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Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen played each other earlier this month in a game that ended 2-2, with 32 shots between them.

BTTS has landed in every Werder Bremen Bundesliga game so far, with the team averaging two goals scored and two conceded per game.

Their defence has been so shaky that they even conceded twice at home to Paderborn, who have one of the weakest attacks in the Bundesliga.

Dortmund have scored in every home game this season and are averaging 18 shots per game at home.

The problem for the hosts is that they've struggled against some of the stronger attacks they've faced, conceding twice against Villarreal, Bayern Munich and Bremen.

The visitors will have Füllkrug, the Bundesliga's top scorer, and Grüll, one of the league's top assist providers, which makes BTTS look even more likely here.

Torino and Como have both been looking sharp going forward in their last four games, but they've also had their fair share of problems at the back.

Torino have conceded in all four home games so far, including against Udinese, who are fighting to avoid relegation.

Como haven't kept a single clean sheet away from home in Serie A either, even against teams that don't score many goals, like Genoa.

Fàbregas' side have been looking much better going forward, though, averaging 20 shots and 1.71 xG per away game.

Anastasios Douvikas has scored in Como's last four games, including twice against Sassuolo in the previous round, and he's available for this one.

Giovanni Simeone has been involved in three goals over his last two games and could have a big part to play against a team that's averaging 1.78 xGA away from home.

Lazio are playing their best football of the season right now, with one of the strongest attacks in the league and at least two goals scored in each of their last six games.

They beat Juventus 3-0 away from home, drew 2-2 with Milan and now face a Sassuolo side that have conceded in all eight league games so far.

The problem is that Lazio are averaging 1.60 xGA away from home and are up against a team that had scored in every league game until the last round.

They gave away 17 shots against bottom-of-the-table Venezia and even conceded against Parma, who have the worst attack in the league.

Sassuolo's strong home record makes BTTS look even better here, especially with key attacking players like Vasilije Adžić and Domenico Berardi available.

Cagliari have a dreadful record when travelling to face Roma, failing to win any of their last 11 trips to the Stadio Olimpico.

Roma earned a point on the road against Napoli last time out, scoring three goals in an end to end game that saw Gian Piero Gasperini’s side record an xG of 1.90 from 24 shots.

Roma have won three of their four matches at home in Serie A this season, scoring 10 goals and only conceding three. Only Milan (2) and Como (1) have conceded fewer goals at home than Roma in the Italian top flight this term.

Cagliari enter this game having failed to win any of their last three matches, losing the last two to nil against Monza and AC Milan. 

They’ve only scored six goals across their eight matches, and I don’t think that scoring power will be enough to trouble a Roma side who have only been outscored by Inter so far domestically.

These have been two of the top performing sides in League Two in the early stages of the season, setting up an entertaining clash with Barnet sitting in an automatic promotion spot, and York not far behind the playoffs.

Barnet have seen BTTS in each of their last four matches ahead of this one, losing just one of these games. They’ve only managed to win half of their home games in League Two this term, notably conceding nine goals across their six matches but scoring 12 (2.0 per game).

York have seen BTTS in three of their last five matches, avoiding defeat in all of these games. They are yet to win away from home in League Two this term, but have scored in four of their five away assignments. 

These two faced off in the National League last year, with Barnet coming away 3-1 winners on that occasion. Both have started the season well, and have enough to get on the scoresheet.

Donyell Malen is Roma's top scorer this season, with six of their 19 goals in Serie A.

Roma have the second-best attack in the league, averaging 18 shots and 2.13 xG per game.

Malen has also scored three goals in the Champions League and leads Roma in both shots and shots on target this season, averaging 4.89 shots per 90 minutes.

Cagliari haven't looked great at the back lately. They lost 4-0 to Monza and then 2-0 at home to Bologna in their last game.

Malen has scored in each of his last two home games, and he's now facing a team that gives up an average of 17 shots per game.

With Malen in good form and Cagliari giving up so many chances, he's got a great chance of scoring again.

Gakpo has recovered from an injury which saw him miss the early weeks of October, starting the last two games for Liverpool and finding the target in both games against Villarreal and Brighton.

Gakpo had six shots against the Seagulls at the weekend, seeing two of those efforts find the target. No Liverpool player had more shots or touches in the opposition box (12) than Gakpo against Brighton, with Iraola’s use of the winger reminding me of his relationship with Semenyo at Bournemouth.

Gakpo has already had 33 touches in the opposition box across his five starts in the Premier League (6.33 per 90), leading to 16 shots (3.12 per 90). He does need to be more clinical with his efforts, given that three of these shots have found the target, but I expect that to level out the more he gets in these promising positions.

We got to see Marco Palestra for the third time in the Premier League from the bench against Tottenham last time out, with the Italian contesting five duels in his 25 minutes of action.

If I’m honest, I thought he looked a little off the pace of the Premier League - which is normal for players arriving from leagues that aren’t as fast paced or intense as the English top flight. I expect him to start here as Alonso attempts to build his fitness, setting him up against either Barcola or Gakpo.

Palestra committed 41 fouls across his 34 starts in Serie A for Cagliari last season (1.20 per 90) and he has the flexibility to play on either side of the pitch. Palestra is one to keep an eye on more generally for foul involvements as he gets more opportunities in this Chelsea side.

It’s hard to see how this is a low scoring game, I expect both sides to rotate but keep similar principles that we’ve seen from them in the Premier League.

Chelsea have seen 3+ goals in six of their eight Premier League matches, and saw nine goals in their EFL Cup clash against Leeds in the previous round - coming away 6-3 winners at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea’s games are seeing an average of 4.00 goals per game, more than any other side in the Premier League. Liverpool have seen 3+ goals in four of their last five matches, and covered this line on their own against Tottenham in the previous round with a 3-1 win at Anfield.

I can’t see Chelsea tightening up at the back in time for this clash, and the expected rotation should lead to quite an open game with at least three goals. 

Chelsea’s loss against Tottenham over the weekend was a real wake up call for the Blues, who were pretty pathetic in defeat to Roberto De Zerbi’s side.

Xabi Alonso will have to travel to Anfield without Cole Palmer, following a recurrence of the discipline issues that have plagued Chelsea for a few seasons now. Palmer was sent off at Stamford Bridge, and was lucky to be the only one. 

Joao Pedro could also still be sidelined, taking away two of Chelsea's most important attacking players. Without that threat in the final third, Chelsea do look a bit rigid and uncreative with the structure behind Rogers, Palmer and Pedro.

Things are looking more positive each week for Liverpool under Iraola. I was impressed with their display against Brighton at the weekend, limiting one of the best attacking sides in the league to just one shot on target. 

That victory over the Seagulls represents Liverpool’s fourth straight win across all competitions. They’ll be more confident than Chelsea here, and it looks like Iraola is close to finding the right balance for the likes of Wirtz, Barcola and Isak - which looked near impossible just a few weeks ago.