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2nd-10th Place: $10 Starbucks gift card

Overview:

On Friday, September 16th, (3-1-0) Chelsea will be on the road to take on (2-1-1) Liverpool.  Chelsea is 2^nd in the EPL table with 10 points while Liverpool is 6^th with 7 points.

The Crowd:

“The Crowd” projects a final score of Chelsea 2.1 – Liverpool 1.2 with an over/under of 3.2.

Statistics 2016-17 (20 Teams):

Goals: Liverpool 9 = Chelsea 9

Assists: Liverpool 7 > Chelsea 6

Shots per game: Chelsea 18.9 > Liverpool 18

Goals Allowed: Chelsea 4 > Liverpool 7

Clean Sheets: Chelsea 1 > Liverpool 0

Possession: Liverpool 58.4% > Chelsea 57.8%

Pass Success: Chelsea 86.4% > Liverpool 82.9%

Top Scorers:

Chelsea: Diego Costa 4

Liverpool: Philippe Coutinho 2

Summary:

Liverpool is coming off a nice win over Leicester City but they run into a red hot Chelsea team who has a four game unbeaten streak.  Chelsea is the better team on paper and have the luxury of playing at home.  Liverpool has been strong in the attack so far but rank near the bottom of the league in goals allowed.  I’m taking Chelsea with confidence in this one.

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