Liverpool vs. Chelsea PREVIEW (31.01.2017)
PREVIEW&TIPS FOR Liverpool vs. Chelsea
Liverpool and Chelsea are playing at Anfield in a game for the 23rd round of the Premier League. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 16-09-2016, Liverpool won away by (1-2). The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the away team, which in the last 6 games has won 2, drawn 3 and lost 1. However, in the last match at this stadium, in a match for the Premier League on 11-05-2016, Was not beyond a draw by (1-1). The goals of the game were scored by C. Benteke (90 ‘) for Liverpool and E. Hazard (32’) for Chelsea.
After 13 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses, the home team is in 4th place, having won 45 points. In the last game, he lost with Swansea City at home for (2-3), after in the previous game tied (1-1) away in a game against Manchester United. In the last game they played, for the FA Cup, lost with Wolverhampton Wanderers at home by (1-2). In the last 10 home games for the league, Liverpool have recorded 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat, with 23 points out of 30. His attack has marked with great regularity, since he has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 games for this competition. In their home games there is a tendency for goals to be scored as 7 of their last 10 games for this competition have finished with over 2.5 goals. In the 22 games he played in this competition, he managed to return to the result in 3 of the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Liverpool are going through the worst of the season, not only for only 3 wins in the last 10 games, but for a 3-game losing streak. It is important to point out that the housekeepers are 10 points from the opponent of this journey. One of Liverpool’s weakest spots is in the more defensive sector, with successive mistakes in the defensive organization and also in the aerial game. Despite these shortcomings, the team have managed to achieve good results in both conditions, however, in the last day lost the invincibility inside doors. In the tactical drawing of Jürgen Klopp we highlight the magic of the Brazilian Coutinho: this player owns great technical quality. Sadio Mané is the great absentee of the formation of Liverpool since it contests the CAN. In addition to this player, the German commander can not count on the injured Danny Ings, Grujic and Joel Matip.
The visiting team is currently in 1st place with 55 points, after 18 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. In the penultimate game, he won out against Leicester City by (0-3). In the last game, won at home against Hull City by (2-0). The team arrives at this meeting after a home win with Brentford (4-0). For the championship, Chelsea claimed 22 points out of 30, after 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in their last 10 away games. In his league appearances as a visitor the most frequent result in the break was 0-1 (6 out of 11 matches). His attack has scored regularly, having scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 22 games in this event, he managed to get back to the result in 3 of the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Contrary to the adversary of this day, Chelsea are going through a fantastic moment this season and add four consecutive victories in official matches. In the last game for the English championship Chelsea got a victory against Hull City. Chelsea has a lot of proficiency in the offensive sector, and in addition, the defensive line has acted with great quality: Gary Cahill is the visiting defense boss. It is inevitable to highlight the marathon runner Marcos Alonso, who is responsible for making the entire left aisle. Diego Costa is Chelsea’s top scorer with 15 goals scored in this tournament. It seems that coach Antonio Conte can count on all his athletes for this match.