Liverpool go into the latest round of English Premier League fixtures at the top of the standings but they will expect a tough examination from Chelsea, who haven't lost a game since the opening day of the season.
Get superstar strikers Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz, Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer on to the same pitch and you can stand back and expect fireworks - or that's the theory.
The reality, however, is that Liverpool and Chelsea, these two most positive, front-foot sides, have a rich and somewhat dry history of low-scoring duels.
The idea of betting any tie in the Premier League to produce under 2.5 goals might seem fanciful, especially a tie featuring two sides with such explosive frontmen.
But at +175 it looks a real value play, with several good arguments for wanting to jump aboard.
The first is the tension and the respect; this is a big game for both clubs and defeats at the top end of the table are going to be magnified with no obvious weakness being shown by either Manchester City or Arsenal. So avoiding defeat is paramount.
Second, new head coaches Arne Slot at Liverpool and Enzo Maresca at Chelsea, have sought to tighten up their teams.
In Slot's case he's getting it right with Virgil van Dijk presiding over a side which has kept five clean sheets in seven and conceded a division-low two goals.
Chelsea are improving in that department with clean sheets in each of their last two road games, the 1-0 win at Bournemouth and 3-0 triumph at West Ham.
The stats of this fixture over the last couple of seasons also play to the idea that this might be a low scorer.
Remarkably, eight of the past nine league and cup games between Liverpool and Chelsea - at either venue - have yielded draws. Five of those draws were 0-0 scorelines, after 90 minutes.
The stakes might be high, but the goal tally could well be low.
Chelsea are averaging over 57 percent possession on the road in the Premier League so are quite comfortable calling the shots.
Liverpool will allow them less of the ball than that but Chelsea's players will still get opportunities to play.
Key midfielder Moises Caicedo will have a critical role trying to break up play while also trying to play key passes when he gets the chance.
But the stats suggest the 22-year-old Ecuador international can rack up over 48.5 passes and land -120 odds by doing so.
On Caicedo's last away-day - the 3-0 win at West Ham - he managed 56 passes and over the course of the last five matches he is averaging 59 passes per game.
He's best known for his scoring prowess but Liverpool's ace goalscorer has absolutely no qualms about putting his foot in whenever necessary.
Salah is a mainstay in first or anytime scorer betting but he should also be a go-to player in the fouls committed market, too.
The Egyptian has committed eight fouls in seven Premier League games this season and is helping back far more under Arne Slot than he ever did under Jurgen Klopp.
Against a Chelsea team who will, when the chance arises, look to create overlaps down the flanks, Salah's defensive skills will be tested and he will also not hesitate to break up play - legally or otherwise - as the first line of defence.
He is definitely some sort of value at +120 to commit over 0.5 fouls.
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Liverpool | -167 |
Tie | +333 |
Chelsea | +400 |
Mohamed Salah | +110 |
Darwin Nunez | +125 |
Diogo Jota | +140 |
Cole Palmer | +225 |
Christopher Nkunku | +275 |
Nicolas Jackson | +275 |
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