Liverpool vs Southampton betting tips and predictions for the vital League Cup semi-final second leg on Wednesday 25th January including the best odds for each football tip.
Southampton travel to Anfield on Wednesday night to face Liverpool and they take a 1-0 lead with them. Will it be enough to send them to Wembley or will Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool reach their second EFL cup final in two seasons? Here are some tips and predictions for the game live on Sky Sports.
Southampton come into this match after a comfortable 3-0 victory over Champions Leicester City at the weekend and this was perfect preparation for what is arguably their biggest game of the season. That victory put the Saints in 11th place and it looks as if they are going to stay around mid-table until May so that means that the domestic cups should be high on the Saints’ agenda. They have only ever been to one EFL Cup final and that was back in 1979 and this seems like the perfect opportunity to put that long run to an end. They defended very well in the first leg but Claude Puel and his side know that they will have to defend even better if they are going to be booking their place at Wembley.
Liverpool were the biggest coupon busters at the weekend when they lost 3-2 at home to relegation threatened Swansea City and they know that the domestic cups are their most likely chance of silverware this season with Chelsea seemingly running away with the Premier League title. They have had a very poor start to 2017 with only one victory in their last six games in all competitions and that was against League Two Plymouth. They know that Manchester United will probably be waiting in the final and the fans and players will want to make sure that a mouth-watering final is on the cards in February.
Liverpool vs Southampton Predictions
My first Liverpool vs Southampton betting tip for this EFL cup semi-final is for both teams to score. I think Southampton will know they need to score to qualify for the final and I fully expect Liverpool to score especially if Virgil Van Dijk misses the game through injury. Considering it’s a semi-final odds are very respectable for this to happen and it is best priced 19/20 for both teams to score at Betfair.
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My second Liverpool vs Southampton prediction is going to be for Adam Lallana to score at any time. The Englishman is in the form of his life this season and seems to have improved a lot since Jurgen Klopp took over and has scored seven league goals already this season. He would love to score against his former club and I can see it happening on Wednesday night. He is 11/4 to score at any time with Coral.
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My third and final football betting tip for Liverpool vs Southampton is going to be for both teams to have 20+ match booking points. I think bookings are a great alternative bet for the match and makes the game a lot more interesting when watching. I think that tensions will be running high and with both sides wanting to qualify I think the referee could be in for a busy evening. Odds for both sides to have 20+ booking points (two yellows or more basically) is 6/4 at Sky Bet and this completes my EFL Cup betting tips.
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Liverpool vs Southampton Team News
Liverpool are still without Sadio Mane as he is still at the AFCON with Senegal. Joel Matip will probably return to the back-line as the partnership of Dejan Lovren and Ragnar Klavan looked very dodgy on Saturday against Swansea. Southampton will be giving late fitness tests to Virgil Van Dijk and Steven Davis as they try and recover from knocks and it will be a huge miss if these two are missing as they were instrumental in the first leg when Southampton won 1-0.
Liverpool vs Southampton Head to Head Stats
These sides have met twice this season and Southampton are yet to concede a goal against their opponents. They drew 0-0 in the Premier League back in November as well as the 1-0 victory for Southampton a couple of weeks ago. Liverpool actually beat the saints 6-1 in this competition last season on their way to the final but this was at the Quarter Final stage.
Liverpool vs Southampton Betting Odds
Liverpool are favourites to win the match in ninety minutes and are best priced 8/15 at Sky Bet. The draw is 7/2 with Betway and Southampton are 13/2 to do a EFL Cup semi-final double over their opponents and this is with Bet365. The majority of bookmakers can’t split the sides in the ‘to qualify’ market and both sides are 5/6 to reach the final with William Hill. Finally, if you fancy a repeat of when Liverpool beat Southampton 6-1 in this competition last season then this is 175/1 with Paddy Power.
Liverpool vs Southampton Betting Tips
Both teams to score: 19/20 at Betfair – bet with a £30 free bet.
Adam Lallana to score anytime: 11/4 at Coral – get 25/1 for Liverpool to win.
Both teams to have 20+ booking points: 6/4 at Sky Bet – bet with a no deposit £10 free bet.
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