S.P.Read Esq: Liverpool v Stoke

Our daily columnist and pundit S.P. Read Esq. looks ahead to the Capital One Cup game on Tuesday between LIVERPOOL v STOKE and finds the best opportunities available on Star Spreads, the home of sports spread betting.

Frustrating last night that the bookings only made up at 20 at Turf Moor – especially in a game where there were two penalties 🙁

Liverpool are on the box tonight – just for a change!! They face Stoke in the second leg of their Capital One Cup semi-final with Liverpool holding a slender 1-0 lead from the first leg at the Britannia.

There’s only a point between these two sides in the Premier League and another close match looks likely with Liverpool probably more than content to sit on their lead. I can’t see there being many goals and certainly no repeat of the remarkable scorelines at the Britannia in 2014 and 2015 which saw an astonishing 15 goals from two games (see head to head stats below).

Stoke have failed to score in their last two league games and will be without the services of captain Ryan Shawcross tonight with a back injury.

Stoke have played Liverpool six times in the League Cup and only had one draw to show from their efforts.

Their manager Mark Hughes said ”We are going to really push for it. You always remember cup finals and semi-finals because of the excitement and the atmosphere and we want to make it a night to remember. Hopefully come 10pm on Tuesday we will be in the final of this competition for the first time in 40-odd years, and I will be reminding the players of that before kick-off.”

The Capital One Cup doesn’t have the status it once did – but Jurgen Klopp would certainly welcome some silverware from his first season.

Liverpool v Stoke City
Capital One Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg
19:45 Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports 1 HD

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD
(Maximum 10 matches)
Jan 2016 CAPITAL ONE CUP Stoke 0-1 Liverpool
Aug 2015 PREMIER Stoke 0-1 Liverpool
May 2015 PREMIER Stoke 6-1 Liverpool
Nov 2014 PREMIER Liverpool 1-0 Stoke
Jan 2014 PREMIER Stoke 3-5 Liverpool
Aug 2013 PREMIER Liverpool 1-0 Stoke
Dec 2012 PREMIER Stoke 3-1 Liverpool
Oct 2012 PREMIER Liverpool 0-0 Stoke
Mar 2012 FA CUP Liverpool 2-1 Stoke
Jan 2012 PREMIER Liverpool 0-0 Stoke

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1 Jan -144.00 (SELL 3rd MATCH GOAL 12 points at 78)
2 Jan -120.00 (SELL 3rd MATCH GOAL 12 points at 74)
3 Jan +420.00 (BUY HIGHEST MATCH CHECKOUT 20 points at 149)
4 Jan +370.00 (SELL 1st SPORTING GIJON GOAL 10 points at 53)
6 Jan -60.00 (SELL 3rd MATCH GOAL 15 points at 74)
7 Jan -160.00 (BUY BOOKINGS 20 points at 38)
9 Jan -280 (BUY BOOKINGS 20 points at 28)
10 Jan +84 (BUY CORNERS 30 points at 11.2)
12 Jan -560 (BUY 1st MATCH GOAL 20 points at 37)
13 Jan -500 (BUY BOOKINGS 20 points at 45)
14 Jan -780 (SELL 1st MILLWALL GOAL 20 points at 51)
16 Jan +540 (SELL 1st SUNDERLAND GOAL 20 points at 67)
17 Jan -360.00 (SELL 3rd MATCH GOAL 30 points at 78)
17 Jan -75.00 (BUY TOTAL GOALS 50 points at 2.5)
18 Jan -330.00 (SELL 3rd MATCH GOAL 30 points at 79)
19 Jan -690.00 (BUY BOOKINGS 30 points at 33)
20 Jan -450.00 (BUY BOOKINGS 30 points at 35)
23 Jan +1080.00 (SELL 3rd MATCH GOAL 30 points at 77)
24 Jan +690.00 (BUY BOOKINGS 30 points at 52)
25 Jan -510.00 (BUY BOOKINGS 30 points at 37)

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