Carabao Cup bet builders: Diogo Jota to score in 2-1 win
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Fresh off the back of FA Cup action this weekend, which culminated yesterday with Manchester United beating to Wigan Athletic, we remain focused on domestic cup action in England with the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup taking place over the course of the week, and we’re sharing our bet builder tips.
In the first game, which takes place on tonight, Chelsea travel to the Riverside Stadium to take on surprise package Middlesbrough, who will be hoping to win the competition for the first time since 2004, when it was named the Carling Cup.
Tomorrow night, it’s an all Premier League affair as 2022 winners Liverpool host Fulham., where neutral fans will be hoping for a repeat of the 4-3 classic we were treated to at Anfield on December 3, where Trent Alexander-Arnold inspired a comeback for the Reds after Jurgen Klopp’s men found themselves 3-2 down in the 80th minute.
Carabao Cup bet builder tips
Ahead of the games, Ladbrokes shares its four bet builder picks for both ties, with Diogo Jota to score in a 2-1 Liverpool victory being the pick of the bunch.
But before that, let’s start with Chelsea’s trip to Middlesbrough…
Over 2.5 match goals, Chelsea to score first in the first half and win both halves
Chelsea dispatched of Championship opposition Preston North End 4-0 on Saturday afternoon, with goals from Raheem Sterling, Enzo Fernandez, Thiago Silva and Armando Broja helping send the Blues into the fourth round.
Tonight, Chelsea face lower league opposition once again in the form of Middlesbrough, and we’re predicting an equally comfortable evening for Mauricio Pochettino’s men.
The price for the bet, has over 2.5 match goals being scored, Chelsea winning both halves and the Blues to score first in the first half, is currently 4/1, and could represent good value with the 2021 Champions League winners likely fielding a strong line-up as they looks to secure a trophy of some kind this campaign.
Over 2.5 goals match goals & Fulham to open the scoring in the first half
There were seven goals the last time Liverpool hosted Fulham, with there being four goals and then two goals in the two matches played between the two sides in the Premier League last season, so we’re kicking off with goals for this one.
Fulham are in good goal scoring form, putting three past Liverpool last month, scoring two against Arsenal on New Year’s Eve, and boasting two 5-0 wins over Nottingham Forest and West Ham in back-to-back games last month.
And with Liverpool’s incredible attacking talent, even with Mohamed Salah busy representing Egypt in the African Cup of Nations, we’re backing more than 2.5 goals to be scored in the game at Anfield tomorrow night, but with Fulham to open the scoring in the first half, at the price of 9/2.
Chelsea to score over 1.5 goals, win without conceding, and a goal to be scored in the first half
Middlesbrough have done well to make it to the semi-final of the Carabao Cup, but given the quality of Chelsea’s squad, which shouldn’t be too surprising considering the money Todd Boehly spent to put it together, they’ll likely be too much for the Championship side to deal with later on today.
As such, we’re suggesting a bet of Chelsea to score over 1.5 goals, to win without conceding, and for a goal to be scored in the first half, all at the price of 19/5.
Diogo Jota to score first & Liverpool to win 2-1
The punchiest of the tips on this list, we’re penning Liverpool’s game with Fulham tomorrow night to be all about Diogo Jota.
The striker didn’t start in Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Arsenal on Sunday night, so we expect him to start from the off at Anfield on Wednesday. Jota came off the bench with the score at 0-0 in the FA Cup third round, playing a vital role in Luis Diaz’s winner, and he could play an even bigger role for the Reds in the Carabao Cup,
We’re pegging him to end up with the first goal of the game against Fulham though, but that’s not all, as we’re predicting Klopp’s side to win 2-1 on the night, all at the price of 22/1.
All odds and markets are correct as of the date of publication.
