Southampton vs Liverpool bet builder: Free betting tips, predictions and odds
- Seb Sternik
- 18 December 2024
Liverpool are the most successful club in EFL Cup history and they will be looking reach their latest semi-final when they travel to Southampton this Wednesday night.
The Red have won two the last three editions of this competition and are just three matches away from adding another title to their resume.
Arne Slot would love nothing more than to kick off his reign with an early piece of silverware on the mantlepiece.
Getting past Southampton is the immediate task facing his side as they travel down to the south coast for the second time this month.
Here, we take a closer look at Wednesday’s fixture and pick out some of the best bets along the way.
Good luck and please gamble responsibly.
Southampton vs Liverpool best bets
Liverpool first half winner – 19/20
Cody Gakpo to score anytime – 29/20
Time of first goal, under 30 minutes – 8/13
Booking points over 42.5 – 23/20
Liverpool first half winner
Southampton have conceded nine first-half goals across their last three home matches – including the five against Tottenham last time out.
With a run like that, backing Liverpool to win the first half is a solid addition to the bet builder. Especially at the current price of 19/20.
Cody Gakpo to score anytime
Cody Gakpo is enjoying a solid little goal scoring run, rattling the net on three occasions across his five recent matches.
The Dutchman was on target against Fulham over the weekend as the Reds battled to a 2-2 draw despite being a man down.
We’re backing the 25-year-old to help the Reds to a cup semi-final with yet another goal.
Time of first goal, under 30 minutes
We spoke about Southampton’s struggles at home and how badly they start games at St Mary’s lately.
Liverpool will be looking to take full advantage – especially after their own run of one win in three games.
With that in mind, we’re backing the Reds to strike early. In the first 30 minutes to be exact.
Booking points over 42.5
The number of bookings during Liverpool matches in the Premier League has grown exponentially in recent weeks.
Slot’s men saw five bookings against Fulham – including a red card – and five more against Newcastle the week prior.
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Liverpool 2024/25 season outrights
Liverpool recorded a third-place finish last season and they’ll be hoping to hit the ground running and go one better under new boss Arne Slot.
There’s so much room for improvement at Anfield that catching up to Man City and Arsenal isn’t unthinkable, but they’ll have to balance Premier League duties with competing on four fronts, including the Champions League.
Liverpool odds to win the Premier League
Liverpool are 4/1 to win the Premier League in 2023/24, making them third favourites behind Manchester City and Arsenal.
They started the season at 7/1, but after an impressive start, where Slot became the first Liverpool manager to win eight of his first nine matches, they dropped to 4/1 and are seriosu title contenders once again.
Can Liverpool win the FA Cup or Carabao Cup?
Liverpool are priced at 9/1 to win the FA Cup and 8/1 to win the Carabao Cup.
The Reds lifted the Carabao Cup in 2022 and 2024, beating Chelsea 11-10 in a penalty shootout, before beating the Blues 1-0 after extra time two years later.
Like all of the big clubs, the defending champions have the squad depth to rotate their way until the latter stages of the competition where much could depend on the draw.
They’ve reached the FA Cup final twice in the previous 18 seasons, meeting Chelsea on both occasions.
Five of their eight domestic cup finals since 2005 have been against the Blues.
Will Liverpool win the Champions League?
You can currently back Liverpool to win the Champions League at 10/1.
They have appeared in three of the last seven Champions League finals, which is the same number as the current holders, and the team that beat them twice, Real Madrid.
Slot’s style will make them a major threat to Europe’s best sides this campaign and the impressive start to the season has seen the outright winners odds slashed from 15/1 at the start of the campaign.
Liverpool top goalscorer
Mohamed Salah is the odds-on favourite to be Liverpool’s top goalscorer this season, building on his tally of 18 league goals in 2023/24.
The Egyptian finished the last seven seasons as the club’s top scorer so it would take a brave man to bet against him.
On the other hand, Darwin Nunez typically takes more shots than Mo Salah, and we have to think that something is going to click this season regards his finishing.
The Uruguayan was guilty of wasteful finishing regularly but that didn’t stop him from finding the net 11 times in 36 appearances. He’s capable of better, so 3/1 at the start of the season certainly appealed.
After one goal in four appearances, it's now as high as 50/1 but still worth a punt for the very brave.
