After a shock defeat against Southampton, Liverpool face an in form Aston Villa side in the FA cup third round at Villa Park on Friday night. Liverpool are without a win in their last three games and haven’t been very successful in the FA Cup, hence we expect this to be one of the most interesting matches for the week. Our betting tips for this match are:
Safe Bets
Though Liverpool haven’t scored in their last two matches, they have one of the most lethal attacks in Europe and will be desperately looking for a win. Aston Villa on the other hand have scored in almost every game this season, with an average of two goals scored per game. Hence betting on both teams to score at odds of 1.53 (WilliamHill) is the safest bet of the match.
The last time Aston Villa and Liverpool faced each other was a few months ago with the scoreline ending at Liverpool 2-7 Aston Villa. With both teams having world class attacks with relatively weaker defences, betting on total goals scored over 3.5 at odds of 2.40 (betway) gives good returns at minimal risk.
Jack Grealish will surely get many minutes in the match and has been Villa’s key man this season with five goals, seven assists and almost three shots taken per game, therefore betting on him to take over two shots at odds of 1.73 (WilliamHill) is another safe bet.
Quick Rich
As we expect it to be a high scoring match, both teams scoring in the first half at enhanced odds of 4.33 is one of the most popular bets on WilliamHill which you should not miss out on.
Though Liverpool haven’t won in any of their last three games and were outclassed by Villa in their last meeting, they are favourites to win the game, with a better quality team than Villa. Therefore we suggest betting on a combination of the exact score being Liverpool 3-2 Aston Villa, 3-1 or 3-0 at odds of 6.00 (betway) giving high returns at minimal risk.
Win/Lose/Draw
Liverpool will be looking to dominate the match and overturn their poor run of form against Aston Villa who have been one of the most improved teams this season sitting on eight position with two games in hand. However Liverpool have a more superior team and bench, and with the hectic schedule of the clubs in the past few weeks, Liverpool should comfortably win the game at odds of 2.10 (WilliamHill).
Bet During the Match
If Takumi Minamino starts the match in Liverpool’s attack or is substituted in early, betting on him to be on the scoresheet at odds of 3.10 (betway) is another good bet as he has one of the best creative forces around him with the likes of Thiago, Robertson and Alexander Arnold.
Liverpool overall form: WWDDL
Aston Villa overall form: DWWDL
