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Chelsea vs Liverpool on Sky: stats evaluation

Chelsea face Liverpool within the coveted Carabao Cup ultimate on Sunday to win their first home championship for the reason that Neighborhood Protect this season – however which crew has the benefit?

The 62nd League Cup Ultimate kicks off at 4.30pm in entrance of the Sky cameras at Wembley as two of the competitors’s giants meet within the ultimate for under the second time.

Chelsea emerged victorious in 2005 because of a 3-2 win in extra time on the Millennium Stadium and secured their first main title below Jose Mourinho.

This shall be Chelsea’s fifth ultimate since then, having received two of the earlier 4, and achieved 9 finals in complete – with solely Sunday’s opponent showing in additional finals (13).

Liverpool received the biggest variety of league cups within the historical past of the competitors with eight titles, together with Manchester Metropolis, who received the championship in every of the previous 4 seasons earlier than shedding to West Ham on penalties within the fourth spherical this 12 months.

Sunday shall be Liverpool’s 246th recreation within the League Cup with solely Aston Villa, having performed extra matches within the competitors with 254 matches.

Liverpool are additionally the second highest scorer within the match with 491 objectives – and once more, Aston Villa are the one crew to attain extra League Cup objectives with 507 objectives.

If Chelsea rating 3 times at Wembley this weekend, they are going to develop into the seventh crew to attain 400 objectives within the League Cup.

A relentless device by the ages

There hasn’t been a lot between the 2 groups this season, with each Premier League matches ending in a draw. Because the stats from these two video games present, Liverpool have had much more photographs in each video games, however are hoping to enhance their conversion price if they’re to win their first League Cup in 10 years.

Liverpool have had their greatest latest encounters with Chelsea having received solely one in every of their final 5 and two of their final 10 in all competitions.

For the reason that starting of this century, that is probably the most performed match involving groups from the highest 4 ranges in England. Sunday would be the 68th match between Chelsea and Liverpool within the twenty-first century, and at the moment, no crew had crushed Chelsea extra instances than Liverpool (23 victories).

Equally, no crew has defeated Liverpool extra instances than Chelsea (26 wins) and solely Arsenal (92) have scored extra objectives towards Liverpool this century than Chelsea (86).

Carabao Cup form comparability

When it comes to his performances within the Carabao Cup this season, Liverpool have scored 10 extra objectives of their 5 matches, in comparison with Chelsea’s seven. Nevertheless, because the statistics present, Chelsea have had extra within the attacking classes this season, however have missed greater than twice as many nice alternatives.

Defensively, each groups have been unbelievable within the competitors this season with Chelsea conceding slightly below two with Liverpool’s two to a few.

All three of those objectives got here in Liverpool’s quarter-final victory over Leicester at Anfield on penalties after a 3-3 draw. This provides Jurgen Klopp’s aspect 4 clear sheets from their 5 video games, in comparison with Chelsea’s three.

All three clear sheets have are available his final three League Cup matches after every of his first two matches of the season tied 1-1 and superior after penalties.

Chelsea’s prime scorer within the Carabao Cup this season is Kai Havertz with two objectives (the identical stage together with his personal private objectives) and the German worldwide has a superb scoring file within the competitors with 5 objectives from simply three matches.

His first objectives for Chelsea have been a hat-trick of their 6-0 third-round win over Barnsley at Stamford Bridge in September 2020, and he scored in each of his League Cup matches this season towards Southampton within the fourth spherical and Tottenham within the semi-finals. Ultimate go.

For the reason that begin of final season, Chelsea have scored 14 objectives within the Carabao Cup with over a 3rd coming from Havertz. Over the previous two seasons, solely Timo Werner has had 12 extra photographs within the League Cup for Chelsea, however Havertz has scored 4 extra photographs on track than another Chelsea participant.

Liverpool’s prime scorer within the Carabao Cup this season is Takumi Minamino with 4 objectives and the 27-year-old is prone to share doubts with Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota in Sunday’s ultimate.

Regardless of failing to attain in both of Liverpool’s semi-final win over Arsenal final month, Minamino has a superb general file within the League Cup with six objectives from seven matches. Solely Marcus Power of Brentford has scored extra objectives within the League Cup for the reason that begin of final season, with seven.

Probably the most spectacular factor about Minamino’s file is that he scored with each shot on track within the Carabao Cup.

The most recent ranges will make Liverpool the favorites to carry the silver titles of the season on the weekend, having received every of their final eight matches in all competitions, however with Chelsea on the lookout for their third title this season, having already received the European Tremendous Cup. And the FIFA Membership World Cup, Thomas Tuchel’s crew can definitely not be discounted in any one-time match.