Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Liverpool and Chelsea who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
League leaders The Reds look to widen the gap on the followers, when going up against The Blueson Sunday. Defending their position at the top is of high priority, but The Blues are fighting for a place inside the top four, when they meet at Anfield.
The Reds enjoy the view from the top of the table with 18 points after seven matches. The Blues find themselves positioned as number 4 in the Premier League with 14 points following seven rounds.
Team form: Liverpool vs Chelsea
Liverpool Form
Liverpool swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 1-2 against Wolverhampton. They went on to defeat Bologna 2-0 and made it three on the spin against Crystal Palace in a 0-1 victory. Liverpool won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Premier League, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 14 goals and conceded four times.
Chelsea Form
In their three most recent outings, Chelsea won 4-2 and 4-2 against Brighton and Gent, before drawing 1-1 against Nottingham Forest. Chelsea have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six away matches in the Premier League. They remained undefeated as they also drew once, while scoring 17 and conceding seven goals.
Betting stats and facts for Liverpool and Chelsea
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Liverpool and Chelsea played across all tournaments.
- Liverpool have won 11 of the last 13 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Liverpool have won 6 of the last 7 matches in the Premier League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 7 Liverpool matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Liverpool have won 6 of the last 7 matches in the Premier League and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Liverpool have won 6 of the last 8 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 Chelsea away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Chelsea have won the last 4 matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 Chelsea away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Chelsea have won the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Chelsea have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 3.5 goals
Players on top: Liverpool vs Chelsea
Cole Palmer look like great value to find the back of the net this coming Sunday, having hit the target six times in recent Premier League matches for Chelsea. His total for the season says six goals scored in this Premier League campaign. With five goals lately for Liverpool in the Premier League, Luis Diaz is also a player worth mentioning.
Betting markets: Liverpool vs Chelsea
Full-time result
Liverpool claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Chelsea won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing four in this series of matches. Chelsea remained unbeaten in their last 6 games on the bounce. Chelsea didn’t lose any of their 6 most recent away games. Liverpool have not lost to Chelsea in 9 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Liverpool scored first in six of their last ten home games. Chelsea scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Liverpool were able to win six of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Liverpool, who scored an average of 2.3 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Chelsea, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.8 times goals per game.
Recommended tip: Liverpool vs Chelsea
To sum up, the upcoming match between Liverpool and Chelsea seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Premier League game.
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