England EFL Cup, quarterfinals. Today, there won't be the usual match between Aston Villa and Liverpool. For a victory by the leaders of the English league, we would get an odds of 8. But all this is because Liverpool has to play in two tournaments at the same time: the EFL Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. For this reason, today we need to see what both teams will put on the field and what their motivation will be to advance in the tournament.
Starting with Aston Villa, they will field a competitive lineup today and will make every effort to advance to the next stage. Representing the home team should be: Nyland; Elmohamady, Konsa, Hause, Taylor; Lansbury, Luiz, McGinn; Jota, Kodjia, Trezeguet, which means they will play with a 1-2 lineup. Speaking of Liverpool, today we will see a very unusual lineup. Representing the team should be: Kelleher; Hoever, Van den Berg, Clayton, Larouci; Chirivella, Dixon-Bonner, Kane; Elliott, Brewster, Longstaff with coach Neil Critchley at the helm. Completely unheard names, youngsters, who could be described as perhaps the 3-4 Liverpool lineup. Looking at these lineups, it's not surprising why the match odds are set this way. What should we expect in this situation? We think goals. Aston Villa should press and attack Liverpool's youngsters from the start of the match. And Liverpool's lineup also has talent, which, feeling no pressure and given the opportunity to show themselves, can score a goal or two. Looking a bit from a statistical perspective, Aston Villa's Premier League match goal average is 3.1, which means they are a favorable team for “overs” and have a lot of potential in attack and somewhat less in defense.
So, the England EFL Cup, knowing the current situation of the teams, we believe that Aston Villa is capable and will strive to advance to the next stage, but we cannot discount the talented Liverpool youngsters. We expect goals from both teams and a high-scoring match, good luck.
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