GolVolt — Chelsea vs Liverpool: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

João Pedro: 4 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG2.56

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.6).

Last time

Last meeting, 28 October: Liverpool – Chelsea 1:1

LWWDD

Chelsea are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings.

Streak

Liverpool unbeaten in 5 matches

WWWWW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 5 wins. Last defeat: 11 October, 0:3 against Manchester City.

Attack

Liverpool score 3.0 goals per match

Chelsea1.6 Liverpool3.0

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Chelsea score 1.6.

Table

2 points apart in the table

5.Chelsea13 pts 4.Liverpool15 pts

Chelsea: place 5, 13 pts · Liverpool: place 4, 15 pts.

Player in form

Alexander Isak: 5 goals in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG1.87

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.9).

Players to watch

Premier League, this season.

João Pedro

Chelsea · forward

5goals 3assists 7.61avg rating

Last match, Everton: rating 6.6.

Alexander Isak

Liverpool · forward

6goals 0assists 7.16avg rating

Last match, Brighton & Hove Albion: 1 goal, rating 7.5.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Chelsea at home and Liverpool away, as in this match.

Chelsea

at home · 10

6W1D3L2.3scored per match1.6conceded per match

Liverpool

away · 10

5W1D4L1.9scored per match2.0conceded per match

Head to head

5 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 28 Oct 2026 · Carabao Cup Liverpool 1:1 Chelsea Gakpo 43' (k) · Rogers 40' (k)

2wins

2 draws2.8 goals per match · both scored in 5 of 5

1wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Chelsea (4-3-3, last: Liverpool) · Liverpool (4-2-3-1, last: Chelsea).

Official around 12:30, Sat 5 Dec

MPPenders MGGusto WFFofana MLLacroix JAAcheampong JHHenderson RLLavia MCCaicedo MRRogers DWWelbeck PNPedro Neto GMMamardashvili JGGomez RAAraujo VDvan Dijk KTTsimikas RGGravenberch TNNyoni LKKoumas JMMcConnell RNNgumoha CGGakpo

ChelseaLiverpool

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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