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The final in the FA Cup offers up a match between Chelsea and Liverpool, which takes place at Wembley on Saturday. Chelsea won the last two FA Cup meetings against Liverpool, as they followed up a 2-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-1 score. This dates back to March, 2020 and Mai, 2021, respectively, while more recent meetings have been extremely tight.

This is the fourth time these two giants of the game face each other this season. So far it has been impossible to separate the two, as all three finished without a winner inside 90 minutes. The also faced each in each other in the final of the EFL Cup, which Liverpool won on penalties.

Chelsea enter into their next FA Cup match averaging a respectable 2.1 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored 21 goals, while also conceding six. That amounts to an average of 0.6 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Liverpool are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the FA Cup, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.2 times on average per match, for a total of 22 goals. They also let in 13 goals, leaving an average of 1.3 per match. They fought their way to two clean sheets.

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Chelsea Form

Chelsea have four points to show from their last three matches, as they lost 1-0 against Everton, before drawing 2-2 with Wolves. They won their most recent game 3-0 against Leeds. Chelsea showed little mercy in their past five matches in the FA Cup this season. They won four inside 90 minutes, but did need extra-time to knock out Plymouth in the fourth round. They hit the target 14 times, while letting in four themselves.

Liverpool Form

Liverpool look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Villarreal by 2-3, before drawing 1-1 with Tottenham. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Aston Villa by a 1-2 scoreline. Liverpool won all five matches on the way to the final without the need of extra-time. They knocked out Manchester City in the semifinal by 3-2. They scored 13 goals on the way to the final, whilst conceding five.

Liverpool and Chelsea seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues this coming Saturday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Chelsea vs Liverpool Stats

  • Chelsea have scored in 44 of the last 46 matches
  • Chelsea have scored in the last 24 home matches in a row
  • Chelsea have won 4 of the last 5 matches
  • Chelsea have not lost 4 of the last 5 matches
  • Liverpool have scored in 44 of the last 45 away matches
  • Liverpool have not lost 35 of the last 37 matches
  • Liverpool have not lost 25 of the last 27 away matches
  • Liverpool have scored in 22 of the last 23 matches
  • Liverpool have won 10 of the last 11 away matches

Chelsea vs Liverpool Team News

Chelsea might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Liverpool.

N'Golo Kanté, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ben Chilwell nurses various injuries and won't take part for Chelsea against Liverpool at Wembley.

Liverpool just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Chelsea at the Wembley.

Fabinho is too injured to face Chelsea.

Chelsea vs Liverpool H2H

Chelsea ended up winning 2-0 in the most recent meeting in the FA Cup between these two rivals, which dates back to March 2020 at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea enter the match against Liverpool with a 2-0-1 record in their previous three encounters in the FA Cup. A win rate of 67%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Do not expect too much entertainment on Saturday, when Chelsea and Liverpool face each other. Their last three matches were largely tight affairs, as over 2.5 goals only happened once. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2.00 with the bookies.

Chelsea vs Liverpool Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For Liverpool, Sadio Mané is the man of the moment, hitting the net regularly. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because Liverpool bank on him to build on these numbers against Chelsea. The latter relies on Hakim Ziyech, who found the target three times in six games.

In their last 10 matches at Wembley across all tournaments Chelsea won five times, drew one and lost four times. Liverpool claimed nine wins, one draw and zero defeats in their last 10 games away. Chelsea managed to open the scoring no less than seven of their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from Liverpool performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the last three encounters between these two teams. Chelsea managed an average of 1.67 goals, with Liverpool averaging one goal in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. Chelsea performed an average of 2.1 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out six times. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 2.3 times in those matches.