Liverpool vs. Norwich City – Betting Tips and Premier League Preview

The long-awaited weekend has come – Premier League starts this Friday! The fans across the globe are anxious to see the most interesting and exciting football competition in the world. The inaugural game of the season takes place in Liverpool at the famous Anfield Road, where Reds host the newbies in the league, Norwich City. It is expected from the reigning European champions to win this match, but we’ve often seen some unrealistic situations in the Premiership, especially when Liverpool plays.

The latest test of Klopp’s team before the start of the campaign was last Sunday when they faced Manchester City. In a thrilling ending, they couldn’t manage to turn the result completely, and the contest ended 1-1. Liverpool would later lose after penalties, and the Community Shield trophy stayed at the Etihad Stadium. But following the match, the German manager was impressed with the way his team played the last half an hour and how they pressured the reigning champions. We need to add that Sadio Mane’s absence was a huge minus for Liverpool, who played without one of the best strikers in the world. Regarding the efficiency, the game against Sky-Blues was the only one since they started preparing for the upcoming campaign in which we didn’t see at least three goals. Five out of six during that period saw both L’Pool and the rivals netting.

Norwich City is an old face among the Premiership clubs, but who happened to have a brief stint in the Championship. The Canaries were a club who played efficient matches during the last season and continued with that trend during the preseason friendlies. Only the latest encounter against Toulouse which ended with their 1-0-win saw fewer than 2.5 scores. Norwich played six test matches, and four of them finished with four or more goals on both sides. They are one of the biggest favourites for the relegation, but still, that could all change during the season.

Team News

Mane is back, and the Senegalese’s presence will be felt immediately have no doubt about it. He was tied first on the tops goalscoring list last season, and his impact on the pitch is enormous. Liverpool’s Clyne won’t be in the protocol because of his knee injury.

On the other side, there aren’t any important pieces of information which might affect our evaluation of the Canaries.

Prediction

The Reds are heavy favourites here, and Norwich really looks like an easy victim for them. But the odds on hosts triumph, in this case, are very low, and the profit is not significant. Because of that, we are recommending to bet on Liverpool’s more confident victory. For example, we will choose Reds to win with an Asian handicap, -1.75. Unibet has a solid offer there, sitting at 11/20, which is good when looking at the quality difference of these sides.

The second proposal is over 1.5 goals in the first halftime. Norwich might defend, but they too love to come out at try to attack. Just look at their results which we mentioned. A high number of goals are involved in each of them. On the other side, there is no need to talk about Liverpool and his playing style. Bet365 doubles your money on this bet, with the odds 1/1.