Liverpool vs Fulham betting preview

Liverpool
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After achieving back to back wins in the Premier League against Southampton and then West Ham, Liverpool fans must have been expecting more success against an Aston Villa side that have been exceptionally poor this season. However, Anfield did not witness the anticipated easy victory, at least not for Liverpool… Despite controlling most of the game, the Merseysiders couldn’t convert their chances and the classy Benteke made them pay as he scored twice and made a third for Villa. Choose a free bet for this match here.

The defeat highlighted their reliance on Suarez’s goals and when he was having an off-day, there was nobody else to step up to the mark. He is their top scorer in the Premier League this season having scored ten goals – eight more than any of his colleagues have managed. Steven Gerrard hasn’t started the season particularly well but still has more assists than any of his teammates in the league, three; this isn’t particularly spectacular and many of his colleagues are sitting just one behind him on two assists.

Twelfth in the Premier League will not be good enough in the eyes of the fans or the owners. Just over half of Liverpool’s games have gone over the 2.5 mark with most of their goals being scored in the second half of matches. A win could see the team climb up to ninth in the table and Brendan Rodgers will be expecting no less from his team.

Fulham
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Fulham are not playing their best football at the moment and over the last few weeks they have started to fall down the table. After giving QPR their first win of the season last weekend, they are now just five points away from the relegation zone.  Top scorers Petric and Berbatov will be Fulham’s main again and each have scored five times in the league this season. The flicks and tricks of the Bulgarian have been a class apart from his colleagues at times and if he is on form he can trouble any defence in world football. Duff and Ruiz have provided the killer balls for the frontmen to work from and each have notched up five assists so far.

Fulham have been a great side to watch this season as they always seem to go for the win. This leads to entertaining and fairly open matches and is reflected in the statistic that over 80% of their matches have featured over 2.5 goals – this is well above the league average. Taking into account only their away fixtures, this drops slightly but is still well above the Premier League average.

Betting Preview

With Liverpool in twelfth and Fulham in thirteenth, this promises to be an exciting mid-table clash. Both teams will be desperate for the win but Liverpool’s home advantage will make them favourites as Fulham always seem to struggle when playing away and have averaged just 0.78 points per game. The last time the two sides met at Anfield, a 0-0 draw was played out. However, a lot has changed for both teams since then and with the firepower of Suarez and Berbatov on the pitch it seems likely that there will be at least a couple of goals. Fulham haven’t won in any of their last six away matches in the league so it looks like Liverpool will probably edge the game but their goal scoring form has been far from prolific this season, meaning a narrow victory seems likely.

Highlighted Bets

Suarez to score and Liverpool to win, 13/8 with Betfred
Over 2.5 goals, 4/6 with Bet365
Liverpool 2-1, 15/2 with StanJames

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Article by Ryan Moore

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