With their minds on the present, namely the imminent first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final, and with an eye on the recent past (the Premier League precedent at the end of December), Tottenham and Liverpool face each other again, again in North London, with the first half of Wembley up for grabs. Both Spurs and Reds had, in the last round of the Premier League, two non-trivial challenges against, respectively, Newcastle and Manchester United and they did not win them. For Tottenham, a home defeat has arrived which complicates an already very difficult situation and which therefore, in reaching the final of the Carabao Cup, would find a fundamental resource, while for Liverpool, a draw has arrived which, however, does not alter the leadership always fixed at the reassuring margin of 6 points (with a game still to play) over Arsenal. The 3-6 with which Slot's team recently prevailed against their opponents will not be forgotten when referee Attwell is going to blow the starting whistle and will further ignite the contest which promises to be, once again, tough but full of technique and competitive spirit.

Tottenham's shape and key statistics

The 1-2 defeat suffered against Newcastle further lowers Tottenham's morale and makes their recent record even more barren, which, in the last 5, says 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Spurs will therefore have to rely on the standard exhibited so far in the Carabao Cup where they have achieved 3 successes in 3 games with 2 of these 3 have been anything but trivial, against the two Manchester teams: City and United.

For Spurs, not bad, still the offensive production that both in the League Cup and in the Premier League is seeing the team score a lot but there are 30 goals conceded in the 20 Premier League games played which makes an average of 1.5 really high to "control".

Liverpool's shape and key statistics

It might have been the early tombstone on the Premier League, the victory that Liverpool missed out on in the final minutes against Manchester United but the Reds remain first, stable, with a +6 in the standings that could potentially be +9 on the closest pursuer Arsenal

The draw, however, extends Liverpool's unbeaten streak, which now rises to 24, a streak that, precisely in the 3-6 of the championship against Tottenham, saw one of its most significant pages.

Given that perhaps it doesn't seem like it, is that, away from home this season, Liverpool are doing even better: in 14 away games they have achieved 12 wins and 2 draws. The last time, then, that Liverpool failed to score away from Anfield, it was right where at Anfield they were very close: at Goodison Park in the derby against Everton and it was in April 2024.

Match Prediction and Tactical Overview

Saying that Tottenham's motivations could be superior to those of Liverpool is perhaps a risk but it seems linear to attest that the Spurs' attack, especially at home, can compete with that of the Reds or at least be able to counterattack. Also mindful of the pyrotechnic 3-6 of the first leg which in reality was a greater Liverpool domination than the result suggests, the BetMines prediction indicates that the two teams to score are the preferred eventuality.

• The BetMines algorithm prediction for the Tottenham - Liverpool match predicts that both teams will score at least one goal at 73%
• The BetMines algorithm prediction for the Tottenham - Liverpool match predicts that at least one of the two teams will not score at 27%

Tottenham - Liverpool predicted lineups

Tottenham (4-2-3-1): Austin; Pedro Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Spence; Bissouma, Sarr; Johnson, Maddison, Son; Solanke. Coach: Postecoglou.

Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Alexander – Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Gravenberch Mac Allister; Salah, Jones, Gakpo; Jota. Coach: Slot