Spurs' matches are full of surprises!
Tottenham has been the most unusual team in the Premier League this season. Before this weekend, only Chelsea scored more goals than Spurs, 37 and 36. On the other hand, only Liverpool and Arsenal conceded fewer goals than Spurs, Pool 13, Arsenal 15, and Spurs 19. Spurs' goal difference of +17 is the third-best in the entire league. Despite their excellent goal statistics, Spurs are only 11th in the league before this weekend. When they win they do win with an unnecessarily big margin!
In the xG-table they are however 5th, 7 xPts behind their visitors, and that kind of a gap is not much given that they are playing at home.
The Spurs are entertainingly uneven. For true fans of the team, it is certainly also infuriating. The Spurs recently beaten Southampton 5-0 in the league and, in November, Manchester City 4-0 and Aston Villa 4-1, but they have also lost, for example, to Bournemouth, Ipswich, and Crystal Palace. In short, they lose vs teams they should not, but it also gives us a clue where they are at their best, in counters, and without the ball possession! Today the ball possession will be all Liverpool.
The team is uneven even within a single match. They were already two goals ahead against Brighton and Chelsea but lost both games! Amazingly fun!
There are all sorts of other entertaining things happening in Spurs' matches these days. Last week they beat Manchester United 4-3 in the League Cup. The last goal of the match came when Heung-min Son first slowed down and feigned a leg injury, then dragged himself to give a corner, and then put the corner straight into the goal.
Team news:
Spurs' list of absences is long. At least Davies, Romero, van de Ven, Vicario, Moore, Odobert are out sick, and Richarlison and Bentancur are still suspended.
At Liverpool there is basically no one injured, they are do something right with training and recovery. Of course, some luck is needed to avoid injuries. Bradley and Konate are probably unavailable.
Liverpool have been anything but inconsistent. They are ahead of Chelsea and Arsenal at the top of the league, and they have not slipped much this season. September's home defeat to Nottingham can be considered one of those, but Nottingham has subsequently shown that they are one of the better teams in the league, and there will be an odd loss to all teams to all competitions, eventually. It is still football and only the goals count.
Liverpool are of course the clear favourites in this match, but their odds of winning are set far too low and a 1.50 or so is a shameful odd to take. Please do not do that! Arsenal were given odds of around 2.50 for Tottenham away and around 2.00 for Chelsea, and Liverpoool is not that much better than them. They are good also on the road, but not unbeatable. They have drawn recently away at Arsenal and Newcastle, and 4 times in last 5 away matches they have conceded at least once. It is likely to happen also today.
Good luck friends, enjoy the game!
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热刺的比赛充满了惊喜！
热刺是本赛季英超最不寻常的球队。在本周末之前，只有切尔西的进球数比热刺多，分别是37球和36球。另一方面，只有利物浦和阿森纳丢球数比热刺少，利物浦13球，阿森纳15球，热刺19球。马刺队+17的净胜球在全联盟排名第三。尽管他们的进球数据非常出色，但在本周末之前，热刺仅排在联赛第11位。当他们获胜时，他们确实以不必要的大比分获胜！
然而，在积分榜上，他们排在第5位，落后客队7个百分点，考虑到他们是在主场比赛，这样的差距并不算大。
马刺的阵容参差不齐。对于该队的忠实球迷来说，这当然也令人愤怒。热刺最近在联赛中5-0击败了南安普顿，在11月，他们4-0击败了曼城，4-1击败了阿斯顿维拉，但他们也输给了伯恩茅斯、伊普斯维奇和水晶宫。简而言之，他们输给了他们不应该输给的球队，但这也给了我们一个线索，让我们知道他们在哪里处于最佳状态，在反击方面，在没有控球权的情况下！今天控球权属于利物浦。
这支队伍即使在一场比赛中也参差不齐。他们在对阵布莱顿和切尔西时已经领先两球，但两场比赛都输了！令人惊讶的是乐趣!
最近热刺的比赛中还发生了其他各种有趣的事情。上周他们在联赛杯中以4-3击败曼联。孙兴慜先是放慢速度，假装腿部受伤，然后拖着身体发出角球，然后直接将角球射进球门，这是本场比赛的最后一个进球。
团队新闻:
热刺的缺阵名单很长。至少戴维斯、罗梅罗、范德文、维萨里奥、摩尔、奥多伯特都因病缺阵，而理查利森和本坦库尔仍然停赛。
在利物浦，基本上没有人受伤，他们在训练和恢复方面做得很好。当然，避免受伤需要一些运气。布拉德利和科纳特可能无法上场。
利物浦一点也不不稳定。他们在联赛中领先切尔西和阿森纳，本赛季他们的排名也没有下滑太多。9月主场输给诺丁汉的比赛可以被认为是其中之一，但诺丁汉随后证明了他们是联赛中更好的球队之一，最终所有球队在所有比赛中都会出现奇怪的失利。这仍然是足球，只有进球才重要。
利物浦当然是这场比赛中最受欢迎的球队，但是他们的胜率太低了，1.50左右的胜率是一个可耻的奇数。请不要这样做！阿森纳客场赢热刺的*约为2.50，切尔西的*约为2.00，而利物浦也不比他们强多少。他们在客场也不错，但不是不可战胜的。他们最近在客场战平了阿森纳和纽卡斯尔，在过去的5场客场比赛中，他们有4场至少丢了一次球。今天也可能发生这种情况。
祝朋友们好运，享受比赛！
