Liverpool vs Sheffield Utd prediction, odds & betting tips 04/04/2024

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Liverpool - Sheff Utd

England Premier League - Anfield

We're bringing you our Premier League predictions for Thursday night's clash at Anfield between Liverpool and Sheffield United. The Blades have put in a couple of spirited performances of late which have seen them earn draws with Bournemouth and Fulham but the prospect of a trip to Anfield will surely frighten the life out of a defence that has a goal difference of -50.

Liverpool vs Sheffield Utd predictions: Easy three points for the hosts

Key Stats

• Liverpool have won each of their last six meetings with Sheff Utd, keeping clean sheets in five of those matches. The Reds don't tend to keep a lot of clean sheets but we expect Liverpool to have the majority of the ball in this game, limiting the Blades' goalscoring opportunities.
• Liverpool have scored five or more goals in two of their last five outings in all competitions, while Sheff Utd have conceded five or more goals in two of their last five league games and have failed to score in three of their last five fixtures.
• Over 4.5 goals have been scored in three of Liverpool's last five matches, while three of Sheff Utd's last five outings have also witnessed five or more goals scored.

Pre-game odds and win probability: Odds on home win

• HOME: 1/10 (1.10) – 90.9%
• DRAW: 13/1 (14.00) – 7.1%
• AWAY: 29/1 (30.00) – 3.3%

*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change

Liverpool are the expected winners of this game with a probability of 90.9%, and we agree with the bookmakers on this one.

Liverpool ran out 2-1 winners at home to Brighton at the weekend and have now won four of their last six outings in league and cup, while Sheff Utd drew 3-3 at home to Fulham, masking it one win, two draws and three defeats from their last six.

For more football betting tips on the game, check out the Anytime Goalscorer market. Mohamed Salah is the obvious choice to score in this game at 8/15 (1.53) which has a probability of 65.2%, but you could back his teammate Darwin Nunez to score at 4/6 (1.67) with a probability of 60%.

Last five H2Hs: Liverpool in full control

England Premier League 06/12/23

Sheff Utd

0

Liverpool

2

England Premier League 28/02/21

Sheff Utd

0

Liverpool

2

England Premier League 24/10/20

Liverpool

2

Sheff Utd

1

England Premier League 02/01/20

Liverpool

2

Sheff Utd

0

England Premier League 28/09/19

Sheff Utd

0

Liverpool

1

The Reds have won 50, drawn 20 and lost 31 of their previous 101 encounters with Sheff Utd, and haven't lost against the Blades since 1994.

Team news and form guide

Liverpool: Sit second in the table

Thiago Alcantara, Joel Matip, Stefan Bajcetic, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson Becker and Diogo Jota are expected to miss out once again for Liverpool this week due to injury but Curtis Jones and Andrew Robertson could make their return.

Predicted lineup: Kelleher (GK), van Dijk, Gomez, Quansah, Bradley, Endo, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Salah, Díaz & Núñez

England Premier League 13/04/25

W

West Ham

1

Liverpool

2

England Premier League 06/04/25

L

Fulham

3

Liverpool

2

England Premier League 02/04/25

W

Everton

0

Liverpool

1

England EFL Cup 16/03/25

L

Newcastle

2

Liverpool

1

UEFA Champions League 11/03/25

L

PSG

1

Liverpool

0

Sheff Utd: Sit rock bottom

The visitors have a long list of injuries right now, including Max Lowe, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Chris Basham, John Egan, George Baldock, Cameron Archer, Rhian Brewster, Daniel Jebbison and Tom Davies.

Predicted lineup: Grbić (GK), Robinson, Ahmedhodžić, Holgate, Bogle, Osborn, Hamer, Souza, Arblaster, McBurnie & Brereton

England Championship 12/04/25

L

Plymouth

2

Sheff Utd

1

England Championship 08/04/25

L

Millwall

1

Sheff Utd

0

England Championship 05/04/25

L

Oxford Utd

1

Sheff Utd

0

England Championship 28/03/25

W

Coventry

1

Sheff Utd

3

England Championship 16/03/25

W

Sheff Wed

0

Sheff Utd

1

Player to watch – Mohamed Salah

Mo Salah is so often the choice for the ‘player to watch' whenever Liverpool are in action but that is due to how consistent he has been for the Reds this season.

The Egyptian forward not only top scores for Liverpool in the league with 16 goals, he also has nine assists, two more than his nearest teammate Darwin Nunez.

Salah will enjoy going up against the Blades' leaky defence

With Liverpool having the home advantage against a dodgy Sheff Utd defence on Thursday night, we're backing Salah to shine once again and wouldn;t be surprised if he added multiple goals/assists to his tally for the season.