Premier League champions Liverpool host Burnley at the Anfield in a game from the 18th round of the competition. The Reds find themselves at 4th place in the league standings right now, so for them winning the three points is a must. Let’s preview it in these free soccer betting tips.
It sounds difficult to believe it, but Liverpool are without a win in four consecutive matches in the Premier League. For a last time Jurgen Klopp’s team won against Crystal Palace in London when the champions scored 7 goals.
Few days ago Liverpool had the opportunity to climb back to top, but they only got a point during a 0-0 draw with Manchester United at the Anfield. The manager Jurgen Klopp looked helpless after the game admitting he can’t really explain why his team is not scoring goals.
Liverpool are without a goal scored in their last three matches and they scored just one in the last four. Because of this the Reds are now three points behind the leader Manchester United.
Liverpool are not doing bad in defense in the absence of Virgil van Dijk, but their problem remains the lack of goals. Against Manchester United Klopp used his star trio Salah – Mane – Firmino in attack, but for some reason no goals were scored again.
Meanwhile the talented midfielder Thiago returned on the pitch for his Anfield debut, but the Spanish ace did not help as well. In the second half against United Klopp put Divock Origi and Curtis Jones on the pitch, but nothing really changed.
Diogo Jota’s injury does not help as well. The Portuguese striker made a huge impression since his arrival from Wolverhampton Wanderers, but now he’s sidelined, too. Naby Keita, Joel Matip and Joe Gomez are not avaliable as well.
Despite the champions’ trouble in attack, Burnley are complete underdogs for this visit to Liverpool. Sean Dyche’s team is 17th in the standings with 16 points won and they should expect a tough fight for survival in the remaining rounds. Burnley won just four of their matches so far and they have just four points advantage in front of 18th Fulham.
In their last game Burnley lost for a 9th time this season. The Clarets traveled to face West Ham in the capital, but the game ended with a 1-0 win for the Hammers. Because of this the manager Sean Dyche could be doing some changes in his line-up for the next game.
Players like Jay Rodriguez, Matej Vydra and Dwight McNeil entered the pitch from the bench against West Ham, so maybe there’s a chance to see them starting at the Anfield. Doing rotations is a must when you have two games in one week.
That’s the free soccer betting tips for the Premier League clash between Liverpool and Burnley on Thursday. The Reds are in a position in which they must win this game at any cost. Liverpool didn’t score a single goal in their last three Premier League matches, but now they must put an end to this negative run. Let’s see if they can do it.
