Liverpool vs Chelsea prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-01-30 20:15.
[p]Liverpool’s first game after manager Jürgen Klopp announced his departure at the end of the season went off swimmingly, winning their FA Cup tie 5-2 against Norwich in front of an electric Anfield crowd. That notched up double-digit figures in terms of their current unbeaten run (W7, D3), meaning that they remain in good stead as they turn their attention back to their Premier League title chase. [/p]
[p]Old foes and fellow Carabao Cup finalists Chelsea are next up at Anfield, but don’t expect a thriller as the last seven matches H2Hs have ended level after 90 minutes, representing the longest streak of draws between two top-flight clubs in English football history! Klopp will be hoping that run comes to an end in a positive way in this one, as doing so will see him join a rare club of just six other members who have registered 200 Premier League victories across the competition’s history.[/p]
[p]What his counterpart Mauricio Pochettino has up his sleeve in the opposing dug-out to prevent such rewriting of the history books remains to be seen, although getting the better of the German only once in 12 previous attempts (D5, L6) proves that he’ll have to get inventive. Innovation wasn’t the theme of their FA Cup tie with Aston Villa at the weekend though, with a 0-0 draw consigning them a time-consuming replay at Villa Park next week. [/p]
[p]In the league the Blues have fared much better of late at least, winning each of their last three games to pop their heads into the top-half of the table. Coming up against the league-leaders would intimidate most sides, but perhaps not Chelsea, who hold the record for beating the team starting the day atop the Premier League pile the most, with 18 such wins to their name.[/p]
[p]Key battle: Virgil van Dijk has been pivotal to maintaining Anfield’s fortress status since his arrival, seeing as he’s lost only once at home in the Premier League with Liverpool (W75, D14). Looking to break down those walls will be Chelsea’s Cole Palmer, who has scored the match winner for his team in each of his last three goalscoring appearances in the league. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Discounting 0-0 draws, the away side has scored the match opener in six of the last seven Premier League H2Hs.[/p]