4th April 2023 – 21:00, Stamford Bridge, London
Chelsea and Liverpool will face each other in the postponed match of the Premier League 8th round. Neither team enjoys its campaign, and success in this one could get them back on the winning track.
Chelsea Preview & Team News
Chelsea is playing a season to forget, currently occupying the eleventh position in the table. Continental football next season is quite far, and the Blues should focus on rebuilding their squad, even after huge investments in the past year. Graham Potter’s Chelsea has netted eight times over their preceding six outings. The corresponding number of goals that have been scored against them in those games is 7. Chelsea has found the back of the opponent’s net only 29 times in 28 matches, and they haven’t won in the previous two rounds. Thiago Silva (Ligament Injury), Raheem Sterling (Hamstring Injury), Mason Mount (bruised pelvis), and Armando Broja (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) aren’t available for Chelsea coach Graham Potter.
Liverpool Preview & Team News
Since suffering a loss in their previous game against Manchester City in Premier League action, Liverpool will be hoping to turn things around here. It was their third straight defeat in all competitions after thrashing Manchester United 7-0. A tendency of at least one team not managing to score in games involving Liverpool has become noticeable in recent matches. A glance at their last six outings reveals that it has happened five times. In these clashes, opposing sides have hit a goal aggregate of 6 while Liverpool has scored 10. The Reds will have the tough task of finishing the campaign among the top four teams. Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has some current player fitness concerns. Luis Díaz (Knee Injury), Thiago (Problems with the hip flexor), Darwin Núñez (Unknown Injury), Joe Gomez (Muscle Injury), Calvin Ramsay (Knee Surgery), and Stefan Bajcetic (Tear in the abductor muscle) miss out here.
Full-Time Winner Odds & Prediction
It is going to be a tight clash of two out-of-form teams. Although it could easily go either way, we think Liverpool is a bit closer to a victory, and we are going to back the Reds.
Goals Market Prediction
Six of the previous seven h2h clashes of these two sides stayed under a 2.5 margin. Interestingly, neither team managed to score in 90 minutes of their last three encounters. Therefore, we don’t see this game producing more than two goals in total.