurs are desperate for a good result at Anfield to regain some momentum.
Liverpool have got a ridiculously good record at Anfield this season. Across all competitions they only lost once and in the Premier League they’re unbeaten at home (13W 2D 0L) and have a 44:9 GD. Liverpool are unbeaten in 36 straight games at Anfield dating back to the previous seasons in the league and have pretty much been invincible in front of their fans.
Tottenham have been a solid away side, in fact 2nd best in the league with a 11W 0D 5L record. However, Spurs have lost each of their last 3 away games to Burnley, Chelsea and Southampton so recent form wise, they’ve been slacking massively on their travels and it pretty much has caused their dip in form. They’ve not won at an away ground in England since 20th January at Fulham.
Liverpool have done good against big sides at Anfield in the league this season beating Man Utd 3-1, Arsenal 5-1 and picking up a 0-0 draw against Man City. Spurs have been average on their travels to big grounds. They beat Man Utd 0-3 in August but then proceeded to lost 4-2 to Arsenal and 2-0 to Chelsea in the league.
The in form player to watch for Liverpool has to be Sadio Mane. Sadio has 17 goals in the league right now and he’s been in an absolutely scorching red hot form recently scoring 11 in his last 11 apps for Liverpool in all competitions. Mo Salah is another player to watch as he has 17 league goals, but he’s been going through a rough run of form but should not be counted out to have a big game here.
Harry Kane without a doubt is the man to watch for Spurs. Since returning from injury he’s scored 4 goals in 5 apps for Spurs and has been a rare player in form for them lately. Kane also scored 2 goals on international duty so the in form striker could definitely put a dent in Liverpool’s title quest and he has hurt them before at Anfield (3G 1A in 4 apps at Anfield for Kane).
Liverpool won the reverse fixture against Spurs 1-2 at Wembley back in early September as Wijnaldum and Firmino scored for the Reds. Lamela scored for Spurs in that match up.
Liverpool have straight up owned Spurs in the Premier League lately winning 7 of last 12 meetings in the league and just losing to them once (4D). Liverpool have only ever lost 1 game at Anfield to Tottenham in the Premier League (15W 8D), Jurgen Klopp has also never lost to Pochettino at Anfield (2W 2D 0L) so looking H2H wise everything seems to be in favour of the Reds.
Liverpool are tipped bookies favourites to win this game at 1.58 whereas Spurs are the underdogs offered to win at 6.15 with Draw priced at 4.35. Odds based on Unibet.
Team News
Liverpool: Alexander-Arnold and Shaqiri should be available for Klopp meanwhile Joe Gomez and Oxlade-Chamberlain remain out despite being back to training.
Tottenham Hotspur: Eric Dier, Harry Winks and Serge Aurier are all either questionable or doubtful to play for Spurs.
Betting Stats
Liverpool have covered 53.3% of their total goal overs at home in the BPL this season (8-7).
Liverpool have also covered 53.3% of their total 1st half goal overs at home in the BPL this season (8-7).
Liverpool average 1.07 bookings per game at home in the BPL this season (16 bookings in 15 games).
Sadio Mane is Liverpool’s top scorer at home in the BPL this season with 13 league goals at Anfield. Mo Salah has 10 at Anfield in the league.
Liverpool have covered 53.3% of their Handicaps at home in the BPL this season (8-1-6).
Liverpool have covered 40% of their 1st half Handicaps at home in the BPL this season (6-3-6).
Tottenham have covered 68.8% of their total goal overs away from home in the BPL this season which is tied 2nd best in the BPL (11-5).
Tottenham have only covered 37.5% of their total 1st half goal overs away from home in the BPL this season (6-10). Much more goals in their 2nd halves away from home.
Tottenham average 1.94 bookings per game away from home in the BPL this season (31 bookings in 16 games).
Harry Kane is Spurs top scorer away from home in the BPL this season with 11 away league goals which is also the best in the league. Loves to score on his travels.
Tottenham have covered 62.5% of their Handicaps away from home in the BPL this season which is tied 3rd best in the BPL (10-1-5).
Tottenham have covered 75% of their 1st half Handicaps away from home in the BPL this season which is the best percentage in the league (12-4).
KICK OFF – 31st March 2019 – 4:30pm UK Time
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