Cup winning swagger to prevail at the City Ground!

02/03/2024
16:00 CET

Liverpool travel to the City Ground on Saturday fresh from lifting the Carabao Cup last weekend and will be looking to maintain their position at the Premier League summit.

Jurgen Klopp’s team are top scorers in the Premier League (63 goals) and have the 2nd best defensive record away from home after Arsenal, conceding just 14 goals away from Anfield.

Liverpool beat Forest 3-0 when the sides met at Anfield earlier in the season, with Mo Salah scoring one of the goals.

Liverpool have also scored an average of 2 goals per game in their 13 away matches so far and have won 5 out of their last 6 league games on the road, keeping a clean sheet in 50% of these.

The graphic below shows the away form table based on the last 6 games, ranking Liverpool top.

Klopp’s men have also won 4 out of the last 6 Premier League games away from home by 2 or more clear goals.

Meanwhile Nottingham Forest have lost 14 of their 26 games in the Premier League this season, the 5th highest total.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s team have lost 4 out of their last 6 games on home soil, conceding 11 goals in the process and have conceded the joint 4th highest amount of goals so far this campaign (48 goals).

The graphic below shows Nottingham Forest with the joint 4th highest goals against this season.

On the other hand, Liverpool have scored in every single away game and despite a lengthy injury list, they have shown they still have the strength in depth to maintain their charge at the top of the table.?

They could be boosted by the return of Mo Salah in attack too. The Egyptian has 15 goals from 21 appearances this term and is still the 2nd highest scorer in the league after Erling Haaland and joint 4th for assists (9).

The graphic below shows Mo Salah as the 2nd top goalscorer in the Premier League this season.

Klopp’s side have been relentless so far this campaign and will more than likely have enough firepower to unlock Forest’s shaky defence.

Star Sports offering of 2.4 on a Liverpool win -1 goal handicap could well pay dividends as Klopp’s side continue their pursuit of the title.