Liverpool vs Crystal Palace

Selection: Highest scoring half 2^nd half, Jefferson Lerma to be shown a card

15:00 CET 14/04/2024

The Reds will fancy themselves to get back to winning ways in the Premier League after last weekend’s draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford when they face a Palace side who are just five points above the relegation zone.

Jurgen Klopp’s men might have to be patient though as has been the pattern in recent weeks, particularly at Anfield where Liverpool have scored 23 out of 26 goals in the 2^nd half since the turn of the year in the league and domestic cups.

The graphic below shows 32% of The Reds total goals either scored or conceded in the Premier League have occurred in the last fifteen minutes of games. Meanwhile for Oliver Glasner’s Palace this statistic is slightly higher, with 34% of their total goals occurring during minutes 76-90.

Goals By Minute: Liverpool and Crystal Palace’s goals by 10 minutes and 15 minutes

Looking further into the figures, The Eagles have scored 25% of their goals in minutes 76-90 and have conceded an alarming 41% of their total goals during the closing stages of the game.

For Liverpool, they have also scored a staggering 38% of their goals in the last 15 minutes of matches and have conceded 20% of their goals in this time too.

888Sport are offering 2.05 on the highest scoring half being the 2^nd half and given these statistics it wouldn’t be a surprise if this trend continues and we see more goals in the second period of the match.

Another betting market of interest looks to be Jefferson Lerma to be shown a card during the game.

Lerma has already been booked 7 times for The Eagles in 26 appearances this campaign and is 2.62 with Unibet to be brandished another one on Sunday.

The graphic below shows Lerma’s total yellow cards in the Premier League this season, making him Crystal Palace’s 2^nd most booked player this campaign.

The Colombian has had 4 yellow cards from 13 away games so far and 5 cards in his last 12 matches.

Given his role as a tough tackling midfielder and the pace of the game he well find himself on the receiving end of another from referee Chris Kavanagh come full-time at Anfield.