Liverpool host Accrington Stanley in FA Cup mismatch
Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley - 11/01/2025
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This match is not that important for Liverpool, but they’re still very likely to win it because Accrington is not even close to their level.
Arne Slot elected to send out most of his first team against Tottenham in the League Cup, meaning that players like Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo are likely going to sit out this one against Accrington.
These players have played a lot of football lately and they need some rest time, so expect Liverpool to send out a pretty mixed squad with very few first-team regulars. Even so, they’re still the much stronger squad and will be playing at Anfield.
That means that this should largely be an easy job, though keep reading our Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley preview to find out if it will unfold as expected.
Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley preview
Liverpool team form
Liverpool have been in strong form overall, though they have now failed to win two matches in a row. The one against United stings more because they conceded two goals in rather stupid fashion.
Their loss to Tottenham might be aggravating as well, but it’s not that problematic because there will be a second match at Anfield where they can turn things around. Still, they failed to score against a pretty lacklustre Tottenham side, which is a problem.
They shouldn’t have those types of problems against this lower-league side, but sometimes things can get odd in the Cup. Overall, though, expect Liverpool to come out motivated and kill the game off early.
Accrington Stanley team form
Accrington Stanley is a team from the fourth English League and that just means that they shouldn’t expect much at Anfield. Even if the home team sends out a weak squad, they are still a much stronger side.
There is some reason for optimism for Accrington because they have played solidly recently. They’re on a two-match winning streak, which is a lot better than how they played before that. In general, they’ve had a pretty poor season and are still in the relegation battle.
What can they really do at Anfield? It’s an interesting question, but the answer is rather simple. They can’t do much no matter what kind of squad Slot sends out.
Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley prediction
This match won’t see the biggest stars of Liverpool play, but it should still see a couple of goals because even the reserves for Liverpool are super-quality players. Players like Harvey Elliot are more than enough to carry the Liverpool team to victory.
The visiting team should relish the chance to play on the iconic Anfield, but they are not likely to come away victorious. However, our algorithm predicts that they will find their way to the back of the net and give travelling fans something to cheer about.
All stats point to this being a rather easy win for Liverpool, with our predictive analytics putting the final score at 2-1.
This match is not that important for Liverpool, but they’re still very likely to win it because Accrington is not even close to their level.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
FA
622315
1
2 - 1
3.41
2°
1.05
1.05
17.00
29.00
no
no
no
4 - 0(2 - 0)
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