Carabao Cup semi-final 1st-leg action this midweek as Southampton host Newcastle on Tuesday night, while the cup favourites Manchester United head to Nottingham Forest on Wednesday.
Tuesday 24th January 2023 EFL Cup Semi-Final (1st Leg)
Southampton vs Newcastle 20:00
- Met just once in the League Cup before, 1969 Southampton 4-1 Newcastle
- Played in the Premier League this season, Southampton 1-4 Newcastle
- Newcastle are currently 4 games unbeaten vs Southampton
- 6 of the last 8 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 GOALS
- Newcastle have scored 2+ goals in the last 4 head-to-heads
- Both teams scored in 6 of the last 8 head-to-heads
- Newcastle have won 3 of their last 4 away games at Southampton
- Southampton have won just 1 of their last 6 home games vs Newcastle
- 5 draws in the last 17 head-to-heads
- 9 of the last 16 head-to-heads went OVER 3.5 GOALS
- James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) has scored in 2 of the last 4 head-to-heads
- Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle) has scored in the last 2 head-to-heads
BEST BET: OVER 2.5 GOALS @ 21/20
Wednesday 25th January 2023 EFL Cup Semi-Final (1st Leg)
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United 20:00
- Met 3 times in the League Cup, Man Utd 3, Draws 0, Nottm Forest 0
- Last met in the League Cup in 1992 (Final), Man Utd 1-0 Nottm Forest
- Played in the Premier League this season, Man Utd 3-0 Nottm Forest
- Man Utd are unbeaten in their last 5 away games at Forest
- Man Utd are currently 8 games unbeaten vs Nottm Forest
- Man Utd have scored 2+ goals in their last 7 games vs Nottm Forest
- The last 7 head-to-heads went OVER 2.5 GOALS
- 4 of the last 7 head-to-heads went OVER 3.5 GOALS
- Nottm Forest have scored just 2 goals in the last 5 head-to-heads
- Man Utd have drawn 2 of their last 4 games at Forest 1-1
BEST BET: OVER 2.5 GOALS @ 17/20