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Liverpool v Chelsea
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Kick Off: Wednesday 31st January at 20:15
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Competition: Premier League
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Watch Live: TNT Sports 1
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Liverpool and Chelsea lock horns at Anfield this evening in what should be a fascinating prelude to next month’s Carabao Cup final. This fixture has a knack for producing draws, however, the Reds are odds-on favourites to snap a seven-game run of stalemates tonight.
Jurgen Klopp’s title-chasers have been razor-sharp at home this season. They are yet to taste defeat on Merseyside, which should provide the toughest of challenges for a Blues outfit still searching for consistency under Mauricio Pochettino.
Below, you can find our usual expert insight, including an array of Liverpool v Chelsea stats, which can be used to attack the bet builder markets with gusto. If you’re planning on putting something together for this heavyweight clash, you’ve come to the right place.
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🏆 Match stats: Momentum is with the Reds
Liverpool are chasing silverware on multiple fronts this season and with Jurgen Klopp’s surprise exit from the club on the horizon and fast approaching, the Reds’ motivation levels should be sky-high from here on in.
The table-toppers have been exceptional on home soil this term, winning 15 and drawing two of their 17 competitive fixtures at Anfield while they have dropped just four points from 30 in front of their own fans in the Premier League.
The last seven meetings between Liverpool and Chelsea have finished all square, however, the Reds are favoured to break that sequence here, especially when you consider that the Londoners have lost four of their last five top-flight tests on the road.
Elsewhere, both teams to score stands out as another option with merit. Despite stitching win after win together, Liverpool are prone to defensive lapses at home and each of the last five teams to visit Anfield have impacted the scoresheet.
Chelsea have also shown an aptitude for scoring in big games this season, trading goals in their meetings with Arsenal, Tottenham, Man City, Newcastle, Man United and of course – Liverpool – when the giants met at Stamford Bridge in August on the opening weekend.
Predictions:
⚽ Liverpool to win @ 1.44
⚽ Both teams to score @ 1.50
🎯 Shooting stats: Prolific Liverpool hold the most interest
Liverpool top the pile for both shots (388) and shots on target (130) registered in the Premier League this season, leaving Chelsea (278, 91) in the dust for both metrics, so pro-Reds shots bet are on the agenda.
The Reds have been averaging a searing 23.6 attempts and 8.3 shots on target per home league game since August, so there is plenty of scope for action here. Indeed, Liverpool look like excellent value to hit 6+ shots on target again this evening.
In terms of individuals, agent of chaos Darwin Nunez could be a smart choice to notch 2+ shots on target against the Blues. The Uruguayan has landed at least two efforts on target in four of his last six appearances.
Elsewhere, Luis Diaz looks worthy in the 1+ shots on target market. Chelsea found it difficult to keep the Colombian under wraps in August when Diaz clocked a game-high four shots, one of which found the net. The Blues’ Axel Disasi doesn’t always look comfortable at right back and Diaz could give him the runaround.
Predictions:
⚽ Liverpool to have 6+ shots on target @ 1.36
⚽ Darwin Nunez to have 2+ shots on target @ 1.80
⚽ Luis Diaz to have 1+ shots on target @ 1.44
⛳ Corners stats: Liverpool to dominate set-pieces
All the data and trends are angled positively in the Reds’ direction and they should come out on top in the corner kick department against Chelsea too – without sounding like a broken record.
Liverpool have dominated possession more per home game on average (64.5%) than any other outfit in the division, while they also rank near the summit for crosses attempted (393). That combination is the perfect recipe for winning corners and only Arsenal (174) and Man City (141) have won more than the Merseysiders (138) so far.
Chelsea meanwhile, have won only 107 in comparison, less than half of which they have clocked on the road, so the savvy move here would be to back Liverpool to win more corners than their visitors.
Liverpool also look well placed to cover a -2 corner handicap against the Blues at Anfield. In ten Premier League fixtures there this season, the Reds beat the same corner hurdle on seven occasions.
The same bet in favour of Chelsea’s opponents in the club’s last four away assignments (Man United, Everton, Wolves and Luton) would have landed as well.
Predictions:
⚽ Liverpool corner match bet @ 1.40
⚽ Liverpool -2 corner handicap @ 2.0
🟨 Cards and Fouls stats: A heated clash potentially in the works?
August’s opening weekend tussle between Chelsea and Liverpool was a fractious affair, and six bookings were brandished at Stamford Bridge to the players involved, three of which were handed out inside the first 32 minutes.
Somewhat surprisingly, Liverpool committed almost three times as many fouls as Chelsea that afternoon (13-5), and only six clubs have been sinning more often per game than the Reds in 2023/24.
Hungarian Dominik Szoboszlai, who gave away three free kicks against Chelsea in August, has been a bit of a dark horse in the fouls markets this term, and the 23-year-old has been committing 1.1 fouls per game since his switch to the Premier League.
Szoboszlai is worth backing to maintain his average today in what should be a congested and combative midfield battle at Anfield. For Chelsea, Conor Gallagher looks a snip to commit 2+ fouls in the same zone. The Englishman has been averaging more fouls per game (2.40) than any other Premier League player this season.
It might also be worth keeping an eye on Moises Caicedo in the cards market. The Ecuadorian publicly rebuffed Liverpool’s advances to sign for Chelsea instead in the summer and with the Anfield crowd likely to be on his back, his discipline could slip.
Predictions:
⚽ Dominik Szoboszlai to commit 1+ fouls @ 1.40
⚽ Conor Gallagher to commit 2+ fouls @ 1.53
⚽ Moises Caicedo to be carded @ 2.63
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* All odds displayed correct at the time of publishing.
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