Liverpool and Arsenal are bang in the English Premier League title race, with Manchester City’s recent slip-ups giving both teams hope that they can finish top of the pile. The football betting odds illustrate that the bookies give both teams an equal footing, with Jurgen Klopp’s side only favourites on account of playing the game at Anfield.
Liverpool were foot perfect on home soil until a recent goalless draw against Manchester United, a result which was hugely frustrating although they are defensively strong to the extent that just five goals have been conceded in front of their own fans. Therefore, any home win might also involve a clean sheet and this selection offers attractive odds.
Arsenal have won five of their eight away matches this season and their two defeats came away to Newcastle and Aston Villa, with both of these fixtures ending in a 1-0 loss. The bookies make the Gunners marginally shorter in the outright betting when it comes to winning the title, with Kai Havertz having found some recent form.
The German has now scored five goals in the past nine encounters and the attacking midfielder commands a place in the first team, with Arsenal mustering nine shots on target during a 2-0 win over Brighton and limiting their opponents to just one. We think that they are capable of engineering a positive result and it could be a tighter game than the odds suggest.