BIRMINGHAM VS LIVERPOOL BETTING PREDICTIONS AND LATEST TIPS
We've got a solid-looking Sunday fixture in the English Premier League as two teams who could both use three points face off at St Andrews. There are some quality prices available on this one and you would suspect that both teams will consider this to be a winnable fixture.
For Birmingham, these are the type of matches that they took points from last year and they'll be deploying a game plan likely based around grabbing an early goal and then defending deep while catching the Reds on the break.
Liverpool are considered the outright favourites to get the away victory and you can back them at a 5/4 price while the host side are available at a 12/5 listing. A draw would reward at 11/5.
Bet365 has a full 100+ markets on this one and a quick examination of the odds definitely reveals that this one is more of a toss-up than meets the eye.
The favoured correct score result is a 1-1 draw and that trades at 5/1 while a 1-0 victory to Liverpool pays out at 6/1. A 1-0 victory for the Blues can be backed at a competitive 15/2 and that shows that they're right in this one.
A 2-1 result to Liverpool is sitting at 17/2 while a 2-1 to Birmingham is available at 11/1.
The bookies don't favour many goals in this one with the 2.5 over/under set at 6/5 for the over and the under is listed at 13/20.
Liverpool to win the match on a (-1.0) handicap is trading at 7/2 while a Birmingham (+1.0) result is priced out at 4/7.
Fernando Torres' odds to score against Birmingham are listed at even money with David Ngog at 2/1. Steven Gerrard is well-priced at 9/4 to score at any point while Ryan Babel is worth backing at 11/4.
Roy Hodgson has reportedly told Babel that he's got until Christmas to prove his worth to the team, so you could see him getting a few starts between now and then.
Liverpool will be relying heavily on Fernando Torres and if Birmingham can shut off the supply to him and then keep Steven Gerrard marked out of the game, Liverpool could certainly struggle.