💎 Gem Bet: Ibrahima Konate - Over 0.5 Fouls Committed @ 1.80 (Bet365)

This gem is best priced with bet365. Sign up here and get £30 in free bets when you back this gem with £10.

Konate hasn’t been at his best so far this season. He was a bit better against Arsenal in controlling the threat of Viktor Gyokeres but he has looked a little shaky in the other Premier League matches so far.

This could be due to the fact that Konate is reportedly inching closer to a move to Real Madrid in the summer, following the path that Trent Alexander-Arnold took just a few months ago.

Konate has committed three fouls across his three Premier League appearances so far this season and should be in the limelight to commit a foul again here seeing as Burnley’s main threat will come in transition.

Liverpool’s defensive line will push up quite high here as most of the game is played in Burnley’s half. This will leave Konate and the rest of the Liverpool backline a little exposed to the threat that the Clarets will pose on the counter attack. This was the case in Liverpool’s game against Crystal Palace in which Konate committed two fouls and was shown a yellow card. 

Konate committed 27 fouls across his 30 Premier League starts last season (0.95 per 90) which is a solid record for a centre back and much higher than Van Dijk’s foul average from last season. This also tells us that Konate is more likely to engage in duels with opposition attackers than his centre back partner. 

There is decent value when backing this selection with Bet365, the exact same angle is priced as low as 1.33 with other major bookmakers.