Two of the biggest Premier League teams face again in a cup final, as Chelsea looks for revenge after what happened a couple of seasons ago against Liverpool.
The Blues come from their usual irregularities in the season, last taking a tie against Manchester City in a result that could be considered good, but this team should aspire to more after expending so much.
The Reds are the best team in the Premier League at the moment and maintain a one-point advantage over Manchester City. That is thanks to their last match against Luton, where they got a comeback and ended up thrashing their rivals 4-1.
When and Where?
Sunday, February 25, 10 am ET at Wembley, London, UK
Betting Odds:
Chelsea 3.4
Liverpool 2.16
Draw:
3.89
Where can I watch it?
Star+/ESPN and Paramount+
Why bet on Chelsea?
The Blues are still far from their best, but they remain alive in both cup competitions, which should be considered a feat, taking into account the many lows of the team in the season. In all competitions, they have two wins, two losses, and a draw in the last five. The worst result was, undoubtedly, their 2-4 slip against Wolves at home, while the highest point was their good victory against Villa as visitors for the FA Cup.
In the Premier League, they have a record of ten wins, five draws, and ten losses, which have them in the tenth position, far from the teams that qualify for Europe. The team has spent quite a lot of time at the tenth position in the table lately, to the point that it has been a matter of conversation and memes in the football community.
Chelsea should aspire to more, considering their exaggerated expenses in the last transfer markets. Let’s remember that their double pivot of Fernandez and Caicedo was brought to the club for a sum close to 250 million Euros.
Why bet on Liverpool?
The Reds are a well-oiled machine at the moment, and just the two clubs that antagonize them at the top of the Premier League seem capable of stopping them. Arsenal inflicted their first defeat in the calendar year and the only one for all competitions in the last 15 games. Indeed, the team doesn’t give the same image as the one from their prime in the 90+ points seasons, but they look solid enough.
In the league, they carry a record of 18 wins, six draws, and two losses. Their sole loss in the last five games was the mentioned defeat against the Gunners where, truth be told, they stabbed themselves with Van Dijk and Alisson errors. However, they have Manchester City breathing out of their necks, and we all know how that kind of situation ended every time in the last decade. They cannot slow down.
They have a chance to land their first trophy this season, and against a team that has served them well in cup finals lately, their mood should be good.
Final Betting Analysis –Â Chelsea vs. Liverpool
These teams have been accustomed to tying a lot in recent seasons, even the already mentioned cup finals were decided on penalties. However, in the last game, Liverpool was finally capable of imposing, and they steamrolled Chelsea in a game where the Blues couldn’t even shoot on target until very late in the game, with the match already decided.
We don’t expect a similar result in this encounter, as Chelse looked a lot more solid in the Etihad against Manchester City and tends to give good performances at Wembley. However, that’s as far as it gets, as the Londoners have become a machine of losing cup finals in recent years and have to face their regular executioner again.
We’ll go for a 2-0 victory for Liverpool.
Go for a victory for the Reds at 2.16. If you bet $100 at such odds, you could get $116 for a total payout of $216.
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