Open game expected at Stamford Bridge: Chelsea vs Liverpool preview

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sun 13.Aug
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stamford Bridge (41798 seats)

It's a fresh start in Premier League - the first match of the season. Read our full preview and see how Chelsea and Liverpool did in their pre-season friendly games!

Chelsea and Liverpool should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Chelsea form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for Chelsea as they were promoted from Premier League Summer Series last season. Happy days that were secured through 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses from three games. The team scored 6 goals at home last season and conceded 3. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Chelsea friendly games in pre-season: Chelsea played one friendly, won 0, drew 1 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Chelsea scored {1 goals} and conceded 1 in these one game.

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Liverpool form and stats

Let's have a look at how Liverpool performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 19 victories, 10 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 75 and conceded {47 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 5 and lost 8 with 29/30 goals scored/conceded.

It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Liverpool have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeats from five fixtures.

Head 2 Head

Chelsea have avoided defeat in the last 7 games (1-6-0) against Liverpool.

Chelsea missing players

Liverpool missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Chelsea Liverpool
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Chelsea Last season Liverpool
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
3 2   Played P   19 38
2 2   Won W   6 19
1 0   Drew D   5 10
0 0   Lost L   8 9
7 6   Scored S   29 75
4 3   Conceded C   30 47
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   84% 89%
100% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 74%
33% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   68% 61%
33% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   37% 37%
33% 50%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 24%
67% 50%   BTTS BTTS   53% 53%
33% 50%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 37%
0% 0%   Failed to Score F T   37% 21%
 
3.3 2.5   Corners for (avg) C F   5.6 6.2
3 3   Corners against (avg) C A   4.1 3.5
0.7 0.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.5
0 0   Red cards R C   0 1
 
11 10.5   Shots (avg) S (   14.5 16.1
5 5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.1 5.6
47% 60%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 35%
 
11 12   Shots against (avg) S A   11.1 9.7
4 4.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.8 4.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Brentford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Burnley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Chelsea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Crystal Palace 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Everton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Fulham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Luton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Manchester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Newcastle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Nottingham Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Tottenham Hotspur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 West Ham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Chelsea 3 2 1 0 7 4 2 2 0 0 6 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 7
2 Aston Villa 3 1 2 0 8 6 1 0 1 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 5
3 Newcastle United 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 0 2 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 5
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 1 0 2 6 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 5 4 0 3
5 Fulham 3 1 0 2 3 6 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 3
6 Brentford 3 0 1 2 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 5 6 -3 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 38 28 5 5 94 33 19 17 1 1 60 17 19 11 4 4 34 16 61 89
2 Arsenal 38 26 6 6 88 43 19 14 3 2 53 25 19 12 3 4 35 18 45 84
3 Manchester United 38 23 6 9 58 43 19 15 3 1 36 10 19 8 3 8 22 33 15 75
4 Newcastle United 38 19 14 5 68 33 19 11 6 2 36 14 19 8 8 3 32 19 35 71
5 Liverpool 38 19 10 9 75 47 19 13 5 1 46 17 19 6 5 8 29 30 28 67
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 18 8 12 72 53 19 10 4 5 37 21 19 8 4 7 35 32 19 62
7 Aston Villa 38 18 7 13 51 46 19 12 2 5 33 21 19 6 5 8 18 25 5 61
8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 18 6 14 70 63 19 12 1 6 37 25 19 6 5 8 33 38 7 60
9 Brentford 38 15 14 9 58 46 19 10 7 2 35 18 19 5 7 7 23 28 12 59
10 Fulham 38 15 7 16 55 53 19 8 5 6 31 29 19 7 2 10 24 24 2 52
11 Crystal Palace 38 11 12 15 40 49 19 7 7 5 21 23 19 4 5 10 19 26 -9 45
12 Chelsea 38 11 11 16 38 47 19 6 7 6 20 19 19 5 4 10 18 28 -9 44
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 11 8 19 31 58 19 9 3 7 19 20 19 2 5 12 12 38 -27 41
14 West Ham United 38 11 7 20 42 55 19 8 4 7 26 24 19 3 3 13 16 31 -13 40
15 AFC Bournemouth 38 11 6 21 37 71 19 6 4 9 20 28 19 5 2 12 17 43 -34 39
16 Nottingham Forest 38 9 11 18 38 68 19 8 6 5 27 24 19 1 5 13 11 44 -30 38
17 Everton 38 8 12 18 34 57 19 6 3 10 16 27 19 2 9 8 18 30 -23 36
18 Leicester City 38 9 7 22 51 68 19 5 4 10 23 27 19 4 3 12 28 41 -17 34
19 Leeds United 38 7 10 21 48 78 19 5 7 7 26 37 19 2 3 14 22 41 -30 31
20 Southampton 38 6 7 25 36 73 19 2 5 12 19 37 19 4 2 13 17 36 -37 25

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Brentford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Burnley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Chelsea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Crystal Palace 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Everton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Fulham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Luton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Manchester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Newcastle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Nottingham Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Tottenham Hotspur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 West Ham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.