Sheffield Utd vs Liverpool tips and predictions

Hosts epitomsing role of outsiders

If you're a fan of a contrary opinion it might be fun having a little bet on the underdogs.

The hosts start the match having logged 11 home wins from their last 20. If Liverpool fail to deliver it will go down as an epic upset but that price on the underdogs just looks too big.

The Blades are going to have to produce a level of football most people don't think they have in them. If the hosts are really up for it, they'll be adding to a decent sequence of goal-scoring performances. They have scored at least once in all of their recent 3 home matches and the defenders have cleaned things up at the back. Recently they have kept a clean sheet in 7 of their last 19 home games.

Liverpool have looked unsteady on the road recently. They've conceded at least once in all of their last 11 away matches. Further, there could be some evidence that their potency is in a slump. In front of goal, the visitors have been disappointing. They've scored one or less goals in 2 of their last 3 away matches.

Liverpool are obviously legitimate favourites but they are just too short to back. Essentially football matches come down to which team imposes their will on the other. There could be some evidence that the gap between the two sides might not be as wide as you think. A single lapse of concentration could be all it takes. At the price available, Sheffield Utd is the pick.

Despite the vehement favouritism for Liverpool it will be great to see Sheffield Utd catch them napping. It might not be a popular opinion but the Yes BTTS bet is a hesitant side bet for this particular game.