Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Liverpool - Chelsea!
- Liverpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Liverpool form and stats
Liverpool have played 13 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). It's been an uphill battle for Liverpool in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Manchester United game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
A good away victory last time out for Liverpool, who won 2-0 against Sheffield United (placed 20th). Preceding that match was the home game against Everton that was lost 0-2.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Liverpool have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found one match with the results: Won zero, drawn one and lost zero.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Liverpool as they have a new game in only three days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Fulham are visiting.
A decent goal production from Liverpool in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 13 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Liverpool's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Chelsea form and stats
Playing away, Chelsea have won 6 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the Premier League this season.
Chelsea delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Manchester United (placed 2nd) in their previous match; a Premier League game. Prior to that result Chelsea won their away game at Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. The scoreline was 1-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Chelsea in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Chelsea, two draws and zero defeats.
After this away game Chelsea return home for a Premier League game against Everton. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Chelsea have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. 14 goals have been conceded by Chelsea in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Chelsea - Liverpool 0-2 entered in the official records. Liverpool-Chelsea H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Liverpool four wins, Chelsea three wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Salah Ghaly 17 goals |  S. Mané 7 goals |  R. Barbosa de Oliveira 6 goals |
Liverpool missing players
Chelsea missing players
| Liverpool | Chelsea | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 47 | 22 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 18 | 41 |
| 34 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 25 |
| 92% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 92% | 85% |
| 81% | 77% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 69% | 73% |
| 54% | 62% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 46% | 46% |
| 38% | 31% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 23% | 31% |
| 15% | 15% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 58% | 54% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 46% | 42% |
| 27% | 23% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 46% |
| 23% | 31% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 23% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15.2 | 16.7 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 13.5 | 14.1 |
| 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| 33% | 30% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 32% | 31% |
- Liverpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 36 | 62 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 53 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 50 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 49 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 45 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 44 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 43 |
| 7 | Everton | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 43 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 39 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 39 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 43 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 27 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -6 | 34 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | Southampton | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 28 | -13 | 30 |
| 15 | Burnley | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 28 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -7 | 26 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -17 | 26 |
| 18 | Fulham | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -11 | 23 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -35 | 17 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 23 | -28 | 11 |