Aston Villa to win at 11/1 seems like a decent gamble and 45.92% of all bettors agree. Looks like a sucker bet to me and Liverpool at 1/3 isn't worth the return. 5/1 for a draw seems to high, expect Liverpool to win.
| To win: | | |
| Aston Villa | 11/1 | 45.92% |
| Liverpool | 1/3 | 43.78% |
| Draw | 5/1 | 10.30% |
A lot of people seem to think Sterling will be the first to score and there's a nice pay off if they're right, but if I was a betting man, I'd go with Balotelli or even Gerrard. Hopefully someone doesn't bet on Studge.
| First goalscorer: | | |
| Sterling | 6/1 | 39.02% |
| Balotelli | 15/4 | 24.39% |
| Weimann | 16/1 | 7.32% |
| Gerrard | 8/1 | 4.88% |
| Coutinho | 10/1 | 4.88% |
| Markovic | 7/1 | |
| Lambert | 7/2 | |
| Agbonlahor | 14/1 | |
| Borini | 6/1 | |
| Henderson | 10/1 | |
| Sturridge | 14/5 | |
The market is giving Aston Villa much of a chance when it comes to the final tally. The lowest odds for the visiting side to win is 1-0 and that's at 25/1. Liverpool at 12/1 for 4-0 looks intriguing and a tiny wager on 6-0 at 50/1 wouldn't hurt. Apparently most bettors think Villa will double their average goals per a match and score twice against Liverpool. It's possible, just not very probable.
| Correct score: | | | |
| Liverpool | 4-2 | 40/1 | 13.89% |
| Liverpool | 3-0 | 17/2 | 11.11% |
| Liverpool | 3-1 | 11/1 | 8.33% |
| Liverpool | 2-0 | 6/1 | |
| Liverpool | 4-0 | 12/1 | |
| Liverpool | 5-0 | 25/1 | |
| Liverpool | 6-0 | 50/1 |
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Bettors overwhelmingly think Balotelli will score at some point in the match and the 19/20 pay off shows it. Even Markovic with a 21/10 return is not that great off odds. Henderson at 4/1 or Lovren at 6/1 look like good wagers to me.
| Anytime scorer: | | |
| Balotelli | 19/20 | 71.43% |
| Lambert | 6/5 | 9.52% |
| Bent | 6/1 | 4.76% |
| Henderson | 4/1 | |
| Lovren | 6/1 | |
| Markovic | 21/10 | |
Balotelli to score 3 is awfully low at 20/1 and there's a great pay-off if either Markovic gets hot or free-kicks and penalties come into play for Gerrard.
| Score hat-trick: | |
| Balotelli | 20/1 |
| Markovic | 80/1 |
| Gerrard | 50/1 |
Balotelli to score a brace is not that great of a payoff either, Markovic and Gerrard seem most likely again but the return is much less. Henderson at 25/1 here seems like a decent wager.
| Two or more goals: | |
| Balotelli | 9/2 |
| Markovic | 14/1 |
| Gerrard | 12/1 |
Bettors and bookmakers agree that Sterling will be Man of the Match, but since the pay-off isn't that great and there usually isn't much money bet on these kind of perks, it could happen. Vlaar at 22/1 though, yeah, good luck. The best bet is probably Balotelli at 6/1, but I like Henderson at 12/1 and Markovic as a long shot at 14/1 though the return isn't that great.
| Man of the match: | | |
| Sterling | 4/1 | 37.50% |
| Vlaar | 22/1 | 25.00% |
| Balotelli | 6/1 | |
| Gerrard | 4/1 | |
| Henderson | 12/1 | |
| Markovic | 14/1 | |
Finally, who do you think will most likely get shown a card? Yeah, me too, and at 3/1 he isn't even the favorite. Hutton and Lucas are, which isn't that surprising.
| Shown a card: | |
| Balotelli | 3/1 |
| Hutton | 7/4 |
| Lucas | 7/4 |
