Liverpool vs Tottenham Bet Builder Tips, Best Bets, Stats and Predictions

Spurs have had their problems at the back and are in dire form, however their corner numbers are still sensational and show great value here.

Ange has principles he’s shown no fear of moving away from and it’s tough to see him sitting in a low block on Thursday evening. In domestic fixtures this season, Spurs have averaged 7.04 corners per game including an average of 6.92 in away games. They’ve landed this selection in 100% of their Carabao Cup and PL away games this season.

For all their dominance, Liverpool still concede corners a plenty with the last 4 teams to play them landing this selection including Ipswich and PSV. Away from home, Liverpool stay more compact and tend to strike on the transition from a low block which has seen them concede just 2.92 corners PG on average whereas at home they allow 5.27 PG in a more expansive style.

Dominik Szoboszlai missed the 1st leg of this tie and Liverpool looked disjointed, failing to find the back of the net. Since his return, they drew at Forest and have then rattled off 4 straight wins. Szoboszlai was excellent again on Saturday at Bournemouth and should start again here.

He’s averaged 1.25 fouls P/90 for Liverpool this season which includes a foul and a card in December against Spurs and 8 fouls in his L7 starts landing this in 6 games. Szoboszlai averages 1.36 fouls P/90 at Anfield.

With Liverpool playing on the transition and then counter pressing when dispossessed, their midfield are often involved in a combative matchup. Bissouma, Sarr and Bentancur are all prone to committing and drawing fouls in the midfield as well which led Jones to commit a foul in this role in leg 1.

Spurs are going to struggle defensively, not unusually, against Liverpool. A lot of their troubles will come from the directness of Liverpool’s wingers in Salah and Gakpo. The latter of the two is more physical and poses a threat to a more technical less defensive right back in Pedro Porro. Gakpo has drawn 1.4 fouls P/90 for the Reds this season which includes drawing 3 fouls in 4 starts in this competition so far.

Spurs kept a clean sheet on Sunday which included 90 minutes for Porro and 3 fouls for the Spaniard as they looked to stay resilient. Porro’s not naturally a defensive right back who has to stay disciplined in and out of possession and if this game follows a similar role and pattern to Sunday at Brentford fouls should fly in for Porro.