Liverpool vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st January 2024

The Reds enter their upcoming game against Chelsea as favourites, although both teams have shown decent form recently. We could be in for a tight match at the Anfieldon Wednesday with little to separate them at the moment.

The Reds approach the next Premier League round as number one in the table, having claimed 48 points this season so far. With 21 games behind them, Chelsea amassed 31 points, placing them as number nine before their next fixture.

Although The Blues trail Liverpool by double digits, beating the Premier League leaders could hand them a serious confidence boost.

The Reds scored 2.3 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 23 times. They conceded eight goals, an average of 0.8 and pulled off five clean sheets.

Chelsea travel to their next away match on Wednesday having performed a tolerable average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 18 goals, whilst shipping 19 goals against. An average of 1.9 goals against a game. They hung on to two clean sheets in this streak.

Neither Liverpool nor Chelsea managed a breakthrough, when they last faced each other. They ended up settling for a point in a 1-1 draw, and the best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 10/3.

Liverpool vs Chelsea Prediction

Liverpool Form

In their last three matches, Liverpool won 0-4 against Bournemouth, before settling for a point in a 1-1 draw against Fulham. They were back on top last time out, defeating Norwich 5-2. In their last six Premier League home matches, Liverpool have four wins, while they've drawn two and lost none. They scored 15 and conceded six goals.

Chelsea Form

In their three most recent outings, Chelsea won 1-0 and 6-1 against Fulham and Middlesbrough, before drawing 0-0 against Aston Villa. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Chelsea won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 13 goals conceded and ten scored.

Liverpool have built up a nice momentum, and we doubt Chelsea are capable of getting in the way of the home side at Anfield, as we aim for the home win.

Liverpool have taken 17 points from their last ten games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won four of these matches with a scoreline of 18 goals to 11. Chelsea took two wins from their last nine games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They collected nine points, scored 17 goals and conceded 20. Liverpool lost just once so far this season in the Premier League and after 21 games played they recorded 14 wins and six draws Chelsea have nine wins, four draws and eight defeats in the Premier League.

Liverpool vs Chelsea Squads

Liverpool Squad

The 56-year-old Liverpool manager, Juergen Klopp, will select the lineup against Chelsea from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Premier League this season):

Adrian (0/0), Alisson Becker (0/19), Caoimhin Kelleher (0/2), Andrew Robertson (1/8), Calum Scanlon (0/0), Ibrahima Konate (0/15), Jarell Quansah (0/6), Joel Matip (0/10), Joseph Gomez (0/18), Konstantinos Tsimikas (0/10), Trent Alexander-Arnold (2/18), Virgil van Dijk (1/19), Alexis Mac Allister (1/16), Ben Doak (0/1), Conor Bradley (0/1), Curtis Jones (1/13), Dominik Szoboszlai (2/20), Harvey Elliott (1/17), James McConnell (0/0), Ryan Gravenberch (0/16), Stefan Bajcetic (0/0), Thiago Alcantara (0/0), Wataru Endo (1/15), Cody Gakpo (3/19), Darwin Nunez (7/20), Diogo Jota (7/15), Kaide Gordon (0/0), Luis Diaz (3/20), Mohamed Salah (14/20).

Chelsea Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Chelsea head coach Pochettino will select from for his starting XI:

Djordje Petrovic (0/6), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/16), Axel Disasi (1/19), Ben Chilwell (0/7), Benoit Badiashile (0/6), Levi Colwill (1/20), Malang Sarr (0/0), Malo Gusto (0/14), Marc Cucurella (0/9), Reece James (0/8), Thiago Silva (1/20), Trevoh Chalobah (0/0), Wesley Fofana (0/0), Andrey Santos (0/0), Carney Chukwuemeka (1/3), Cole Palmer (9/18), Conor Gallagher (0/20), Deivid de Souza (0/1), Enzo Fernandez (2/18), Lesley Ugochukwu (0/10), Moises Caicedo (0/18), Mykhaylo Mudryk (3/17), Noni Madueke (2/10), Romeo Lavia (0/1), Armando Broja (1/13), Christopher Nkunku (1/3), Nicolas Jackson (7/19), Raheem Sterling (5/19).

Liverpool vs Chelsea Team News

Liverpool could have as many as seven players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Chelsea on Wednesday. Wataru Endo, Mohamed Salah and Alexis Mac Allister can't be called up by the Liverpool-manager, with both serving a ban.

Mohamed Salah, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Ben Doak, Joel Matip, Stefan Bajcetic, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Thiago Alcantara nurses various injuries and won't take part for Liverpool against Chelsea at Anfield.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Chelsea, who are looking at nine players nursing various problems. Nicolas Jackson is suspended from the Chelsea squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Malo Gusto, Christopher Nkunku, Romeo Lavia, Lesley Ugochukwu, Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah and Wesley Fofana all face a spell on the sidelines for Chelsea due to various injuries.

Liverpool vs Chelsea Lineups

Liverpool vs Chelsea H2H

The most recent outing between Liverpool and Chelsea ended up a 1-1 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 10/3. Liverpool go into their upcoming match against Chelsea with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-5-1 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Liverpool vs Chelsea Results

In the previous ten matches between Liverpool and Chelsea, both teams found the back of the net five times.

Liverpool vs Chelsea Betting Tips

Mohamed Salah has four strikes in six Premier League matches for The Reds, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Chelsea. The visitors are looking to Cole Palmer, who has provided his team with four Premier League goals.

Liverpool are undefeated in the previous 10 matches at Anfield, winning eight along the way while drawing two. Chelsea won four of their previous 10 games away from home across all tournaments, in which they drew one and lost five. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Anfield since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Liverpool. The same occurred in six of the last 10 league games away from home for Chelsea.

Less than 2.5 goals came out three times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet five times. Liverpool managed an average of 1.5 goals, with Chelsea averaging 0.9 goals. In Liverpool's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in five of them. They managed to average 2.6 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Chelsea's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of two goals in these matches.