Tottenham - Liverpool Betting Preview: Expect Spurs to put the Reds in their place in a high-scoring encounter

Jul 28, 2012 9:00:00 AM

Both clubs are under new management, but it is Rodgers with the bigger task on his hands. Al Hain-Cole expects Villas-Boas to pass this test with a high-scoring win

Tottenham and Liverpool are both under the control of new managers, and Brendan Rodgers and Andre Villas-Boas will be keen to use these friendly games to get themselves further acquainted with their respective squads.

The Reds boss has certainly shown a willingness to give the youngsters a game, as the late arrival of the Euro 2012 contingent saw a number of unfamiliar faces turn out for the friendlies against FC Toronto and Roma.

The Ulsterman has promised to ease the big names back into the team slowly, making an under-strength Liverpool side slight underdogs at 8/5 (2.60) with Bet365 to record a first win under their new boss.

Villas-Boas called upon the majority of his key players to record a 1-1 draw against LA Galaxy, and his team are expected to have the edge in this one, priced at 6/4 (2.50).

The goalless draw at Anfield in February was the first stalemate between these two sides in 10 games, but you can get odds of 9/4 (3.25) on another one taking place on Saturday.

Like most pre-season friendlies, the match is sure to be littered with substitutions, and this can have an unsettling effect on defences.

Each of these teams' first two warm-up games have featured two or three goals, and with returning forwards set to pose even more of an attacking threat, this seems more than likely to be the case once again.

You can get even money (2.00) on two or three goals being scored in this one.

Rodgers’ immediate aim is to close the gap on fourth-placed Spurs and qualify for the Champions League, but Liverpool are still a way behind the north London club.

At such an early stage in the Reds’ transition, Tottenham’s superior quality should be too much for them, and we must expect Spurs to edge it in Baltimore.

At odds of 11/4 (3.75), it is worth backing Villas-Boas’s men to come out on top in a high-scoring encounter, featuring three goals or more.

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2 or 3 total goals at Evens (2.00) with Bet365

Spurs to win and over 2.5 goals at 11/4 (3.75) with Bet365

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Al Hain-Cole is a Liverpool fan, experienced tipster and avid follower of European football. He specialises in accumulators and if you would like to read more from Al you can follow him on Twitter here.

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