Liverpool vs Southampton Prediction and Betting Tips: 13/8 and 5/1 picks from Anfield

Four FA Cup fifth round ties take place on Wednesday evening with Liverpool taking on Southampton at Anfield. The game can be seen live on ITV1 kicking off at 8pm and here at bettingodds.com we’ve provided you with our best bets for the encounter.  

On Sunday Liverpool completed the first leg of what could be a historic quadruple in Jurgen Klopp’s final season at the club. The Reds managed to get the better of Chelsea in extra time at Wembley as they lifted the League Cup for a record tenth time in their illustrious history. Liverpool are fancied to make it past Southampton on Tuesday and can be backed at 8/15 in the match result market and 2/7 to advance to the quarter-finals.  

Southampton had put together a remarkable run of 25 games unbeaten, before defeat against Bristol City just over two weeks ago. Saints have now lost three of their last four and have dropped to fourth in the second tier standings, five points away from the automatic promotion places. For those who fancy Southampton to cause an upset at Anfield, 19/4 is available for the win and 11/4 is on show to qualify. 

First up on Merseyside we are backing Liverpool to win the game with both teams getting on the scoresheet. At the time of writing bet365 and BetMGM are the best-priced bookmakers on this selection at 13/8.  

Liverpool are expected to name a heavily rotated side for this clash with several of their young starlets set to start from the off. This may give the visitors more of a chance here than the odds suggest and one stat we are surprised to see is that The Reds have conceded first in 11 of their 26 league matches this season.  

Southampton have scored in 30 consecutive matches across all formats and given the circumstance of this fixture there is plenty of scope for them to get on the scoresheet. Backing Liverpool to win with both teams scoring looks like a wise play at Anfield.  

At 5/1 with bet365 we are taking a punt on Harvey Elliott recording Over 1.5 shots on target. The 20-year-old has shown a real maturity about his game this season and has been a key figure with the injuries that his side have endured this term.  

Elliott may have only scored two goals this season, but over his last two matches he has recorded eight shots with four of those hitting the target. This bet has landed in his last two matches against Chelsea in the League Cup final and against Luton four days prior when he found the net in a 4-1 victory. Betfair and Paddy Power have this same selection priced at just 19/10, so we’d highly recommend taking the much juicer offering that is available with bet365.