Liverpool vs. Nottingham Forest Betting Tips: Back Mac Allister to be carded at Anfield
Liverpool will look to continue their impressive start to the campaign as they welcome Nottingham Forest to Anfield on Sunday, Here at bettingodds.com we’ve previewed the action and have provided two tips that we feel represent good value in the betting markets.
The Reds tore through Toulouse on Thursday in the Europa League in a 5-1 win to make it four games unbeaten across all competitions (W3 L1). Heading into gameweek 10 in the Premier League, Liverpool are just three points behind table-toppers Tottenham at this early stage and can be backed at just 5/1 to go on and lift the trophy in May.
Nottingham Forest have only lost one of their last six top-flight, however, four of their last five have ended in the points being shared. Their only defeat in that time came against Manchester City and it does look as though progress has been made at The City Ground since last season.
Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest Tips
Liverpool have an impeccable record at Anfield in the Premier League with just one loss in the last six seasons when fans have been in attendance. With that in mind, bookmakers go just 1/4 that they get the win against Forest and for our main bet of the afternoon, we are backing Mo Salah to get on the scoresheet.
Salah bagged himself a brace in the win over Everton and in his most recent 13 Premier League matches at Anfield, he has contributed to a total of 17 goals, with 3 assists and 14 goals. He now stands just four goal involvements away from the Anfield record in the Premier League, which is currently held by Steven Gerrard with 120 involvements (69 goals and 51 assists).
There has been an increase in cards shown in the Premier League due to tighter regulations from referees with a no-nonsense approach to dissent and time-wasting. In the 2022/23 the average cards per game shown in top-flight matches was 3.6, however since the start of the 2023/24 campaign that figure has risen to 4.6 per game.
Alexis Mac Allister is the player we are targeting to find their way into the book on Sunday. The World Cup winner has been shown a card in four of his nine Premier League appearances so far this term (3 yellow 1 red). Mac Allister is averaging a healthy 1.9 fouls per game this term, giving away at least two in three of his last four appearances. BetMGM go 9/2 for a card on Sunday, while other firms go as short as 5/2.
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