Sputtering to the Finish: Liverpool Favored vs Tottenham 05/05/2024

Liverpool vs Tottenham Match Information

• Date: Sunday, May 5
• Time: 11:30 a.m. ET
• Location: Anfield, Liverpool
• Liverpool vs Tottenham Live Stream: Fubo.tv

Liverpool vs Tottenham Odds and Spread

Do it for Jurgen Klopp!

Forget about the title, Liverpool players must snap out of the crisis to honor head coach Jurgen Klopp, who’s leaving at the end of the season. That’s right, after nine seasons with the Reds, during which they won the EPL and the UCL, the German confessed he no longer has the energy to continue.

We all thought the announcement would be a dose of motivation for the players, but it has been the opposite. The Reds lost their last two home games, 3-0 to Atalanta and 1-0 to Crystal Palace. Losing is one thing, but not scoring!? That’s not common when it comes to Liverpool, a team that averages 2.8 goals per game when playing at home.

Most recently, the Reds came from behind to draw 2-2 against West Ham United. The crazy part is that they finished the match with 28 shots on total, 17 more than the Hammers, and won possession with 72 percent. Even so, they failed to fulfill their role as betting online favorites.

Mohamed Salah is the team’s top scorer with 17 goals in the EPL, but keep in mind that the Pharaoh failed to score in the last four games. There’s also the fact that Diogo Jota and Virgil van Dijk missed the last couple of matches due to injury. Jota isn’t expected to return, but van Dijk has a good chance to play.

Working towards Spurs 💪

Go inside training as we prepare for Sunday’s return to Anfield 🎥

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 2, 2024

Despite recent results and some absences, Liverpool deserves to be heavily favored. After all, we’re talking about a team that has conceded 36 goals in 35 games. Only Arsenal and Manchester City have conceded fewer goals. To give you an even better idea, Tottenham has conceded 54.

Liverpool vs Tottenham Betting Tips

• Tottenham won the first leg 2-1.
• Both scored in each of their last five encounters.
• Last meeting between the two at Anfield finished 4-3.
• The total has gone under four goals in four of the last five meetings between the two.
• Liverpool averages 2.8 goals per game when playing at home.
• Tottenham averages 2.1 goals per game when playing on the road.
• Average number of goals in meetings between these two is 3.8.
• Liverpool has won the first half in 43 percent of its matches.

Spurs Humiliated

Midweek, Tottenham visited Chelsea and ended up losing 2-0. Prior to that, the Spurs played host to Arsenal and lost 3-2. Prior to that, they visited Newcastle and lost 4-0. You can’t pretend to qualify for the UCL if you can’t beat the top clubs. It’s that simple.

Here’s another huge reason for the Spurs to come in as the underdogs – they only won one of their last eight games on the road. You should also keep in mind that they’re 8-8-1 against the spread away from home. By the way, Liverpool is 9-6-2 against the spread at Anfield.

The thing with the Spurs is that they’re seven points behind Aston Villa in the race for fourth place. And if they keep losing, even the worst version of Manchester United could end up ahead of them. That would be worse than not qualifying for the UCL. I’m not kidding.

Now, things have been so crazy that we can’t rule out a victory from the Spurs at Anfield. After all, we’re talking about a team led by Son Heung-min, who has scored 16 goals. He’s followed by Richarlison with 10. They can do a lot of damage on the counter-attack.

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