Liverpool vs Chelsea Prediction and Analysis

Liverpool vs Chelsea prediction for today’s Premier League clash at Anfield by 1:30pm.

When these two teams face off at Anfield, they will both be hoping to improve upon their poor performances this season. .

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Match Facts

Chelsea have lost six of their last nine games overall.

Last season, Mo Salah scored in both of these two teams’ league contests.

Both teams need improvement.

After a disappointing first half of the season, Liverpool and Chelsea are currently ranked ninth and tenth in the Premier League, respectively.

Both teams have struggled to live up to preseason expectations this season.

Thomas Tuchel was fired by the Blues earlier this season, and Graham Potter was brought in to replace him.

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Potter has had a poor start at Stamford Bridge, with the team having won just two of their previous ten Premier League games.

Potter has also had trouble selecting his strongest starting 11 despite going on a significant shopping spree in the summer.

The additions of Joao Felix, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Benoit Badiashile, and Molde striker David Datro Fofana in January have considerably strengthened the team.

On the other hand, despite their problems in the midfield position, Liverpool has avoided the urge to spend big money on a midfielder.

Inefficient offense versus a weak defense

Chelsea has struggled offensively this season, scoring just 22 goals in 19 Premier League games, the fewest scored by teams in the top half of the table.

Their 13th-place rank in goal rate in the top division for 22.2 projected goals shows that their poor goal-scoring tendencies are not due to bad luck.

Last weekend, Chelsea defeated Crystal Palace in the Premier League after losing three straight games overall.

Liverpool’s team news

Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz, Arthur, and Virgil van Dijk are all out against Chelsea due to injuries.

Darwin Nunez missed the victories at Wolves and at Brighton, but he might get the start against Chelsea.

Konstantinos Tsimikas is questionable for this contest after suffering an injury against Wolves, although Andrew Robertson will probably start despite having been rested.

Harvey Elliott may start on the bench against Chelsea after scoring the game-winning goal and winning man of the match at Wolves.

Chelsea team news

Joao Felix is still being suspended after receiving a red card against Fulham.

Ben Chilwell and Reece James have resumed training for Chelsea, but they won’t be playing in the match against Anfield.

Mykhailo Mudryk, a recent acquisition, is working out with the Blues and might make his Chelsea debut against Liverpool.

Head-to-head comparison

Liverpool have lost just one of their previous seven meetings with Chelsea.

They have drawn their previous 4 games against Chelsea across all competitions.

Verdict

Although neither club is at full strength, we can anticipate a high caliber match at Anfield, one that both managers will be eager to win.

However, while the Reds have lost back-to-back away matches, they have played better at home, winning six of their last nine matches and losing just once.