Swansea City vs. Liverpool Preview
Where: Liberty Stadium, Swansea
When: Saturday, October 1, 7:30 AM ET
Line: Liverpool -250 at Swansea +490, tie +340; total: 3.0 – view all Premier League soccer lines
TV Broadcast: NBCSN, NBC Universo
Writer’s Pick: Liverpool (-250)
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Betting on Swansea City (+490)
The pressure is definitely mounting for manager Francesco Guidolin. The Swans crashed to their fourth league defeat in their last five matches with a 3-1 loss to Manchester City on Saturday. The Swans simply had no answer for Sergio Aguero who bagged a cool double in his return. Swansea’s tally of four points is their lowest after six matches of a Premier League season. It won’t get any easier for Swansea this coming Saturday as they will next face red-hot Liverpool.
For Swansea to record a major upset this coming weekend, they will need to improve on their play on the offensive end. The Swans have scored just once in their last two league matches. The good news for Guidolin is that Llorente has finally opened his scoring account for Swansea. Llorente’s 13th-minute strike against Manchester City was his first Premier League goal for Swansea City in six appearances for them. This was only the Spaniard’s second goal in 17 league appearances in 2016.
The Swans are pegged at +235 to score first in this match.
Betting on Liverpool (-250)
Liverpool extended their winning streak in the Premier League to three matches with a resounding 5-1 victory over Hull City on Saturday. It was a devastating performance by the Reds who remained five points adrift of leaders Manchester City in the title race. Jurgen Klopp’s men can slice that deficit even further when they face the Swans in a critical clash this coming Saturday. Liverpool will fancy their chances of doing just that as they have fared extremely well against Swansea of late. The Reds have won five of their last six league meetings with the Swans.
For the Reds to continue their dominance, they will need to continue their excellent play on the offensive end. The Reds are the division’s second-top scorers behind Manchester City, with 16 goals in six matches. 11 of those goals have come over their last three league games. Much of the credit for this offensive turnaround should be given to Klopp. Since the German took over last October, the Reds have scored a whopping 71 goals, more than any other side over this period.
Expected to lead the Reds’ attack against Swansea is James Milner. Since the start of last season, the England international has been involved in 20 Premier League goals (8 scored, 12 assisted). That’s more than any other Liverpool player during this period. Milner scored a vital double in the win against Hull. Also expected to contribute this weekend is the red-hot Adam Lallana. He has now scored four goals in his past eight league appearances for Liverpool. They will be licking their chops at the prospect of facing a Swansea defense that has already conceded 10 goals this season, seventh-worst in the Premier League.
The Reds are pegged at -305 to score first in this match.
Writer’s Prediction
Liverpool (-250) extend their winning streak to four games with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Swansea.
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