The English Premier league will witness another monumental clash on Saturday, featuring two teams that were beaten at the weekend, when Chelsea hosts Liverpool, then later the same day, Real Madrid, who were battered by rivals Atletico Madrid last weekend, will host Villarreal at the Bernabeu.

Event # 1 – EPL – Chelsea vs Liverpool – 11:30 AM

All eyes will be on Stamford Bridge tomorrow when Chelsea and Liverpool go head-to-head in an expected pulsating encounter, as both teams are coming off defeats last weekend — Chelsea were beaten at home 3-1 by Brighton, while Liverpool were outclassed 2-1 away to Crystal Palace. With that said, Chelsea will be aiming to get back to winning ways against a Liverpool side that hasn’t had the best of results at Stamford Bridge in recent times, going winless in their last four trips to Chelsea. Last season, Chelsea spanked Liverpool 3-1 at the Bridge, while the other three matches ended in draws. Notably, Chelsea enters this match having lost three of their last five overall matches, but they did secure a 1-0 win over Benfica in midweek champions League action.

Liverpool, on the other hand, are at risk of suffering a third straight defeat on the bounce — albeit in all competitions, rather than just the Premier League. Indeed, the reigning champions have looked a shadow of the side that breezed to the title on a canter over the last few weeks of last season. Still smarting from their back to back losses for just the second time under coach Arne Slot, Liverpool could enter their clash with Chelsea off the top of the table if second-placed Arsenal beat West Ham, as expected, at home. With that said, fans can expect to be treated to a fascinating encounter since Liverpool has been far from convincing this season, winning most of their matches so often through last-minute goals, most if not all off the back of below-par performances.

Key Stats

• Chelsea – Chelsea has kept three clean sheets in four home games played this season, but amazingly, they have lost four of their last five matches against the reigning Premier League champions.

• Liverpool – Liverpool has lost five of their last eight away matches in all competitions but have scored at least once in 40 consecutive Premier League matches.

• Both sides – Liverpool is trying to avoid losing back-to-back games in the league for the first time since 2023, while Chelsea are unbeaten in four matches at home against Liverpool, but three in a row ended in draws, before Chelsea’s 3-1 win in May.

The betting tip: Draw.

Event # Spain – Real Madrid vs Villarreal – 2:00 PM

Real Madrid will be aiming to return to winning ways in LaLiga when they host a high-flying Villarreal at home this Saturday. Real Madrid were embarrassed and hammered 5-2 by city rivals Atletico Madrid in last weekend’s Madrid derby, in a surprising result that sent shockwaves around Europe, resulting in them dropping down to second in the league standing, behind rivals Barcelona, who had a come from behind win over Real Sociedad. With that said, Real Madrid will enter this match off the back of a convincing 5-0 drubbing they handed out to minnows Kairat Almaty in midweek champions League action. With their dominant home record, boasting a perfect four wins from four matches, Real Madrid will be confident of beating a Villarreal side that they have gone undefeated in twenty two of their last twenty four home matches.

Villarreal travel to Madrid with quiet optimism after jumping to third in the table. The ‘Yellow Submarines’, Villarreal, have made an impressive start to the new campaign and confidence will be high in the camp after they defeated Atletico Bilbao 1-0 last week, ahead of this vital clash. However, Villarreal’s away record presents some concerns ahead of their trip to the Bernabeu, with just one win, one draw, and one defeat in their last three away matches so far, but they are winless away to Real Madrid in their last twenty matches in all competitions. Indeed, this type of record against a wounded Madrid side doesn’t inspire confidence but with current form, Villarreal will be hopeful of securing a result and extend their excellent start to the season.

Key Stats

• Real Madrid – Real Madrid has scored at least two goals in the last six matches against Villarreal in all competitions and won six of their opening seven league matches.

• Villarreal – Villarreal has won 11 of the last 13 LaLiga matches and five of the opening seven league matches.

• Both sides – Real Madrid is undefeated in 22 of the last 24 home matches against Villarreal in all competitions.

The betting tip: Real Madrid win.