LiontipsChelsea vs Liverpool. Prediction and Betting Tips for English Premier League (January 2, 2022).
Command Analysis
Chelseaare successful across all their tournaments this season. The winners of last year's Champions League, the Londoners finished in 2nd place in their group thus progressing to the knockout rounds of the main European club tournament. The Bluesalso became the semi-finalists of the League Cup following their victory over Brentford (2:0).
In the Premier League, Thomas Tuchel's men are currently in 2nd place. Chelsea have earned 42 points from 12 victories and 6 draws and are losing eight points to the leaders, Manchester City.
After a victory over Aston Villa (3:1), the Blues shared tournament points with Brighton (1:1). Chelsea have the second-best defense having conceded only 14 goals in 20 games.
Silva,Lotfus-Cheek, Kristensen, James,and Chilwell have been ruled out of this fixture.
Liverpool also are having a fantastic season. Jurgen Klopp's charges set a new record this year: they became the only English team to win all six Champions League group matches. In six games, they scored 17 goals and comfortably qualified for the playoffs from the top line. In the last round of the group stage, Liverpool defeated AC Milan (2:1).
The Reds are currently in 3rd place in the Premier League standings with 41 points from 19 games. Liverpool have the best attack in the league; they chalked up 50 goals, and Salah was the author of 15 goals. In the last three rounds of games, Liverpool crushed Newcastle (4:1), and recorded narrow victories over Wolverhampton (1:0) and Aston Villa (1:0).
Liverpool are enjoying a successful League Cup campaign, too. They made it to the semi-finals of the League Cup following their victory over Leicester. The Reds didn't concede a single goal before the quarterfinal match.
Firmino, Origi, Elliott, Jones and Phillips have been sidelined due to injuries.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 2:1
Chelsea won 2 of the last 5 head-to-head games.
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
Goals were scored in both halves in 3 of the last 4 games of the hosts.
СтавкаCorners: total under 9.5
In 2 of the last 4 games of the guests, this bet played.
СтавкаYellow cards: total under 4
This bet won in 3 of the last 5 games of the Londoners.
Tip and bets
This is a battle for the second place in the Premier League table. The opponents are equal in terms of quality, but Chelsea are in better form and will be looking to capitalize on their home advantage. We believe that Tuchel will find the right words and motivate his charges to win this game.
Our prediction - Asian handicap (0) to Chelsea
This probably will be a very close match, and its outcome can be decided by just one defensive mistake. We are predicting a narrow win for Chelsea.
Second bet - Chelsea to win by 1 goal
