Liverpool v Sunderland Betting Preview – Premier League 26th November
Sunderland’s sudden upturn in form makes this one a little more interesting. They are still stuck in the bottom three going into the weekend, but have renewed hope of survival after landing back to back wins in the Premier League. But will their defence be able to stand up to the power of Liverpool’s immense attack. The Reds have already fired off 17 league goals in five home games this season and the Black Cats could have their backs to the wall for long periods in this one. They have been held to back to back draws by the Black Cats at Anfield though. Will Liverpool’s superior firepower win through or will some dogged resilience see the visitors avoid defeat again?
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Liverpool v Sunderland Betting Tips
Well Liverpool will be looking to get back to winning ways as they play host to Sunderland on Saturday. The Reds were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw at Southampton last weekend, but they still created plenty of chances to take the points. But it means that Liverpool remain unbeaten in their last 10 games now in the top flight, posting a W7 D3 record in that sequence, so you can’t really fault them anyway. They have been immense at Anfield so far this season with a total of seventeen goals scored in their five games, helping them put up a W4 D1 record there. Their only failure to win was in a 0-0 draw with Manchester United. So they are very strong at Anfield and you would expect this one to go over 2.5 goals for a price of 1/3 at Bet365 because they have the attacking power to take the Black Cats apart. It’s hard to stop Liverpool once they get into their free-flowing attack mindset. Liverpool remain unbeaten too against sunderland in the Premier League (W7 D8) and across all competitions are unbeaten in their last 18 at Anfield against them (W9 D9).
You have Daniel Sturridge and James Milner with some goalscoring form against Sunderland so they may be worth a poke in the anytime goalscorer market. Sturridge has scored three goals in his last three Premier League appearances against the Black Cats while James Milner has scored more Premier League goals against Sunderland than against any other Premier League opponent (5). Sturridge is 1/2 in the anytime goalscorer market, with Sadio Mane, Divock Origi and Roberto Firmino all at the 5/6. You are looking at a big punt of 11/5 on Milner. Liverpool have been held to back to back draws at Anfield by Sunderland but they have scored least two goals in three of their last four at Anfield against them. There probably is a decent chance of Liverpool winning to nil in this one and at Bet365 that is a price of 5/6.
The Black Cats have at least shown some signs of fighting back this season. They have gone out and won back to back games against Bournemouth and Hull, snapping their ten match winless streak that they had going from the start of the season in some fashion. But they are going up against one of the best sides in the league here and that should be telling at the end of the day. The Black Cats only have 12 goals in 12 league games this term and that’s not going to be enough to outscore the Reds. They are going to need a big game from Jermain Defoe who has scored 18 of Sunderland’s 41 league goals in the 2016 calendar year and he is a price of 11/4 in the anytime goalscorer market. Both teams to score in this one is a price of 21/20. Sunderland bagged their first clean sheet of the season last weekend in beating Hull and the last time that Sunderland won three league games in a row was back in May 2014. Sunderland have only gone W1 D1 L4 out on the road this season, so they could be brought back down to earth heavily.
Liverpool v Sunderland Betting Odds
Liverpool 2/11, Draw 15/2, Sunderland 18/1
Liverpool v Sunderland Predictions
Liverpool are strong favourites to land the three points and it is worth backing them to do so. They have just too much firepower for most defences in the league to handle and Sunderland will likely crack under so much pressure. It’s been better stuff from the Black Cats lately, but this is a step up in the quality of opposition which they have faced. Liverpool to win and over 2.5 goals, but it’s worth a flutter on both teams to score as well.
