Tips for match Tottenham Hotspur — Liverpool
In the 17th round of the EPL, the last match of the day was the most interesting game of the round - Tottenham against Liverpool. Tottenham is only in 11th place and each match for Postecoglou could be the last, too much time and chances were given to the Spurs coach, and the result in the table is not at all what was expected of him.
Tottenham this season plays like a typical Tottenham - they can lose to absolutely any opponent, even if they win 2-0, or even 3-0, the team simply does not have stability, reliable play in defense and faith in their strength. But the main problem of the Spurs is the absolute lack of tactical flexibility of the teams, because in addition to going forward, you also sometimes need to play pragmatically and hold the score, and Tottenham does not know how to do this at all. But when they play against a stronger team (at least on paper), then the Spurs have a better chance of getting 3 points than when they play against the same Ipswich.
In the last 10 matches in all tournaments, Spurs players have won only 2 victories, and very different ones - 0-5 against Southampton in the last round, and a month ago against Manchester City with a score of 0-4. That is, they did not concede only either from a very weak Southampton, which can already reserve a place in the Championship for the next season, and from City, which fails match after match. But what is worth noting is that Tottenham did not score in only 1 of the last 10 matches in all tournaments and this should be taken into account when placing a bet.
Liverpool is in 1st place ahead of Chelsea by only 2 points, but there is still a match in reserve (the Everton - Liverpool match was postponed due to a storm to February), and the Merseysiders are also in the Champions League only with victories, so the undisputed favorite of the match is Liverpool. The main problem for the Reds will be the absence of Konate and Bradley, although Gomez can play in any position, but with all due respect to the already veteran Liverpool player is a player of another level. Therefore, the task from the first minutes for Liverpool will be to play as calmly as possible and kill the starting ardor of the Spurs, because they often actively start the match and try to score a quick goal.
Traditionally, Liverpool under Arne Sloth play the second half better, the coach is almost better than anyone in Europe at making the right changes to tactics and making targeted substitutions that will strengthen the game. The last time Liverpool did not score was on September 14 in a lost match with Nottingham Forest with a score of 0-1, I am 100% sure that this will not happen again. But the odds for "OZ - Yes" are too small, only 1.36, so we will not choose it.
Sportwars.net forecast for the match Tottenham - Liverpool, 12/22/2024, EPL, 17th round: P2 + BTTS - Yes, odds 2.46.
Forecast for the exact score: 1-3, odds 10.