Liverpool vs Sheffield Utd prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-04-03 18:30.
[p]An excellent Easter weekend was had on the red half of Merseyside as Liverpool took the outright lead in this enthralling Premier League title race when they beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 before rivals Manchester City and Arsenal subsequently drew 0-0. Jürgen Klopp’s troops now turn their attention to Sheffield United before a crunch clash at bitter rivals Manchester United, the team who have one more top-flight title than the Reds’ tally of 19![/p]
[p]Liverpool will be expected to breeze past their bottom-of-the-table opponents as they’ve won each of the last six H2Hs an emphatic 13-1 on aggregate. And the Anfield faithful will be licking their lips at the sight of a promoted side stepping foot on the famous turf, since the Reds have lost only one of their previous 39 home league matches against such clubs (W32, D6).[/p]
[p]That spells trouble for the visitors, whose chances of pulling off what would be the greatest of escapes seem to be diminishing week by week. The Blades would have a much more optimistic outlook on things if they were capable of holding on to a lead more often, as they’ve let a two-goal advantage slip in both of their last two games, when they ended up drawing 2-2 and 3-3 with Bournemouth and Fulham respectively. [/p]
[p]A wounded animal is always dangerous though, and Chris Wilder’s men have shown their heart on their travels recently by avoiding defeat in two of their last three away matches (W1, D1). They’ve also proved that they can make things uncomfortable for their hosts, having failed to score just once in their last five encounters on the road, while also finding the net in four of their last six trips to Anfield. [/p]
[p]Key battle: Virgil van Dijk scored the opener in Liverpool’s 2-0 win in the reverse fixture, which was also his third clean sheet against Sheffield United in as many H2Hs. Hoping to puncture that record will be Oli McBurnie, who’s used to being patient, as seven of his last eight goals arrived after half-time. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Liverpool (two) and Sheffield United (one) are the league’s lowest scorers in the opening 15 minutes of games this season.[/p]