English Premier League: Liverpool vs. Chelsea Betting Preview, Odds and Prediction

Liverpool and Chelsea are set to bring one very exciting matchup at Anfield this Wednesday. Each side has its own motive to win this contest, Chelsea, to keep its Champions League spot, while on the other hand, Liverpool wants to prevent that and avenge the famous “Gerrard slip” which cost them the title. It is why we advise everyone to at least watch this event, if not put some money on it. Take five minutes of your time to see our preview for it, along with the predictions.

Preview

Liverpool (+100) already won the title, but the ghosts from the past are forcing Klopp’s team to defeat Chelsea. For years Gerrard’s misfortune haunted the army of the Reds’ fans and now they want to erase that with a win which would cause pain for Chelsea. Not the same amount as they felt a couple of years ago, but it would make them satisfied.

Overall, the Reds were playing inconsistent in recent times, posting a win, a loss and a draw in the previous three games. All of them saw both sides involved scoring, They would defeat Brighton at Amex Stadium, 1-3, they play 1-1 with Burnley at home, before losing to Arsenal at Emirates, 2-1.

By the way, Liverpool allowed just that one goal against Burnley in all three events played at Anfield since the restart of the season.

Chelsea (+250) has to win; otherwise, they risk to miss the Champions League competitions next year. The situation is pretty complicated for the Blues who have just one point more than Leicester and Manchester United.

They would eliminate the Red Devils from the FA Cup this Sunday, but that was mostly because of the horrible mistakes committed by the United’s back line. Lampard’s boys were better but not for three goals.

The FA Cup semis was the fifth game in the last six for Chelsea, in which we saw over 2.5 goals.

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Jordan Henderson and Joel Matip are definitely out for this event, as they both have serious injuries. James Milner has an issue with his muscle injury, and he too isn’t expected to appear.

Chelsea comes to Liverpool without young Gilmour, while Ngolo Kante stands as questionable for this event.

Head to Head Matches

This will be the fourth contest of these two sides this year. So far, Liverpool has two wins, and Chelsea one. The first was in Istanbul, in the European Super Cup. The result after 90 minutes was 2-2, but Liverpool took the trophy after the penalties.

Liverpool would beat Chelsea in the Premiership 1-2, and finally, Chelsea’s win came in the FA Cup, 2-0.

Prediction

Chelsea has nothing to lose, and the guests have to be aggressive right from the start. That opens up a possibility for a high-scoring affair, and our predictions are going to follow that logic. At first, the safest one is to bet on over 2.5 goals, with the moneyline at -190. The risker, but more profitable suggestion is over 1.5 goals in the first 45 minutes. This one stands at +120.