Liverpool vs Southampton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 28th February 2024

Liverpool welcome Southampton on the back of yet another cup-winning run. The last time they won the EFL Cup, they also claimed the FA Cup.

Liverpool are of course favourites against Southampton but what state is this Liverpool team in? Clearly depleted, they somehow still managed to beat Chelsea on Sunday, but the injury crisis is huge and is bound to take a toll at some point. This is a massive chance for Saints to spring a surprise.

Liverpool are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the FA Cup, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored two goals on average per match, or 20 goals in total, while allowing ten goals against, for an average of one per outing. They managed four clean sheets along the way.

Southampton are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the FA Cup, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.2 times on average per match, for a total of 22 goals. They also let in 13 goals, leaving an average of 1.3 per match. They fought their way to two clean sheets.

Liverpool should be too strong at Anfield to drop the ball against Southampton, but with the number of injuries, this game could be tighter than initially expected.

Liverpool vs Southampton Prediction

Liverpool Form

Liverpool collected seven points from their last three matches, as they ran out 1-4 and 4-1 winners against Brentford and Luton, respectively. Against Chelsea, they had to settle for a draw after a 0-0 draw. Liverpool showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Anfield, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 17 times, while letting in seven themselves.

Southampton Form

Southampton have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 0-2 win against West Bromwich. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-2 against Hull, before handing over all three points in a 1-2 defeat against Millwall. Southampton came through their last six away games in the FA Cup with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 11 and conceded five.

Liverpool should be too strong at Anfield to drop the ball against Southampton, but with the number of injuries, this game could be tighter than initially expected.

Liverpool vs Southampton Squads

Liverpool Squad

The 56-year-old manager of Liverpool, Juergen Klopp, will select the lineup against Southampton from the players listed below:

Adrian, Alisson Becker, Caoimhin Kelleher, Andrew Robertson, Calum Scanlon, Ibrahima Konate, Jarell Quansah, Joel Matip, Joseph Gomez, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Rhys Williams, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Alexis Mac Allister, Ben Doak, Bobby Clark, Conor Bradley, Curtis Jones, Dominik Szoboszlai, Harvey Elliott, James McConnell, Ryan Gravenberch, Stefan Bajcetic, Thiago Alcantara, Wataru Endo, Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota, Kaide Gordon, Luis Diaz, Mohamed Salah.

Southampton Squad

Here is the full team squad of Southampton. The 38 year-old Russell Martin will select his starting lineup from the following players:

McCarthy, Bazunu, Lumley, Stephens, Bree, Bednarek, Larios, Walker-Peters, Manning, Harwood-Bellis, Brooks, Downes, Aribo, Rothwell, Fraser, Amo-Ameyaw, Charles, Armstrong, Djalo, Smallbone, Armstrong, Adams, Sulemana, Stewart, Edozie, Mara.

Liverpool vs Southampton Team News

Liverpool are sweating on the fitness of no less than eight players before their match this coming Wednesday. 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 Southampton at Anfield.

Southampton face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Wednesday against Liverpool.

Southampton need to do without Flynn Downes, James Bree, Ross Stewart and Juan Larios, who are not fit enough to travel to Anfield.

Liverpool vs Southampton Lineups

Liverpool vs Southampton H2H

The Reds picked up eight wins in their previous ten matches against Southampton, while the latter claimed one win in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 7/2.

Liverpool vs Southampton Betting Tips

Despite having scored only twice in his last six league matches, Darwin Nunez has actually netted one goal during this FA Cup season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Southampton should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio if he is fit to face the Saints.

Liverpool won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew two and lost none. Southampton won four games, drew five and lost one in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Liverpool managed to open the scoring in no less than six of their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from Southampton have been equally ready from the first whistle, scoring the opener in seven of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Liverpool’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Southampton, who scored 2.3 times on average in these matches.