Preview & Prediction: Liverpool FC vs Tottenham Hotspur FC

Premier League action heats up on May 5, 2024, with a high stakes match as Liverpool FC squares off against Tottenham Hotspur FC. Their last encounter saw Liverpool notch a convincing 2 – 0 victory over Tottenham.

Reviewing historical data, these teams have faced off in 35 matches in recent seasons, with Liverpool dominating, claiming 19 victories compared to Tottenham’s 8. The remaining 8 matches concluded in a draw.

Liverpool’s home performance has been exceptional while Tottenham has been holding strong during away games. The past disputes between these teams have been high-scoring affairs, with an average of 3.09 goals, with BTTS happening 66% of the time.

Focusing on this season’s Premier League performance, Liverpool’s average stands at a robust 2.47 points per home game whereas Tottenham is managing to scrape 1.5 points per away game.

Insights

• Liverpool FC has a strong track record against Tottenham Hotspur, with 19 wins from their 35 meetings. Tottenham has only secured victory in 8 of these matches, which suggests Liverpool has the upper hand historically.
• The last encounter between these two ended in favour of Liverpool with a scoreline of 2-0. This victory adds to Liverpool’s confidence coming into the upcoming match.
• Both teams are currently in good form, with Liverpool exhibiting an excellent performance at home while Tottenham is also doing well on their away records.
• The matches between these two teams have averaged 3.09 goals. This indicates the possibility of a high scoring game.
• There is a 66% chance of both teams to score (BTTS), based on their previous encounters.
• Considering performance this season, Liverpool average 2.47 Points Per Game for home matches. In contrast, Tottenham Hotspur average 1.5 Points Per Game for away matches, with Liverpool showing a superior record.
• Considering all these insights, Liverpool has an edge over Tottenham Hotspur in the upcoming match due to better home form and historical performances.
• High scoring game is expected considering the historic average of goals.
• Although Tottenham Hotspur’s is good on away matches, Liverpool’s stronger performance at home is likely to have an impact on the final result.
• With 66% of their encounters ending with both teams scoring, it might be a reasonable bet to place.

Match Forecast

• Liverpool FC might enjoy greater scoring chances by exploiting their aerial duel advantage and Tottenham’s weakness at aerial duels.
• Tottenham might struggle to protect their lead due to their identified weaknesses.
• Both teams may see their players caught offside often as avoiding offside is a weakness for both Liverpool and Tottenham.
• Given both team’s strength in creating chances using through balls, expect to see a number of such attempts.
• Significant actions are expected through the midfield and down the wings due to Liverpool’s attacking style and Tottenham’s tendency to attack down the right.
• Anticipate more individual errors due to both team’s weaknesses in this area.
• The game will likely have intense possession battles given both teams’ preference for possession football.
• Liverpool might capitalise on set pieces, an area they excel in, and Tottenham’s weakness in defending against them.
• Tottenham’s strategy of playing the offside trap might backfire due to Liverpool’s skill with through balls and Tottenham’s weakness at avoiding offside.
• Both teams will frequently be in the opposition’s half due to their playing style.
• Expect Liverpool to rotate their first eleven while Tottenham are likely to field a consistent first eleven.

Match Facts

• When Liverpool FC hosts, the most recurring final score with Tottenham Hotspur is a 2-1 victory, having concluded in this manner 6 times.
• In the games played between Liverpool FC and Tottenham Hotspur, a 1-2 score favoring Tottenham Hotspur has been the most frequent outcome, occurring 9 times.
• Out of the past 31 home games Liverpool FC played against Tottenham Hotspur, they claimed victory 20 times, battled to a draw 9 times, and only lost twice, with a goal differential of 60-30 to their advantage.
• In their last 66 encounters, Liverpool FC triumphed 32 times, drew in 19 games, and Tottenham Hotspur won 15 games, boasting a goal difference of 110-76 in favour of Liverpool FC.
• Tottenham Hotspur’s last win at Anfield, Liverpool FC’s ground, was achieved back in 2011.
• Liverpool FC came out on top in both games against Tottenham Hotspur last season, winning 4-3 at home and 2-1 away.
• An interesting fact is that 35% of Liverpool FC’s goals are scored in the final quarter of their games, between 76-90 minutes.
• Liverpool FC only scores 3% of their goals within the first 15 minutes, the least in the league.
• In Tottenham Hotspur’s case, they score a quarter of their total goals between the 46-60 minutes.
• The Spurs have failed to beat Liverpool FC at Anfield in the last 13 tries.
• Liverpool FC has failed to find the back of the net in just 2 of their 17 home games in this season’s Premier League games.
• While the Spurs have been shut out 2 times in their 16 Premier League away games this season.
• Liverpool FC’s home statistics this season stand at 13 wins, 3 draws, and only a single loss.
• Mohamed Salah of Liverpool FC and Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur are their teams’ top scorers with 17 and 16 goals respectively.
• Both Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min lead their respective teams in assists, each with 9 to their name.
• Tottenham Hotspur’s defense has been breached in their last 6 matches.
• Liverpool FC takes the lead at halftime in 43% of their games, while Tottenham Hotspur achieves this in 30% of their fixtures.
• Tottenham Hotspur were the victors in their most recent clash.
• In said meeting, Tottenham Hotspur narrowly beat Liverpool FC by a single goal.
• Liverpool FC has a 100% win rate when they lead 1-0 at home, in contrast to the 54% win rate Tottenham Hotspur boasts when they take a 0-1 lead away.
• Even when Liverpool FC trail 0-1 at home, they still manage to claim victory 50% of the time, compared to Tottenham Hotspur’s 20% win rate when they are losing 1-0 away.
• Despite being less successful head-to-head, in the Premier League’s overall standing, Tottenham Hotspur has outperformed Liverpool FC.
• In their previous five encounters across all competitions, Liverpool FC only lost once against Tottenham Hotspur.
• In these last five matches, Liverpool FC won twice, Tottenham Hotspur won once, and there were two draws.
• This pattern matched their record in the Premier League, with Liverpool FC losing only once in their last five games against the Spurs.
• On the contrary, Tottenham Hotspur only won once in their last five Premier League games against Liverpool FC.
• Typically, Liverpool FC manages to put 2 goals past Tottenham Hotspur, who respond with an average of 1.8 goals.
• Matches between these two teams average a high-scoring 3.8 total goals.
• On average, 2 goals are scored in the first half of these games.
• Neither team managed to secure a win in their last Premier League contest.
• At home, Liverpool FC is more likely to net 2.81 goals whereas Tottenham Hotspur typically scores 2.1 goals when they play away from home.