Liverpool (home)
- Liverpool have won four straight games, going unbeaten in their last five Premier League matches (W4, D1).
- The Anfield club are flying high in 4th place with 32 points from 18 games, while Leeds United sit 16th with 20 points from the same amount of games.
- Liverpool’s head coach, Arne Slot, has revolutionised Liverpool’s style of football since his appointment in July 2024.
- Liverpool remain a possession-based team, but Slot has implemented a more disciplined double pivot and orchestrated press to control the tempo and territory of games in a much more systematic way than before.
- Liverpool have played a much more coordinated style of pressing, looking to set traps and overload areas rather than pressing in a disorganised and chaotic fashion.
Leeds United (away)
- Leeds United have gone unbeaten in their last five top-flight games (W2, D3), but their away record has been poor (W1, D2, L6).
- Daniel Farke has done something similar since taking the Leeds United helm in July 2023, but his brand of vertical soccer, high-press and immediate transitions are a polar opposite of Liverpool’s patient, possession-first style.
Head-to-Head
- The last meeting between these sides, just three weeks ago in the Premier League, ended in a 3-3 draw at Elland Road.
- Liverpool have won six, drawn one and lost two at Anfield in the Premier League this season, while Leeds United have scored just 0.89 goals and conceded 2.22 on their travels.
Key Players
- Calvert-Lewin has hit eight Premier League goals in 16 appearances, six of which have come in Leeds United’s last five unbeaten league games, making him a constant threat in transition.
- Hugo Ekitike has been in fine form for Liverpool, scoring eight Premier League goals in 17 games, including five in Liverpool’s recent five-game winning streak.
Betting Insights
- Liverpool’s recent record against Leeds United, with one win and one draw in the last two, makes them a heavy favorite at 1.5 to win, while Leeds United are huge outsiders at 5.6.
- However, the Reds’ attacking form and Leeds’ defensive frailties on the road should be the deciding factor in this matchup, with the Over 2.5 goals option looking a better bet at 1.65.
Prediction
With these two teams playing such different brands of attacking soccer, this could be another open, end-to-end game and Liverpool’s superior firepower and home record should be enough to edge it.
