Football betting tips: Champions League<\/p>\n
2pts Ibrahima Konate 1+ total shots at 6\/4 (Coral, Ladbrokes)<\/p>\n
1pt Ibrahima Konate to score anytime at 14\/1 (General)<\/p>\n
Sky Bet odds<\/a> | Paddy Power<\/a> | Betfair<\/a><\/p>\n Kick-off: 20:00 GMT, TuesdayTV: Amazon Prime Video<\/p>\n This is a fixture which has quickly established itself as one of Europe’s best.<\/p>\n Having faced off on five occasions across a nine-year period between 2009 and 2018, Liverpool meet Real Madrid for the seventh time since April 2021 on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n The Reds desperately needed the win over Aston Villa<\/a> on Saturday. Not just to get their domestic season back on track but to also try and claw back some confidence ahead of the Spanish giants’ arrival at Anfield.<\/p>\n Real are on a six-game winning run. In fact they’ve won 13 of 14 across all competitions this season, the only game they didn’t being the surprise 5-2 defeat to Atletico Madrid<\/a> at the end of September.<\/p>\n This thriving attack should more than fancy their chances of victory though. It’s a contest in which strong arguments can be made for all three outcomes.<\/p>\n One route to success for Liverpool though should be set-pieces. This is where they will hold a clear advantage. <\/p>\n For all of Real’s quality, corners and free-kicks have been a successful route for an opponent to find a way through their defence. A lack of physicality a factor behind this. <\/p>\n Looking into the aerial duels won statistic, Real sit 16th of 20 in Spain’s top-flight. From the ten goals they’ve conceded in the league, four of those have been from set-pieces. They’re also 26th of 36 for aerials won in the Champions League.<\/p>\n The prices have therefore impacted Virgil van Dijk<\/a>‘s line in an attacking sense, but not so much on IBRAHIMA KONATE, with 6\/4 on a single shot at 14\/1 for a goal on offer.<\/p>\n The centre-back has become a regular in the shots market in recent weeks. He’s seen a shot coming in five of his last seven in the Premier League alongside each of the three Champions League outings. <\/p>\n He struck in the 5-1 thrashing of Eintracht Frankfurt<\/a> on the last matchday. But then it’s hardly a surprise when we consider how aerially dominant he can be.<\/p>\n Across the previously mentioned seven-game league run, Konate<\/a>‘s won at least six aerial duels in in four of those. The Real defence will struggle to contain both him and Van Dijk.<\/p>\n Both of them average around double the aerials won in league games compared to \u00c9der Milit\u00e3o<\/a> while Dean Huijsen<\/a>‘s on 2.4. For comparison, Van Dijk’s returning 4.7 while Konate’s on 3.8.<\/p>\n The Real priority will potentially be on stopping Van Dijk in these situations too, giving Konate an ‘easier’ run at the weaker defender in the air.<\/p>\n The bookmakers are setting the Liverpool corners line at 5.5. Getting close to this and above would certainly be ideal for the picks.<\/p>\n Odds correct at 1145 GMT (03\/11\/25)<\/p>\n More from Sporting LifeSafer gambling<\/p>\n We are committed in our support of safer gambling. 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