Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur: Prediction, Betting Tips and Match Preview

The new season has once again turned into a nightmare for Tottenham. Despite pouring millions into the transfer market, the Spurs have completely forgotten how to score. This attacking crisis demands urgent solutions, but the fixture list has thrown them a brutal curveball: a trip to Anfield to face Liverpool. There is no worse place for a recovery mission—the London side hasn’t tasted victory there in 15 years.

Tactical Analysis: Liverpool

Liverpool’s unbeaten run since the start of the season has stretched to five matches, but there is little reason for the fans to celebrate. Only two wins are on the board: a routine 2-0 against modest Ipswich and a 2-1 Champions League victory over Atlético Madrid. In the other fixtures, the Merseysiders struggled badly against far-from-elite opposition—drawing 2-2 with both Newcastle and Nottingham Forest, followed by a goalless stalemate against Fulham. The one positive sign is a defensive improvement: in their last three outings, the Reds have conceded only once.

Liverpool’s relationship with the League Cup has been erratic. The club tends to alternate between early exits and trophy runs. In 2021/22 and 2023/24 they lifted the trophy, beating Chelsea on both occasions. Then came a painful defeat to Newcastle in the 2024/25 final, and last season they were embarrassingly dumped out by Crystal Palace in the fourth round (0-3). What Andoni Iraola’s side can produce in this cup format remains an open question. However, a statistical pattern is clear: in recent years, Liverpool have not been knocked out of this competition at such an early stage two seasons in a row.

Tactical Analysis: Tottenham

At the start of the new campaign, Tottenham have slipped back into their familiar role as the league’s biggest punchline. A massive transfer window, funded by huge spending, is already looking like money down the drain, and fans are begging the club not for wins but for a single goal. After four Premier League matchdays, the Spurs’ goal column reads a damning zero: losses to Brentford (0-3) and Newcastle (0-2) were followed by two goalless draws against Nottingham Forest and Fulham. The drought is entirely logical—they average only 0.86 xG per game, a figure worse only than Aston Villa’s.

The only outlet for the team came in the previous League Cup round, where Championship side Charlton were thrashed 5-1. It seems the Spurs used up all their attacking ammunition there. Still, this tournament has historically been a rare source of positivity for the London club. Though their last trophy dates back to the distant 2007/08 season, they have since reached three finals and regularly feature in semi-finals and quarter-finals. But given their current goal famine, finding success at Anfield will be an enormous challenge.

Predicted Lineups

Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Mamardashvili – Frimpong, Araujo, Jaquet, Tsimikas – Gravenberch, Szoboszlai – Ngumoha, Wirtz, Gakpo – Isak

Out: Bradley, Chiesa, Ekitike, Leoni (all injured), Gomez (doubtful)

Head coach: Andoni Iraola

Tottenham (4-2-3-1): Kinsky – Porro, Senesi, Davies, Udogie – Bentancur, Bergvall – Kudus, Fernandes, Tel – Solanke

Out: Kulusevski, Mudryk, Odobert, Simons (all injured), Richarlison (not in squad)

Head coach: Roberto De Zerbi

Prediction and Bet

Both teams arrive at this match in questionable form, but the gap between them is still clear. While Liverpool are gradually finding their balance and showing signs of life, Tottenham’s condition is genuinely alarming—their attack looks completely devoid of ideas. Adding to the picture is the Spurs’ enormous mental block at Anfield, where they last won 15 years ago, back in 2011. Since then, the sides have met 17 times on Merseyside: the visitors have managed only five draws and have not even dreamed of a victory. Given their prolonged goal drought, the Londoners are unlikely to break that unpleasant trend. A bet on Liverpool to win at 1.83 looks the way to go.

Total goals prediction: The usual expectations for this fixture lean toward a goal-fest, but the current trends of both teams point in the opposite direction. After a lively start featuring two 2-2 draws, Liverpool quickly tightened up at the back: they have conceded just one goal in their last three matches. Tottenham, meanwhile, have strung together two consecutive goalless draws, and more than three goals have been scored in only one of their five games this season—against lowly Charlton. Our pick: under 3.5 goals at 1.65.