Stats support Saturday night goals

Liverpool v Arsenal preview

Liverpool host Arsenal in Saturday night’s bill-topper, with the action at Anfield played out in front of the BT Sport cameras from 5.30pm. The football lovers at Coral have set-out an abundance of betting markets to give punters an interest – click here to have your say on the play!

Liverpool go into game 27 of their season on the back of a dreadful result, losing by a two-goal margin to a side down battling against relegation. Experts believe they don’t have a chance on Saturday when hosting Arsenal, but supporters of The Reds will remember only too well the same was true against The Gunner’s great rivals, Spurs.

Having lost 2-0 to Hull the start before, very few gave Klopp’s side the benefit of the doubt vs Tottenham, but that didn’t count for much come the first whistle, and a savage first-half double from Sadio Mane, on 16 and 18-minutes, stole the show, and the points. Mane has been priced at 6/1 by our traders to score the first goal of this one.

High-scoring match expected

Goals should be the word of the day too, that’s if the head-to-head stats are to be trusted. Liverpool won with the odd-goal in seven when these sides last faced-off, in the reverse of this fixture back in August. Mane was again involved, hitting the net after Coutinho had bagged a double and Lallana played his part in a 4-3 cheer. The last time these rivals met at Anfield, well that wasn’t too quiet either, ending 3-3, Giroud hitting a double.

Followers of the stats will tell you that’s no fluke either, as the last 10 meetings gives an aggregate score of Liverpool 18 – 21 Arsenal. Armchair fans will be hoping this one falls into line and both teams to score is yours at 4/7. Short enough, but that’s understandable, given the form. One for your accumulators, perhaps.