Chelsea vs Liverpool Prediction, 1/2/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/27/2021

Game: Chelsea vs Liverpool

Date: Sunday, January 2, 2022

Location: Stamford Bridge in London, England

TV: USA Network

Odds/Point Spread: Chelsea (+140) Liverpool (+190)

Sadio Mane and Liverpool (12-5-1, 2nd in the EPL) are headed to Stamford Bridge on Sunday where they'll meet Chelsea (12-5-2, 3rd in the EPL). The starting goaltenders will be Edouard Mendy for Chelsea and Alisson for Liverpool. Liverpool are at at +190 while the Pensioners are at +140. The total has been set at 2.5.

Chelsea faced Aston Villa in their most recent match and took home the win by a score of 3-1. When discussing the passing game, they had a 88.2% passes received percentage by completing 563 out of their 638 pass targets in their last match. Chelsea tried 12 dribbles in this game and were successful in 6 of those tries for a percentage of 50.0%.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Chelsea finished the game at a 25.0% rate by hitting 2 shots on target out of 8 shots. Chelsea averages 2.16 goals per 90 min (41 goals in total) and have earned 27 assists in all matches for the season.

Romelu Lukaku is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Chelsea. Lukaku has been in the starting lineup in 337 contests so far in his career and he tallies 0.57 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Belgium has accumulated 196 goals scored in 30,682 mins played. He has 60 assists while accumulating 29 yellow card warnings during his soccer career.

Someone else who should impact this game is Jorginho, the midfielder representing Brazil. Jorginho has accumulated 26,404 minutes in 303 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 60 yellow card cautions. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 23 times during his soccer career while scoring 32 total goals. He has an average of 0.11 goals per 90 so far in his career.

The man protecting the net for Chelsea will be Edouard Mendy. Mendy (57-37-26 record during his career) has recorded 67 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 43.8% shutout percentage. The goalie hailing from Senegal has faced 488 shots attempted at him in 153 starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.9 (131 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of 77.3. Mendy has played for a total of 13,738 mins and has 376 stops thus far in his career.

In their last game, Liverpool finished locked up with a final of 2-2 against Tottenham. Liverpool finished the match with a 52.9% successful dribble rate by completing 9 out of the 17 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this outing by connecting on 446 of the 546 passing attempts for a percentage of 81.7%. Liverpool converted 6 shots tried out of their 18 shots tried which had them sitting at a 33.3% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having earned a total of 50 goals and 38 assists in all matches, Liverpool sports an average of 2.78 goals and 2.11 assists per 90 min.

Sadio Mane will need to be on top of his game for Liverpool. The forward representing Senegal has been on the pitch for 25,422 mins and has scored 134 goals. He has accumulated 44 yellow cards during his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 61 times. He scores 0.47 goals per 90 mins and has started 293 contests during his career. You should also keep an eye on Mohamed Salah, the forward hailing from Egypt. He has scored 156 goals in his career while helping on a goal 70 different times. Salah has been handed a total of 10 yellow card cautions in 22,941 mins (257 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average during his pro soccer career is 0.61.

Alisson will be residing in front of the goal for Liverpool. So far in his pro soccer career, Alisson has surrendered 120 goals and has tallied 355 saves in 192 starts. He has allowed 0.78 goals per 90 minutes and he has a mark of 123-40-29. He is the owner of a save % of 76.2 and his clean sheet rate is currently 45.8%. Alisson has accumulated 88 clean sheets while seeing 470 shots attempted against him in 17,139 mins throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's EPL game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Liverpool (+190)

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