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Liverpool v Chelsea

Liverpool
20:00Upcoming
Chelsea

League Cup · WED 28 OCT · Anfield

The match pulse

BEFORE KICK-OFF

Match outcome probability (%)

LiverpoolDrawChelsea
Our pre-match numbers · the line starts at kick-offKick-off 20:00
Before kick-off · Match result · Liverpool 51%

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Liverpool are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Liverpool 51%, draw 23%, Chelsea 26%. Over 2.5 goals 62%, both teams to score 62%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 22 Oct 00:01 · locked at kick-off

Liverpool win51%
Draw23%
Chelsea win26%

Kick-offWED 28 OCT · 20:00

RoundRound of 16

VenueAnfield

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Liverpool

Chelsea

8Days since last match4

Last match: 20 Oct · UEFA Champions League

Last match: 24 Oct · the English Premier League

3Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups aren’t available for this match.

Our number · liverpool winFirst published 22 Oct 00:01 · updated 25 Oct 00:29 · locked at kick-off
51% The market37%
Us51%
Market37%

We make Liverpool a 51% chance to win. The market has them at 37%. We are 14 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.9–1.3.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Liverpool v Chelsea1.92 – 1.32
Form · League Cup this season · since 27 AugW1 D0 L0 · W2 D0 L0
The market · Liverpool win37% · ours 51%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
30%35%40%45%50%55% 22 OCT 00:0125 OCT 04:29
Our probability · Liverpool win The market, margin stripped

Published at 50%, 51% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 37% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Liverpool win51%37%+14
Draw23%25%−2
Chelsea win26%37%−11
Over 2.5 goals62%64%−2
Both teams to score62%66%−4
Over 1.5 goals83%83%0
Over 3.5 goals40%43%−3
Liverpool or draw74%63%+11
Liverpool clean sheet27%––
Chelsea clean sheet15%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 9 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 10.3%
0123450 4.5 4.8 3.5 1 7.2 10.3 6.5 2.9 2 7.2 9.3 6.1 2.7 3 4.6 6.0 3.9 4 2.2 2.9 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Liverpool down, Chelsea across0–5 goals a side shown (98.2% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

Last 10 meetings
Goals a meeting2.00
Over 2.54 of 10
Both scored6 of 10
Last meetingsLIV 1–1 CHE · CHE 2–1 LIV · CHE 3–1 LIV · LIV 2–1 CHE

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · League Cup this season · since 27 Aug

LIVERPOOL

W3–1

CHELSEA

WW2–0 · 6–3