Premier League Match Prediction: Liverpool vs ChelseaÂ
Eight wins in nine matches, only one of them minimal. Leadership in the championship and six points in two rounds in the Champions League. Only a few experienced handicappers from https://ratingbet.com/predictions/football/ predicted such a start from the “Reds”. Will they prevail against Chelsea?
Liverpool’s Formidable Defence: A Tactical Preview
The Dutch specialist Arne Sloth relies on attacking football with high pressure and in many ways is a successor to Klopp’s ideas. Even if his team concedes first, it does not deviate from the original game plan and methodically grinds down the opponent, ultimately achieving the desired result. Â
Plus, the host team can boast the most reliable defence in the championship, in six rounds it conceded only two goals. There are no complaints about the attack of “Liverpool” either, in only one of the matches the club scored less than two goals. Salah and Diaz are now among the top ten scorers of the Premier League.
Diogo Jota is ready, in the match with Bologna he only came on as a substitute, was able to save more energy and will probably appear at the forefront instead of Nunez. Arne Slot in the Premier League has not yet indulged in rotation, you can safely expect the strongest line-up from him, especially since the international break is ahead and there is no point in saving energy.
Chelsea’s Form and Defensive Streak
Remembering how many Chelsea managed to concede in the last and the year before last season, it is somehow unusual to look at the dry series of the “blues”. Yes, they did not have very strong opponents, and one of the three was completely passable. But winners are not judged. And Chelsea in the September part of the season is quite a winner. If the hosts had not missed the victory over Crystal Palace, it would have been a fairy tale.
The last three victories in the championship allowed Enzo Maresca’s team to rise to fourth place. The gap from the leader “Liverpool” is only two points. The club’s success is largely due to the stability of the main squad. The topic of an inflated squad has already become boring.Â
The Italian specialist managed to quickly find the optimal combination of players. The team plays brightly in attack – eight goals in the last three rounds. The match against “Brighton” became a benefit performance for the 22-year-old footballer Cole Palmer, who wrote his name in the history of the Premier League as the author of a poker in the first half.
It should be noted that the Londoners have an extremely high yellow card rate by Premier League standards. In the last 5 matches, Chelsea players have been warned 3.8 times on average. In the upcoming game, we expect that, at a minimum, the total over (3.5) on yellow cards will easily pass.
Match prediction
“Liverpool”, on the contrary, are in excellent shape, consistently winning, and often doing so confidently and without nerves. Salah has broken through again. The great Mo has already scored six goals in nine matches this season. The Egyptian is an immaculate penalty taker, and this also helps him to rack up goal statistics. On the flank, Mohammed will be opposed by Cucurella, who is unlikely to completely cut off his oxygen. You can bet on Salah’s goal for 2.10.
