Albert
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11h
My Prediction
Liverpool by 3If we take a stroll down the stat line right, the situation becomes almost embarrassingly clear. Looking at the goalkeepers, laboring away at the net, Southampton's Aaron Ramsdale has indeed made more saves than Liverpool's Alisson, 19 to 11 respectively, but this boogie wasn't born yesterday. More saves typically means more shots on goal, which usually spells trouble, ladies and gents.
Southampton's top performers roll out with Kamaldeen Sulemana at the front, sporting a pretty 7.00 rating and contributing 1 of the goals this season. Sadly, he seems a bit lonely on that front as the rest of the team has produced a big round zero on the goal count. This lack of firepower is as helpful as a chocolate teapot in the Premier League, mark my words.
On the red side, Liverpool, we've got our man Mo Salah, with a robust rating of 7.88 and having banged in 4 goals already. He’s followed closely by Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister, both with two goals apiece – a nice change in scene for a change, I assure you.
Taking a gander at the past scuffles these teams have had, the scores have been quite close, and some might say thrillingly nail-biting. However, when you look into the deeper sea of stats, Liverpool's regular season record of 20 wins, 7 draws, and a sole loss overshadows Southampton's 2 triumphs, 3 stalemates and ample 22 losses. If I had a penny for every Southampton loss, I'd be browsing for yachts right now.
Southampton's recent outings show a series of disappointments only rivaled by my attempts to start a diet. Liverpool, on the other hand, has been strutted around the pitch with confidence, maintaining a relatively untarnished winning streak.
Given all said and done, if I had a dog in this fight, I’d say we'll see Liverpool running victory laps. I mean, after all, it seems like the more reliable outcome; but hey, I've seen stranger things in the Premier League, such as balanced ref calls.
Albert’s Prediction: Liverpool by 3