Tips for match Liverpool — Chelsea
On January 31st we will have a tour match between Liverpool and Chelsea. Even though the teams are in different parts of the standings, it is impossible to miss such a game, because for the hosts this is a chance to continue to remain in the first line of the Premier League, while for Chelsea it is to show that they are capable of showing a good game (well, when... should start the same).
Liverpool come into this match with only one major loss - Mohamed Salah will be absent. He was injured at the African Cup and is unlikely to be available for this game, even though he is already recovering at the Liverpool base. Both Trent and Robertson are ready for the match, so the defensive flanks are regaining their stability. Although I wouldn't be at all surprised if Conor Bradley gets a chance to play and Alexander-Arnold plays in midfield. The young full-back showed a very good level during the absence of Trent and Robertson.
The Merseysiders have not lost for 10 matches, even despite the absence of several key players, and then the news about Klopp's departure at the end of the season should add motivation to them to play one of the best matches of the season. Who can cause problems for Liverpool in this match? Most likely only to ourselves, we have already seen more than once this season that until Liverpool concedes and has to engage 5th gear, the team looks disorganized. But as a result, they still win victory after victory and stay in 1st place in the Premier League.
It is extremely difficult to predict the Chelsea squad, there are many players of the same level, and far from being the highest. It is worth highlighting the stable Palmer, who shows with his play that it was not in vain that he left Manchester City, where he did not want to sit on the bench. All other club purchases have not yet met the expectations that fans and club management had.
What is interesting to note is that Liverpool cannot beat Chelsea for 6 matches in a row in the English Championship. And despite the fact that they always expect a large number of goals in this pair, Total Over 3.5 was achieved only once. And if you take the last 5 matches in all tournaments, then only 2 goals were scored in regular time - and both in a 1-1 match at the beginning of the season.
But, it seems to me, this is exactly the match when the statistics of grassroots matches will be disrupted and we will see a large number of goals. Chelsea are more or less gaining momentum, Liverpool with super motivation and even without Salah is able to score a lot of goals on Chelsea's problematic defensive line.
Sportwars.net forecast for the match Liverpool - Chelsea, Premier League: Total Over 3.5, odds 2.06.