Liverpool vs Chelsea prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-10-19 15:30.
[p]Arne Slot’s first few months at Liverpool could hardly have gone better, but the Dutchman will be on high alert since their only defeat of the season came immediately after the last international break. That 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest hasn’t prevented his troops from sitting pretty atop the Premier League standings heading into the weekend, an achievement driven by boasting the league’s best defence with only two goals conceded.[/p]
[p]Six successive wins across three competitions since that defeat means the Reds are well poised to welcome an inform Chelsea to Anfield, with a victory here promising to deliver just the fifth time Liverpool have won seven of their opening eight matches of a top-flight season. Defeat to Chelsea has been rare lately since Liverpool have lost just two of the last 17 H2Hs (W9, D6), and no occasion has proven too big as that run includes four wins in cup finals![/p]
[p]Chelsea will arrive in a vein of form worthy of upsetting the odds, as their 1-1 draw to Liverpool’s bogey team Forest last round followed a five-game winning streak across three competitions. They’ve been particularly powerful on their league duties in recent months, having fallen to defeat just twice in their last 22 Premier League games (W13, D7).[/p]
[p]The Blues will also have no problems with leaving Stamford Bridge, as they boast a perfect three wins from their three road trips this Premier League season and could go four for four from the start of a league campaign for just the third time in their history. History also potentially awaits Enzo Maresca, who could become just the fifth manager to be victorious in their first four away Premier League games, with the latest entrant being his counterpart Arne Slot after Liverpool’s win at Palace. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Virgil van Dijk scored the dramatic extra-time winner when Liverpool triumphed 1-0 over Chelsea in the EFL Cup final in February, and another stellar performance will go a long way in keeping a fourth clean sheet in his last six appearances against them. Nicolas Jackson opened the scoring in his three goalscoring appearances this season, two of which came away from home in the opening five minutes![/p]
[p]Hot stat: Only two of the last 11 H2Hs produced more than 2.5 goals. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]