Liverpool v Real Madrid

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In one of the most attractive looking fixtures on Matchday 5 in this week's Champions League, Liverpool play host to Real Madrid at Anfield with the English top flight hosts sitting top of both the Premier League and Champions League tables heading into Wednesday night's clash.

Liverpool claimed a fifth win on the trot in all competitions on Sunday when they recorded a 3-2 win away from home against lowly Southampton which followed previous victories in the Premier League against Brighton and Aston Villa, along with a rousing 4-0 home win against German club Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League.

The bigger picture paints an even more impressive sequence of results for The Reds as they have collected no fewer than 13 wins within their last 14 matches overall in all competitions which includes winning their opening four games of this season's Champions League campaign on the trot.

Important victories gained in this elite European club competition consist of wins against AC Milan 3-1, Bologna 2-0, RB Leipzig 1-0 and the aforementioned 4-0 rout of Bayer Leverkusen which have helped Arne Slot's side to the top of the Champions League table.

Real Madrid captured a second win on the trot in the Spanish top flight over the weekend when Carlo Ancelotti's side registered a convincing 3-0 win away from home at Leganes which followed a comprehensive 4-0 victory at home against Osasuna.

However, recent results overall have seen a possible chink in Real Madrid's armour as the visitors were previously dealt back-to-back defeats by Barcelona 4-0 and AC Milan 3-1 respectively, thus calling into question as to whether the Spanish visitors are capable of disrupting Liverpool's steady momentum of late.

In addition, Real Madrid have won twice but also lost twice within their opening four games of this season's Champions League campaign which have placed Ancelotti's side in 18th place in the Champions League table overall.

Victories gained over Stuttgart 3-1 and Borussia Dortmund 5-2, both of which were achieved on home soil at the Bernabeu Stadium have been offset by being handed defeats by Lille and AC Milan, the latter being a 3-1 loss at home.

The goals market appeals once again from Real Madrid's perspective as seven out of the Spaniards last 10 games overall have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Liverpool v Real Madrid Verdict

Standing in Liverpool's way of securing a fifth win on the trot in this competition are the Spanish La Liga champions Real Madrid, so the goals market may be the most prudent option here especially as six out of Liverpool's last 10 matches overall have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Three of the last six meetings have produced three goals or more.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.57

Other side bets worth considering:

Liverpool win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.37

Correct Score: Liverpool 2-1 @ 8.50