They say to ‘save the best until last’ and while Liverpool’s
Boxing Day clash with Stoke might not be at the top of the list for football
afcionados, it does potentially offer the best bet of the day in the draw
between the two sides.
Stoke have drawn 10 of their games so far this season
(including their last three) kept a league high nine clean sheets, and have not
lost a top-flight game on home turf since February, conceding only three league
goals there all season and holding one of the two remaining unbeaten home
records in the Premiership. Unbeaten in their last eight, having let in just 13
goals all season. Liverpool themselves
are level on points with the Potters, have also drawn 7 games this season, never
won at Stoke in the Premier League, and have shared four 0-0 meetings in recent
times, including the last two. At 23/10 it’s the obvious choice of the three
match odds, and a half-time full-time bet of 4/1 for the same outcome, along
with no goalscorer at a general 8-1 (an excellent trading option on Betfair).
It’s set to be an exciting day in the Premiership, but
little appealed from a betting perspective barring a potential upset for Fulham
in the form of a home defeat to Southampton. 10-3 is tempting considering that
both sides have let in the same amount of goals, but the better bet would probably
be Over 2.5 goals at a general 4/6 (still bigger than both teams to score). Before
this weekend Tottenham made appeal going to a Villa side that don’t have their
quality, but a backlash from Sunday is expected and for all that Andre Villas
Boas’s side have looked very good at times this season, they can be shut down
as Stoke have demonstrated so well.
Advice
1 pt Draw in Stoke v Liverpool (23/10 Coral)
1 pt No goalscorer in Stoke v Liverpool (8/1 general)
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