Liverpool F.C. vs. Chelsea F.C. Prediction on October 20, 2024

Match info

When the English men’s football top division, the Premier League, returns to action this next weekend, Liverpool F.C. will resume their 2024–25 season with a challenging matchup at home against Chelsea F.C. on Sunday, October 20, at 4:30 p.m. local time.

The “Reds” are at the top of the table after winning all but one of their games thus far, while the “Blues” are in fourth place and are also having a satisfactory start to the season. Since their last encounter in the Carabao Cup final eight months ago, both teams have had new coaches. Arne Slot took on the daunting task of succeeding Jürgen Klopp on Merseyside, while Mauricio Pochettino made room for Enzo Maresca in west London.

Let’s examine both clubs’ form guides before Sunday’s match at Anfield and offer our predictions for how it might turn out, in addition to the best odds for moneyline and prop bets by English Premier League betting sites.

Meeting statistics

The current form of Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool quickly overcame the unexpected home loss to Nottingham Forest by winning their final six games across all competitions, including three in the Premier League, before the October international break.

With just two goals given up in seven games thus far, the “Reds” have the most solid defense in the Premier League and have already kept six clean sheets this year.

Chelsea have Cole Palmer in great scoring form; however, Slot isn’t exactly short of firepower, though, as Dominik Szoboszlai and Trent Alexander-Arnold all scored goals for their nations over the FIFA break, and Mo Salah and Luis Díaz combined for 11 goals in the first few weeks of the season.

The current form of Chelsea F.C.

Although drawing at home to Forest in their most recent game stopped a record of five straight victories, Chelsea are actually on a significant unbeaten streak (seven games).

With a perfect record away from home and only one victory in four games at Stamford Bridge, the “Blues” have performed significantly better when being a visiting side in the Premier League, which may be a little alarming for Liverpool.

In addition to his 25 goals from the previous season, Cole Palmer’s spectacular four-goal first-half blitz against Brighton makes him the clear target for the “Reds” to try to eliminate if they want to maintain their impressive defensive record. Sons of Slots believe that Liverpool have the capacity to do so given the moneyline odds: the home side’s win is estimated at 1.69, while Chelsea’s is 4.33.

Head-to-head

Counting of their most recent encounter in February 2024, Liverpool have won more mutual meetings overall, defeating Chelsea 86 times to their rival’s 65 victories, with an additional 46 games ending in draws.

Match analytics

Both clubs enter the game in excellent form, and Liverpool will face four of the current top six between now and mid-November, making this matchup undoubtedly their hardest test of the year. Although it seems like both teams will score in this game, Liverpool is a nearly unbeatable opponent at Anfield. We're picking a home team victory, and the Merseysiders will possibly have to overcome a deficit like they did against West Ham and Milan last month (and many times last season).

Tip: Win From Behind Liverpool Yes, with odds of 5.75 on 18bet.

Results of the forecast

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