Liverpool V Swansea Betting

The obvious talking point when these two sides meet in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday is going to be that Brendan Rogers will be facing his old club Swansea for the first time. It will no doubt be an extra incentive for both sides to win this tie and now they have reached the last sixteen of the competition both sides will want to progress further. Check out all the free bets available for Capital One Cup matches here.

Liverpool

Having won the League Cup last year Brendan Rogers may feel the pressure to reciprocate that success and the thought of getting knocked out against his old club at this stage will make him field a strong side. Liverpool are at 4/9 to win this match on Bet365, a fair price for a side that are slowly turning their slow start to the season around after a good win in the Europa League last week and a well-earned draw in the Merseyside Derby on Sunday. Luis Suarez had another great game against Everton and will no doubt be the main pick to score the first goal against Swansea on Wednesday. He is Liverpool’s top scorer in the league on six this season so as long as he starts against Swansea you would tip him to add to that tally, he’s been placed at 10/3 on William Hill to score the first goal. I think it will be a fairly close game with not too many goals, so William Hill’s price of 4/9 on under 3.5 goals is worth a look and is priced the same as a Liverpool win.

Swansea

Swansea have enjoyed a relatively easy draw so far having edged out Crawley Town in the last round but this week’s test against Liverpool will prove much tougher for them. It’s hard to say what approach Micheal Laudrup may take into the match as Swansea’s main focus this season must surely lie with securing safety in the Premier League rather than trying to win perhaps the unrealistic target of the League Cup. Despite this Swansea are facing Brendan Rogers for the first time since he left and the fans will be more then keen to win this one. Swansea are at a high price of 7/1 on Bet365 to win this one and for a Swansea win or draw is at 13/8. They will go into this tie as heavy underdogs and having to travel to Anfield is especially hard in cup games. Two men that could make the difference if they start are the Spanish players Michu and Pablo Hernandez, both have enjoyed good starts to the season and could be the key in this fixture. Michu anytime goalscorer is at 11/4 on William Hill and could cause Liverpool’s defence a lot of problems.

Betting Verdict

Liverpool may just edge this one. They have a realistic chance of retaining the trophy this year and face a side in Swansea which will have one eye on securing safety in the premier league and will therefore be less driven to enjoy a good cup run. The Brendan Rogers factor does make it a game of more importance for both sides, and Liverpool to win 1-0 or 2-1 could be the call for a tight games, which on Bet365 are priced at 13/2 and 7/1 respectively.

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By Max Hodge

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