Chelsea take on Liverpool at Stamford Bridge this weekend, and are 1.95 with bet365 and Boylesports to emerge victorious.
The Blues currently sit 10 places ahead of Liverpool in second place, and the visitors have have made a very disappointing start to the season.
They come into this having won none of their last four matches in all competitions, and their last two league games at home have seen them beaten 3-1 by Swansea and draw 1-1 with Newcastle.
That suggest that an on-song Chelsea should prevail, but the stats are not good as far as Roberto Di Matteo’s side are concerned as Liverpool have lost only two of their last 11 Premier League games against them (W7 D2 L2) and won the last four in a row.
However stats are there to be broken, and based on current form they should be able to take care of Brendan Rodgers’ side.
Fernando Torres scored five goals in four Premier League games against Chelsea while playing for Liverpool, but has netted none in the three for the Blues against the Reds since his transfer.
He is a 7.5 chance to score the opener with Paddy Power, and can be backed at 2.88 with the same firm to net anytime during the 90 minutes.
Both those prices look fair, but it’s Juan Mata that looks the real value at 3.4 with bet365 in the anytime goalscorer market.
He has been outstanding all season, and his free-kicks always pose a potent threat.
Another bet well worth considering is for both sides to score 1.62 with bet365 given that both have been finding it hard to keep a clean sheet.
I fancy Chelsea to win 2-1, and that outcome can be backed at 8.5 with bet365.