Liverpool vs Manchester United betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premier League match on January 05th, 2025

Liverpool and Manchester United will be playing against each other on Sunday, January 05th, 2025, at 16:30h (UTC), in a Premier League football game in England, check the Liverpool vs Manchester United betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Liverpool vs Manchester United will occur

The game will be played in the great Anfield stadium, in the city of Liverpool, with a capacity for 60000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Liverpool vs Manchester United betting tip 2024/2025

The Premier League has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.28 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.97 goals per match played.

Liverpool last match

Liverpool comes from a win in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was West Ham United, in a match valid for Premier League, and the match ended 0-5. Coach A. Slot's team lined up with this formation: 4-2-3-1.

The team's favoritism prior to the match was confirmed thanks to the positive result, a victory that had odds of 1.40.

Much of this positive result from Liverpool is due to Luis Díaz. The athlete was a great highlight of the team in the match. Besides, to score 1 goal, he shined in several other decisive plays during the encounter.

Manchester United last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Premier League, Manchester United, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the Newcastle United team with a final score of 0-2.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 2.50, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

Liverpool vs Manchester United h2h

Manchester United was in 13th place in the Premier League while Liverpool was in 5th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Manchester United team entered the field with the 4-2-3-1 formation, the same tactic Liverpool used in the match.

The last time these two teams clashed was on 01-09-2024, in a match of the 2024/2025 season of the Premier League, and the match ended with a 0-3 win for Liverpool.

The Liverpool team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Manchester United has been more irregular.

This game will have M. Oliver fully in charge on the pitch while S. Burt alongside L. Betts will be supporting from the sideline.

Liverpool

Premier League leaderboard now

The Liverpool team with 45 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League, with a campaign of 14 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.

Which means that the team has an advantage of 6 points, in the 20th round, with the Arsenal team in hot pursuit at 2nd place.

Liverpool analysis

Liverpool after 19 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 45 goals and conceded only 17 to opponents.

Teams typically have some control over the opponents if they had ball possession above 50%. Thus, the Liverpool team usually tries for an average ball possession of 57.33% to control the game.

In comparison to Manchester United 1835 attacks and 21 goals, Liverpool has had 1900 attacks and 45 goals.

Best goalscorer from Liverpool

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Mohamed Salah. The Attacker has already scored 17 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Liverpool, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

It should also be noted that 4 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Manchester United

Premier League leaderboard now

Manchester United arrives in this game with 22 points, and in 14th place in the Premier League, having won 6 games in total and lost 9 times, making a total of 4 draws.

The team has a slight disadvantage of 1 point over West Ham United who holds the 13th place in the 20th round.

Manchester United analysis

Manchester United shows a negative ratio between goals made and conceded, with 21 made and 26 conceded after 19 rounds of the league.

Ruben Amorim is a crucial factor that could tip the scales in Manchester United favor in this match. This coach, who is part of the new generation of highly regarded coaches, brings a wealth of positive characteristics and a history of successful outcomes.

Recent performances have shown that Manchester United is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could indicate that they need to improve their attacking play by creating better chances and being more efficient in front of goal.

Best goalscorer from Manchester United

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Bruno Fernandes. The Midfielder has scored 4 times in this competition and helped Manchester United avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Historical data: Manchester United

With 20 titles won in the history of the tournament, the Manchester United team is one of the competition's leading names. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Liverpool is Mohamed Salah, who has already scored 17 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Manchester United is Bruno Fernandes, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 5.67 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Liverpool is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.5 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Liverpool in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.42 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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