The Premier League continues this week! The games will be played behind closed doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic and we will have an interesting contest on Wednesday, when Liverpool hosts Chelsea.
Liverpool is coming off a 2-1 road loss against Arsenal on Wednesday while Chelsea beat Norwich City 1-0 at home last Tuesday. Liverpool already won the Premier League while Chelsea is third in the standings with 63 points in 36 games.
Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.
Dafabet Picks
Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Liverpool: 2.04
• Chelsea: 3.60
• Draw: 3.85
Spread
• Liverpool: -0.5 (1.99)
• Chelsea: +0.5 (1.91)
Total
• Over 2.5, 3 (1.72)
• Under 2.5, 3 (2.21)
Key Points to Consider
Last 6:
Liverpool, coming off a 2-1 road loss vs Arsenal, have 3 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw in their last 6 Premier League games.
Chelsea, coming off a 1-0 home win vs Norwich City, have 4 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws in their last 6 Premier League games.
Momentum: Chelsea has been on an upward trend — winning 4 of their last 6 games in the Premier League.
Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on Sep. 22, 2019 and Liverpool won 2-1.
Projected Leaders
For Liverpool, Mohamed Salah has a 42.12 percent chance to score. He averages 2.71 shots overall per sim, 1.30 shots on goal per and 0.55 goals per sim.
For Chelsea, Christian Pulisic has a 13.76 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.58 shots overall per sim, 0.65 shots on goal per and 0.15 goals per sim.
Analyst’s Pick
Liverpool Moneyline.
Three-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Liverpool in this one. Average score in simulations is Liverpool 1.67 to Chelsea 0.67.
