Liverpool vs Sheffield United Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th April 2024

Struggling Sheffield United are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Liverpool on Thursday at Anfield. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

Liverpool enjoy the view from the top of the table with 67 points after 29 matches. Sheffield United find themselves positioned as number 20 in the Premier League with 15 points following 29 rounds.

Although The Blades trail The Reds by double digits, beating the Premier League leaders could hand them a serious confidence boost.

Before their upcoming match in the Premier League, Liverpool are performing absolutely brilliant, when it comes to goal scoring. In the past ten outings, they performed a formidable average of 2.8 goals per game. An awe-inspiring total of 28 goals. They let 11 goals slip in, which creates an average of 1.1 per game. During this run they fought their way to two clean sheets.

Sheffield United are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 30 goals, and while Sheffield United claimed zero clean sheets, they conceded an average of three goals per match.

Liverpool go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-0 and 2-0 the last two times they played Sheffield United.

Liverpool vs Sheffield United Prediction

Liverpool Form

In their last three matches, Liverpool won 6-1 against Sparta Prague, before settling for a point in a 2-2 draw against Manchester United. They were back on top last time out, defeating Brighton 2-1. Liverpool have been in potent form at Anfield, winning no less than five of the past six Premier League matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 18 goals while letting in seven.

Sheffield United Form

Sheffield United came through the last three games without a win, but still booked two points to their account. They lost 0-6 against Arsenal, followed by a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth. They also shared the points in a 3-3 draw with Fulham. Sheffield United claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by ten goals to eight.

Anything but a home win would be a stunning result, and we back Liverpool not to be stunned, just like we back numerous goals to be scored when they face Sheffield United.

Liverpool have been on fire on their home turf this season. They have so far hammered in 40 goals, while also conceding 13. This makes them the most scoring home side in the Premier League. Sheffield United have been terrible at getting on the scoresheet away from home in the Premier League. Hitting the target only 12 times, they have the worst offensive record so far, whilst also allowing 32 goals against.

Liverpool scored 43 goals and conceded 11 in their last 16 games against teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. They collected 44 points and 14 victories. Sheffield United fought their way to zero wins and one points from their last nine games against teams inside the top six. They were on target four times in these matches, but also let in 27 goals. Liverpool claimed 20 wins, seven draws as well as two defeats in the Premier League this season. Sheffield United have a record of three wins, six draws and 20 defeats in the Premier League.

Liverpool vs Sheffield United Squads

Liverpool Squad

The 56-year-old coach of the home team, Juergen Klopp, will select the lineup against Sheffield United from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Adrian (0/0), Alisson Becker (0/21), Caoimhin Kelleher (0/8), Andrew Robertson (1/15), Calum Scanlon (0/0), Ibrahima Konate (0/19), Jarell Quansah (0/10), Joel Matip (0/10), Joseph Gomez (0/25), Konstantinos Tsimikas (0/12), Rhys Williams (0/0), Trent Alexander-Arnold (2/21), Virgil van Dijk (2/27), Alexis Mac Allister (3/24), Ben Doak (0/1), Bobby Clark (0/5), Conor Bradley (1/7), Curtis Jones (1/17), Dominik Szoboszlai (3/24), Harvey Elliott (2/25), James McConnell (0/0), Ryan Gravenberch (0/20), Stefan Bajcetic (0/0), Thiago Alcantara (0/1), Wataru Endo (1/21), Cody Gakpo (5/27), Darwin Nunez (10/27), Diogo Jota (9/19), Kaide Gordon (0/0), Luis Diaz (7/28), Mohamed Salah (16/23).

Sheffield United Squad

Here is the full team squad of Sheffield United. The 56 year-old Chris Wilder will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Adam Davies (0/0), Ivo Grbic (0/5), Jordan Amissah (0/0), Wesley Foderingham (0/25), Anel Ahmedhodzic (1/23), Auston Trusty (0/23), Chris Basham (0/8), George Baldock (0/13), Jack Robinson (1/28), Jayden Bogle (1/25), John Egan (0/6), Mason Holgate (0/4), Max Lowe (0/8), Rhys Norrington-Davies (0/0), Sam Curtis (0/0), Yasser Larouci (0/9), Andre Brooks (0/13), Anis Ben Slimane (0/11), Ben Osborn (0/16), Gustavo Hamer (3/27), James McAtee (3/25), Oliver Norwood (1/25), Tom Davies (0/9), Vinicius de Souza Costa (1/28), Ben Brereton Diaz (4/5), Cameron Archer (4/22), Daniel Jebbison (0/0), Louie Marsh (0/0), Oliver McBurnie (5/17), Rhian Brewster (0/11), William Osula (0/18).

Liverpool vs Sheffield United Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Liverpool, as they prepare to meet Sheffield United, since eight could be missing. Alexis Mac Allister gets a day off from the Liverpool squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Alisson Becker, Thiago Alcantara, Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ben Doak, Joel Matip and Stefan Bajcetic are all absent from the Liverpool squad that faces Sheffield United at Anfield.

Sheffield United could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as six players are nursing various problems. For instance, Sheffield United won't be able to field Oliver McBurnie as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Sheffield United need to do without Oliver McBurnie, Ivo Grbic, George Baldock, Chris Basham, John Egan and Daniel Jebbison, who are not fit enough to travel to Anfield.

Liverpool vs Sheffield United Lineups

Liverpool vs Sheffield United H2H

Liverpool had a good reading on The Blades in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-0 and 2-0, respectively. Liverpool claimed six wins against Sheffield United in the last seven encounters, leaving them with a small psychological edge before their next meeting.

Liverpool vs Sheffield United Results

In two of the previous seven matches between Liverpool and Sheffield United both teams scored.

Liverpool vs Sheffield United Betting Tips

Scoring seven goals during a Premier League campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Luis Diaz is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Luis Diaz to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Liverpool won nine of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew one and lost none. Sheffield United won two games, drew three and lost five in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Liverpool managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the games at Anfield, Sheffield United kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 away games.

In the last seven encounters between Liverpool and Sheffield United over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Liverpool averaged 2.01 goals a game. Sheffield United scored an average of 0.28 goals in these, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Liverpool’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of three goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in nine of the last 10 matches Sheffield United played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals themselves during this run.