Southampton vs Liverpool betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Carabao Cup match on December 18th, 2024

Southampton and Liverpool are scheduled to play against each other on December 18th, 2024, Wednesday, in a Carabao Cup match to be held in England, check the Southampton vs Liverpool betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

We are faced with the 8 best teams in the competition, who face each other to guarantee a place in the semi-finals, played in two hands, and get closer to the main objective.

Unlike other competitions, the Carabao Cup has a one-leg format per round, with the exception of the semi-final which is played two-legged. Thus, each game will be seen as a final and there is no room to let the guard down.

The game is set to be played in the St. Mary's Stadium stadium, in the city of Southampton, with a capacity for 32384 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Southampton vs Liverpool betting tip 2024/2025

Two teams that belong to the Premier League will meet, which foresees an extremely difficult match for both, but at the same time a very important one. In this match, the home factor will be fundamental to help the team win the game and reach the next stage.

In the matches for this competition, there are always different match facts. And, if wins are always needed to get to this stage (including overtime and/or penalties), we have to look at other criteria that makes them get here. Southampton performance to this stage is 9 goals scored and still 6 against.

On the other hand, Liverpool come this far with 8 goals scored and 3 conceded.

The last encounter between these teams was a Premier League game on 24-11-2024, in the 2024/2025 season, that ended with Liverpool winning 2-3.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it should be noted that Southampton have not yet won the Carabao Cup while Liverpool has won the competition 9 times.

S. Hooper will be in charge of arbitrating this game, well assisted by A. Holmes and S. Long.

Regarding the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that with more consistent results over the last five meetings, accumulating 3 wins, the Liverpool team contrasts with Southampton, which has no wins.

Southampton

Currently, in the Premier League, the Southampton formation has 1 win, 12 defeats and 2 draws, making a total of 5 points after 15 rounds, ranking them in 20th place. In addition to these data, it can be seen that the Southampton team goes with a total of 11 goals scored and 31 goals conceded.

On the last matchday of the Carabao Cup, the team of Southampton faced and beat Stoke City, with a score of 3-2, in a game counting for the Round of 16 putting them in the game against Liverpool.

Southampton come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Aston Villa, valid for the Premier League, ended with a 1-0. The team coached by R. Martin lined up in the last match with a 5-3-2 formation.

The point that needs to be analyzed now is the main objective of every team, which is to score goals. It's evident that Southampton, in both their major domestic competitions (Premier League and Carabao Cup), has successfully scored a total of 20 goals in this 2024/2025 season.

On the flip side, the Southampton team's defense and goalkeeping now adds up to a total of 37 goals conceded this season in their two main domestic competitions.

Top scorers from Southampton in the Carabao Cup

In what concerns individual highlights, Taylor Harwood-Bellis has dominated the offensive side. This player of the Southampton team already has a total of 2 goals in the competition, showing himself to be an essential player in deciding his team's results. His teammate James Bree comes in second place as the team's highest scorer in the Cup, who comes with 2 goals scored.

Liverpool

In the Premier League, the Liverpool formation has 11 wins, 1 defeat and 3 draws, making a total of 36 points after 15 rounds, ranking them in 1st place. In addition to these data, it can be seen that the Liverpool team goes with a total of 31 goals scored and 13 goals conceded.

On the last matchday of the Carabao Cup, Liverpool faced and beat Brighton & Hove Albion, with a score of 3-2, in a game counting for the Round of 16 putting them in the game against Southampton.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Premier League, Liverpool, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Fulham team with a final score of 2-2.

Let's analyze the crucial point that concerns the primary objective of every team, which is to score goals. We can see that Liverpool, in both its major domestic competitions (Premier League and Carabao Cup), has scored a total of 39 goals in this 2024/2025 season.

Despite this, the Liverpool team's defense and goalkeeping now adds up to a total of 16 goals conceded this season in their two main domestic competitions.

Top scorers from Liverpool in the Carabao Cup

In terms of individual highlights, Cody Gakpo has been the offensive standout. This player of the Liverpool team already has a total of 4 goals in the competition, becoming a fundamental part of his team's results. His teammate Diogo Jota is the second-best scorer for the team in the Cup, just behind him, who comes with 2 goals scored.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Score market betting suggestions

In order to generate a good prediction on the goal market for this match, we must first analyze the average number of goals in each team's games this season. Thus, we were able to obtain that in their matches, the Southampton team scores a total of 3 goals on average and accumulates a total of 2 goals conceded.

On the other hand, in the matches of Liverpool, they score an average of 4 goals per match and conceed a total of 1.5 goals. After analyzing this data, we are convinced that good bets can result from this market. Therefore, the betting odds selected by us for the goal market are Both Teams to Score - Yes. Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Both Teams To Score - Yes market are quoted at 1.67.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Corners market betting suggestions

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 5.5 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Individual Analysis of Corner Kicks

In order to generate a good prediction in the corner kicks market for this match, we must first analyze this average individually in each team's games in this season. Thus, we have that Southampton can obtain, on average, a total of 6 corners in its favor in each match.

On the other hand, in games where Liverpool is present, this team obtains an average of 5 corners. The fact that both teams have a combined average of more than 9.5 corners per match this season makes this selection a strong bet.