Correct Score Prediction
If you are a believer in historical trends then making your correct score predictions for this game will be very easy. There has not been a single goal scored in the last four meetings between these two sides.
If you fancy a fifth successive 0-0 draw having looked at the betting sites you can get odds of 49/4. Howeve, all runs have to come to an end and I think this particular one stops here.
Liverpool have an embarrassment of riches in attack while Chelsea have been rocked by an injury to one of their summer additions Christopher Nkunku.
This still should be an entertaining affair and I am taking Liverpool to win 3-1 in a tough opener for new Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino.
1×2 Predictions
As you would expect in a battle between two of the “big 6” teams in English football the odds on who is going to win are very close. But it is the away team Liverpool that are the marginal favourite in the 1×2 market.
I agree with that and they are my selection here. Chelsea haven’t won a home game in the league since March. A run of seven games which saw four draws and three defeats.
Despite a poor 2022/23 campaign as a whole Liverpool at least finished it strongly. An 11-game unbeaten end to the season including seven wins is form they will hope to continue.
Draw No Bet Predictions
With the odds for either side to win quite high it gives us a chance to play the Draw No Bet market. Meaning we get a refund on our selection if the match ends all square as it has done in the last six meetings.
The preference is for Liverpool who have the firepower to win this and also have a more settled and established lineup.
BTTS Predictions
I am confident both teams will score in this clash and it is the strongest of all my tips in this preview. Liverpool’s pre-season has been full of goals scoring 18 but conceding 11 across five games with both teams scoring in four.
Chelsea will play an attacking brand of football under Pochettino and scored in every warm up game ahead of the new season totalling 13 goals across their five games.
The Blues will be looking to new signing Nicolas Jackson to get on the scoresheet. Something he managed to do nine times in his final eight games for Villarreal at the end of last season.
Our Analysis of the Chelsea vs Liverpool Match Predictions
Last season was a terrible one for Chelsea finishing in 12th with their lowest ever points total in the Premier League era of 44. With their tally of 38 goals the fewest they have scored across a campaign in 100 years.
Under Pochettino they will be much better but it still may take time after a summer of rebuilding and trimming a bloated squad.
Last season’s fifth placed finish was the lowest in a full campaign under Klopp. As a result, The Reds have also refreshed their squad mainly concentrating on updating an ageing midfield. Something they have done by adding World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton and Hungary captain Dominik Szoboszlai.
The absence of Nkunku is a big blow for Chelsea and puts more pressure on 22-year-old Jackson to perform. The Stamford Bridge crowd will also expect better from last season’s new additions like Raheem Sterling and Mykhailo Mudryk while keeping key players Ben Chilwell and new captain Reece James fit will be vital.
With the last six meetings between these two sides ending in draws it shows you how evenly matched they have been in recent years. That cycle can end here mainly due to the number of match-winners in Liverpool’s squad.
The ever-reliable Mo Salah is joined by Cody Gakpo and Darwin Núñez who should both be better after a little time to acclimatise to their moves to England. While having Luis Díaz and Diogo Jota back fit will feel like new signings after both missed large parts of last season.
Top Scorers Predictions for Chelsea vs Liverpool
On the opening weekend of the season you can only look towards one man in the goalscorer market. Mohamed Salah has scored on match day one in the Premier League in all six of his seasons with Liverpool since joining from Roma.
Getting on the scoresheet here against his former team would make the Egyptian the EPL’s highest scorer on the opening day with nine goals.
Klopp to come out on top with Poch unable to Bridge gap on Chelsea debut.
Although both sides are in something of a transition, the core of this Liverpool side is stronger and more settled. With Alisson they have one of the best goalkeepers in the league behind new captain Virgil van Dijk in defence.
The new midfield is going to be exciting to watch as will Trent Alexander-Arnold in a hybrid role where he contributed seven assists in his final 10 games of last season. A whole host of attacking options will lay in wait to finish those chances off and claim the three points at Stamford Bridge.
Last results of the teams
Here are the last three pre-season matches of the two teams to give you a feeling of how they both come into this opening day clash.
Chelsea ended their warm up fixtures with a 1-1 draw against Dortmund. There was a 2-0 win against Fulham and a 1-1 draw with Newcastle before that.
Liverpool bounced back from their only pre-season defeat, 4-3 against Bayern Munich with a 3-1 win over Darmstadt. Prior to the loss against the German champions, the Reds beat Leicester 4-0.
Chelsea vs Liverpool Predictions & Odds
- Chelsea 187/100
- Draw 13/5
- Liverpool 7/5
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