Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Liverpool and Chelsea who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Liverpool welcome Chelsea at Anfield in round 36 of the Premier League campaign. Only three matches remain this season, and important points are at stake on Saturday.
Ranked as number 4 in the Premier League standings, Liverpool, have so far collected 58 points this season, while Chelsea collected 48 points. This puts them up as number 9 after 35 rounds.
Team form: Liverpool vs Chelsea
Liverpool Form
Liverpool hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Everton by 1-2, before winning 3-1 against Crystal Palace. The streak ended in a recent 3-2 defeat against Manchester United. Liverpool won four of their last six Premier League matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded seven and scored 16 goals.
Chelsea Form
In their previous three outings, Chelsea lost 3-0 against Brighton, beat Leeds 1-0 and lost 1-3 against Nottingham Forest. Chelsea won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored 11 goals whilst conceding 11.
Betting 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.
- In 6 of the last 8 Liverpool matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Liverpool have won 5 of the last 7 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Liverpool have won 3 of the last 4 matches in the Premier League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Liverpool have won 3 of the last 4 home matches in the Premier League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 15 of the last 17 Chelsea away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Chelsea have lost the last 5 matches in a row in the Premier League while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Chelsea have lost 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Chelsea have lost the last 5 matches in a row in the Premier League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 7 Chelsea away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Liverpool vs Chelsea
Mohamed Salah has been great for Liverpool lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Chelsea are optimistic that Joao Pedro doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.
Popular markets: Liverpool vs Chelsea
Full-time result
Liverpool won seven of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Anfield. They drew one and lost two as well, while Chelsea won five of their last 10 games away. They drew zero and lost five. Chelsea lost 6 matches on the bounce. Liverpool have not lost to Chelsea in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Liverpool scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Interestingly, Chelsea scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Liverpool managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Chelsea have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Liverpool.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Liverpool’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Chelsea, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.1 times goals per game themselves. Liverpool scored at least one goal in their last 14 matches.
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