Liverpool vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th October 2024

Liverpool are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 8 of the Premier League on Sunday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat The Blues, whom they welcome on home soil at Anfield.

Liverpool enjoy the view from the top of the table with 18 points after seven matches. Chelsea find themselves positioned as number 4 in the Premier League with 14 points following seven rounds.

The match this coming Sunday has all the makings of a tight battle as Liverpool and Chelsea look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Liverpool scored 2.2 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 22 times. They conceded seven goals, an average of 0.7 and pulled off six clean sheets.

Chelsea show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.3 times on average per game. They scored 23 goals and conceded 12, an average of 1.2 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in two of these.

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 4-1 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Sunday.

Liverpool vs Chelsea Prediction

Liverpool Form

Liverpool are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 1-2 win against Wolverhampton. They went on to beat Bologna by 2-0, before also getting the better of 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

Chelsea look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining two victories and a draw. They ran out 4-2 and 4-2 winners against Brighton and Gent, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Nottingham Forest, as the match resulted in a 1-1 draw. Chelsea picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the Premier League, while scoring 17 and conceding seven goals. They also drew once but remained without defeat.

Liverpool have built up a nice momentum, and we doubt Chelsea are capable of getting in the way of the home side at Anfield, as we aim for the home win.

Liverpool have taken zero points from their last one games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won zero of these matches with a scoreline of zero goals to one. From their last two games against teams in the top six, Chelsea secured three points and one wins. They conceded four goals while scoring four themselves. Liverpool claimed six wins, zero draws as well as one defeat in the Premier League this season. Chelsea have a record of four wins, two draws and one defeat in the Premier League.

Liverpool vs Chelsea Squads

Liverpool Squad

The 46-year-old coach of the home team, Arne Slot, will select the lineup against Chelsea from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Alisson Becker (0/6), Caoimhin Kelleher (0/1), Vitezslav Jaros (0/1), Andrew Robertson (0/7), Conor Bradley (0/4), Ibrahima Konate (1/7), Jarell Quansah (0/1), Joseph Gomez (0/1), Konstantinos Tsimikas (0/4), Trent Alexander-Arnold (0/7), Virgil van Dijk (0/7), Alexis Mac Allister (0/7), Curtis Jones (0/4), Dominik Szoboszlai (0/7), Federico Chiesa (0/1), Harvey Elliott (0/1), Ryan Gravenberch (0/7), Tyler Morton (0/0), Wataru Endo (0/2), Cody Gakpo (0/7), Darwin Nunez (1/4), Diogo Jota (2/6), Luis Diaz (5/7), Mohamed Salah (4/7).

Chelsea Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Chelsea players that the manager Enzo Maresca will choose from for the upcoming game:

Filip Joergensen (0/0), Lucas Bergstroem (0/0), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/7), Axel Disasi (0/2), Ben Chilwell (0/0), Benoit Badiashile (0/0), Caleb Wiley (0/0), Josh Acheampong (0/0), Levi Colwill (0/7), Malo Gusto (0/5), Marc Cucurella (0/7), Reece James (0/0), Tosin Adarabioyo (0/3), Wesley Fofana (0/7), Carney Chukwuemeka (0/0), Cesare Casadei (0/0), Cole Palmer (6/7), Enzo Fernandez (0/6), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (0/3), Moises Caicedo (0/7), Noni Madueke (4/6), Omari Kellyman (0/0), Renato Veiga (0/4), Romeo Lavia (0/2), Tyrique George (0/0), Christopher Nkunku (1/7), Jadon Sancho (0/4), Joao Felix (1/5), Marc Guiu (0/1), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/4), Nicolas Jackson (4/7), Pedro Neto (0/7).

Liverpool vs Chelsea Team News

At the time of writing, Liverpool have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Chelsea this coming Sunday. Tyler Morton and Alexis Mac Allister can't be called up by the Liverpool-manager, with both serving a ban.

Mohamed Salah sit this one out for Liverpool due to an injury.

Chelsea have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match this coming Sunday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Names like Romeo Lavia and Wesley Fofana most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Liverpool.

Liverpool vs Chelsea Lineups

Liverpool vs Chelsea H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 4-1 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Sunday? Liverpool enjoyed a field day, when they last squared up to Chelsea. A 4-1 win left the former in a jubilant mood, with the latter licking their wounds. The bookies have Liverpool to win this match at best price odds of 7/10.

Liverpool vs Chelsea Results

Both teams found the back of the net six times in the past ten matches between home side Liverpool and Chelsea. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 4/9.

Liverpool vs Chelsea Betting Tips

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 The Blues. 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.

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. Liverpool kept visitors at Anfield from scoring six times in their previous 10 matches on home soil. Meanwhile, Chelsea have been able to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games away from home.

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Liverpool managed an average of 1.7 goals, with Chelsea averaging one goal in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Liverpool’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Chelsea, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.8 times goals per game themselves.