Liverpool vs Chelsea Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League
by Joseph King | in Premier League Prediction
Matchday 21 of the English Premier League sees two of the sport’s biggest names looking to get back on track when Liverpool hosts Chelsea at Anfield. It’s been a difficult season for both clubs as what is usually a match with title or top 4 implications, has been reduced to a mid-table clash at this stage in the 2022/23 season. Both teams sit even on 28 points with Liverpool edging out ninth-place on goal differential while Chelsea sit 10th. The Reds also have a game in hand advantage over the Blues.
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Liverpool come into this match as significant favorites in the oddsmaker’s eyes with a price of 1.85 for a win. Chelsea can be backed at an enticing price of 4.20 if you fancy the underdogs to pull off the upset while a draw comes in at 3.75.
Liverpool vs Chelsea Form
Liverpool and Chelsea's standings in the Premier League
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5
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67 | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 28 |
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12
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44 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | -9 |
Liverpool and Chelsea Last Matches
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
17 Jan 2023 - FA Cup
14 Jan 2023 - Premier League
7 Jan 2023 - FA Cup
2 Jan 2023 - Premier League
30 Dec 2022 - Premier League
26 Dec 2022 - Premier League
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
15 Jan 2023 - Premier League
12 Jan 2023 - Premier League
8 Jan 2023 - FA Cup
5 Jan 2023 - Premier League
1 Jan 2023 - Premier League
27 Dec 2022 - Premier League
Liverpool against Chelsea : Head to Head (H2H)
17 %
67 %
17 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
14 May 2022 - FA Cup
27 Feb 2022 - Carabao Cup
2 Jan 2022 - Premier League
28 Aug 2021 - Premier League
4 Mar 2021 - Premier League
20 Sep 2020 - Premier League
Liverpool - Chelsea: Form Analysis
Liverpool, following a record-breaking 2021/22 campaign which saw them lift the FA Cup and EFL Cup as well as participate in every possible fixture that was available, appear to have potentially been pushed to their limit as inconsistency has marred their current season. The Reds sit just ninth in the standings with eight wins, four draws and six defeats to their name, putting them on 28 points and trailing the top four by a massive 10 points. They would need a minor miracle to get back into the title race as they also trail leaders Arsenal by 19 points with about half of the season remaining. They managed to get past Wolves 1-0 in the FA Cup on Tuesday but had suffered a 3-0 away loss to Brighton in the league before that.
The visiting Chelsea enter this match in similar shape to their opponents as the Blues currently sit 10th in the league table. Chelsea have managed only eight wins, four draws and seven defeats from their 19 league fixtures. Chelsea still appear to be adapting to life with manager Graham Potter as the 47-year-old has endured an inconsistent start to life as Chelsea boss with 14 wins, five draws and eight defeats across his 27 matches in all competitions. It hasn’t been a good return to action as Chelsea have managed just two wins from six matches since coming back from the World Cup break. Their most recent outing was a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace, a result which snapped a three match losing streak.
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Liverpool against Chelsea Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Missing players
C. Ramsay
S. Bajcetic
MidfielderN. Keita
Thiago
ForwardR. Firmino
D. Nunez
M. Bettinelli
DefenderM. Cucurella
R. James
B. Chilwell
B. Badiashile
MidfielderM. Mount
M. Kovacic
N. Kante
ForwardA. Broja
R. Sterling
Liverpool & Chelsea Squad Analysis
Potter has certainly been backed in the transfer market though, as the Blues have brought in five players in the January transfer window alone, spending no less than 140 million Euros. Chelsea will need the new arrivals to settle in quickly as there are a number of injury problems plaguing the squad. It’s likely that the Potter will be without as many as 11 players for the visit to Anfield with key players such as Mendy, Sterling, Felix, Reece James, Fofana, Kante and Zakaria all set to miss out. The positive news for Chelsea is that center-back signing Benoit Badiashile had an excellent debut against Palace.
For Liverpool, they are also dealing with an injury bug as they are set to be without Van Dijk, Luis Diaz, Arthur, Diogo Jota and possibly Firmino. New signing and World Cup starlet Cody Gakpo is likely to get another start here with Darwin Nuñez also looking likely to play after missing the previous two matches.
Liverpool - Chelsea Key Points
- Chelsea are unbeaten in their last five matches against Liverpool in 90 minutes, with the previous four ending in draws.
- Chelsea were much improved in the recent win against Crystal Palace, controlling 63% of the possession and creating four clear cut scoring chances to Palace’s one.
- Liverpool were fortunate to get the win against Wolves in midweek as they held just 42% of the ball, were out-shot 8 to 3 in shots inside the opposition penalty area and failed to create a clear cut scoring chance.
- Liverpool have now conceded 10 clear cut scoring chances to the opposition over the past four matches while creating just eight of their own.
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Our Liverpool vs Chelsea Prediction
This is an important match for both sides as they each look to build some consistency and get back in the top four race. This is historically an extremely tight fixture over recent seasons with four straight draws and two straight 0-0 results after 90 minutes. Chelsea should take confidence from their controlling performance against Palace with the backline in particular standing out as a huge positive. Liverpool, however, were lucky to get the win against Wolves in the FA Cup and could easily be looking at a run of four straight without a win should that result have gone a different way. Back the visitors to get something from this one. Our Liverpool vs Chelsea prediction: Chelsea draw double chance
Liverpool vs Chelsea - Other Interesting Predictions
Under 2.5 goals
Chelsea to win
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