Liverpool against Everton is normally a cagey affair. Since Jurgen Klopp took over at Anfield, Liverpool have visited Goodison Park four times, but in that period have only scored once.
Everton, in that time, though, are yet to score at all, with three matches in a row having ended goalless, and the other game a 0-1 Reds win courtesy of a late Sadio Mane strike.
This season, however, things have been going rather differently.
Everton have won all of their games so far - including winning away at Tottenham on the opening day of the season - and head into the match in good form.
Liverpool, meanwhile, lost by a five-goal margin against Aston Villa and looked a pale imitation of their usual selves in a nine-goal horror-show.
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Those circumstances would normally mean Everton fancying their chances of a win, exactly a decade on since their last Merseyside derby victory in the Premier League.
But at the same time, they will be wary that Liverpool will be looking to bounce back with a dominating performance.
On the Poetry in Motion podcast, Neil Fitzmaurice said: "Carlo Ancelotti has got a bit of a dilemma, which might play into Liverpool's hands - he has got a team that can attack now.
"What does he do in the derby against Liverpool? Park the bus and hit them on the break, or think that he can take Liverpool on? If you do try and attack and take it to this Liverpool team, things can go really badly very quickly for you."
Dan Kay added: "They are full of beans, they are top of the league and they have the most in-form striker in Europe in Dominic Calvert-Lewin, and some really good attacking players.
"But if Ancelotti does decide to go for it, for Liverpool that would be manna from heaven. I think he will look to find something of a middle ground, but because there will be no fans there, it might make it easier for him to be a little more circumspect.
"After Liverpool shipping seven against Aston Villa, 40,000 Evertonians would be baying for blood and telling them to get stuck in, but the fact it is still behind-closed-doors might enable him to be a little more cautious."
However Ancelotti plays the game, Liverpool must perform better than on their last outing to avoid another embarrassing defeat.
You have to suspect, though, that this will play out very differently to the previous Merseyside derbies Liverpool have faced away from home under Jurgen Klopp to date.
