It's the FA Cup: Liverpool and Shrewsbury Town face off

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Competition: England FA Cup
Competition: Sun 09.January
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Anfield (54074 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Liverpool or Shrewsbury Town that keep their silverware dream alive.

This has all the signs of an exciting match with lots of spark and energy as both contenders are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!

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Liverpool form and stats

Liverpool participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 4th round.

21 points is a decent return from 9 Premier League games here at Anfield for Liverpool. The data says 6 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.

Liverpool travelled for their previous game, a trip to Chelsea that ended 2-2. Opportunity lost for Liverpool in the Chelsea match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. The forward Mané bettered all teammates in that fixture and managed a match rating of 7.71 out of 10. Mané scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

A Premier League defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Leicester City.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Liverpool, as the Carabao Cup home game vs Arsenal is only four days away.

Goals decide football matches and Liverpool are scoring many of them at home; 22 on target from 9 league matches. From these home matches, Liverpool have conceded only 6 goals.

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Shrewsbury Town form and stats

The traveling awayteam has defeated Carlisle United and Stratford Town in order to reach 3rd round of FA Cup. Shrewsbury was sent out of FA Cup in the 3rd round last season.

Shrewsbury Town have only collected 5 points from their away games in the League One, after 1-2-9 (12 played).

344 minutes! That's how long the Shrewsbury goalkeeper Marko Marosi and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Shrewsbury Town go into this game after a win, the home game against Sheffield Wednesday that ended 1-0. Maroši was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.82. The agile goalkeeper Maroši stopped the opponent with five saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Accrington Stanley.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Shrewsbury as they have only managed to score 9 times from 12 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Shrewsbury Town have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head statistics (for the former two meetings): Liverpool won one game, one match ended with a draw and Shrewsbury Town have zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one

Top Goalscorers

LiverpoolM. Salah Ghaly
M. Salah Ghaly
16 goals
LiverpoolD. Teixeira da Silva
D. Teixeira da Silva
10 goals
LiverpoolS. Mané
S. Mané
8 goals

Liverpool missing players

Shrewsbury Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Liverpool Shrewsbury Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   13 25
17 8   Won W   3 10
6 3   Drew D   2 5
2 0   Lost L   8 10
68 29   Scored S   16 34
26 10   Conceded C   18 27
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
88% 91%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   85% 72%
76% 73%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   54% 48%
64% 64%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   8% 16%
36% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 8%
52% 45%   BTTS BTTS   62% 60%
44% 55%   Clean Sheets C S   8% 20%
4% 0%   Failed to Score F T   31% 24%
 
7.5 8.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.4 4.4
3 3.1   Corners against (avg) C A   3.8 4.8
1.4 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.7
1 0   Red cards R C   1 3
 
17.6 18.7   Shots (avg) S (   11 10.4
6.4 6.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 4
42% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 34%
 
8.2 7.7   Shots against (avg) S A   10.4 11.7
3.1 2.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.9 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 21 17 2 2 53 13 10 8 1 1 31 6 11 9 1 1 22 7 40 53
2 Chelsea 21 12 7 2 45 16 11 5 5 1 25 10 10 7 2 1 20 6 29 43
3 Liverpool 20 12 6 2 52 18 9 6 3 0 22 6 11 6 3 2 30 12 34 42
4 Arsenal 20 11 2 7 33 25 10 7 1 2 18 8 10 4 1 5 15 17 8 35
5 West Ham United 20 10 4 6 37 27 9 4 2 3 18 15 11 6 2 3 19 12 10 34
6 Tottenham Hotspur 18 10 3 5 23 20 10 7 1 2 16 10 8 3 2 3 7 10 3 33
7 Manchester United 19 9 4 6 30 27 10 5 1 4 17 15 9 4 3 2 13 12 3 31
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 8 4 7 14 14 9 3 2 4 5 7 10 5 2 3 9 7 0 28
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 19 6 9 4 20 20 9 3 3 3 8 9 10 3 6 1 12 11 0 27
10 Leicester City 18 7 4 7 31 33 9 5 1 3 16 12 9 2 3 4 15 21 -2 25
11 Crystal Palace 20 5 8 7 29 30 11 4 5 2 20 12 9 1 3 5 9 18 -1 23
12 Brentford 19 6 5 8 23 26 10 4 1 5 12 12 9 2 4 3 11 14 -3 23
13 Aston Villa 19 7 1 11 25 30 9 4 1 4 15 14 10 3 0 7 10 16 -5 22
14 Southampton 19 4 9 6 20 29 9 2 6 1 9 8 10 2 3 5 11 21 -9 21
15 Everton 18 5 4 9 23 32 9 4 1 4 15 16 9 1 3 5 8 16 -9 19
16 Leeds United 19 4 7 8 21 37 10 3 4 3 13 16 9 1 3 5 8 21 -16 19
17 Watford 18 4 1 13 22 36 10 2 1 7 11 22 8 2 0 6 11 14 -14 13
18 Burnley 17 1 8 8 16 27 7 1 4 2 8 8 10 0 4 6 8 19 -11 11
19 Newcastle United 19 1 8 10 19 42 10 1 5 4 13 22 9 0 3 6 6 20 -23 11
20 Norwich City 19 2 4 13 8 42 10 1 2 7 5 19 9 1 2 6 3 23 -34 10
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 24 15 5 4 45 17 13 9 2 2 32 13 11 6 3 2 13 4 28 50
2 Sunderland 24 15 4 5 47 26 12 10 1 1 29 6 12 5 3 4 18 20 21 49
3 Wigan Athletic 21 14 3 4 40 20 11 6 2 3 15 10 10 8 1 1 25 10 20 45
4 Wycombe Wanderers 24 13 6 5 37 27 11 8 1 2 19 14 13 5 5 3 18 13 10 45
5 Oxford United 24 12 7 5 40 25 14 8 4 2 27 13 10 4 3 3 13 12 15 43
6 Plymouth Argyle 24 12 7 5 38 25 12 7 3 2 18 11 12 5 4 3 20 14 13 43
7 Milton Keynes Dons 23 11 6 6 42 29 12 6 3 3 17 13 11 5 3 3 25 16 13 39
8 Portsmouth 23 10 7 6 28 22 11 6 3 2 16 10 12 4 4 4 12 12 6 37
9 Sheffield Wednesday 24 9 10 5 30 27 10 5 4 1 15 8 14 4 6 4 15 19 3 37
10 Accrington Stanley 24 10 4 10 30 39 12 7 1 4 19 18 12 3 3 6 11 21 -9 34
11 Ipswich Town 24 8 8 8 39 34 13 5 6 2 23 18 11 3 2 6 16 16 5 32
12 Burton Albion 23 9 4 10 28 29 12 7 2 3 22 13 11 2 2 7 6 16 -1 31
13 Charlton Athletic 24 8 5 11 30 29 13 5 3 5 19 15 11 3 2 6 11 14 1 29
14 Shrewsbury Town 25 8 5 12 26 29 13 7 3 3 17 12 12 1 2 9 9 17 -3 29
15 Cheltenham Town 24 7 8 9 30 43 12 5 3 4 15 20 12 2 5 5 15 23 -13 29
16 Cambridge United 24 6 9 9 32 38 13 3 6 4 15 18 11 3 3 5 17 20 -6 27
17 Bolton Wanderers 23 7 5 11 30 35 10 4 4 2 16 15 13 3 1 9 14 20 -5 26
18 AFC Wimbledon 21 6 7 8 30 35 9 2 5 2 15 15 12 4 2 6 15 20 -5 25
19 Morecambe 24 6 5 13 34 49 13 4 4 5 19 22 11 2 1 8 15 27 -15 23
20 Fleetwood Town 23 5 7 11 36 43 12 4 2 6 20 20 11 1 5 5 16 23 -7 22
21 Lincoln City 22 5 7 10 24 31 11 2 3 6 10 16 11 3 4 4 14 15 -7 22
22 Gillingham 23 3 9 11 18 34 10 2 3 5 7 14 13 1 6 6 11 20 -16 18
23 Crewe Alexandra 24 4 6 14 22 43 11 3 3 5 12 18 13 1 3 9 10 25 -21 18
24 Doncaster Rovers 23 4 4 15 16 43 11 4 3 4 10 13 12 0 1 11 6 30 -27 16

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 24 15 5 4 45 17 13 9 2 2 32 13 11 6 3 2 13 4 28 50
2 Sunderland 24 15 4 5 47 26 12 10 1 1 29 6 12 5 3 4 18 20 21 49
3 Wigan Athletic 21 14 3 4 40 20 11 6 2 3 15 10 10 8 1 1 25 10 20 45
4 Wycombe Wanderers 24 13 6 5 37 27 11 8 1 2 19 14 13 5 5 3 18 13 10 45
5 Oxford United 24 12 7 5 40 25 14 8 4 2 27 13 10 4 3 3 13 12 15 43
6 Plymouth Argyle 24 12 7 5 38 25 12 7 3 2 18 11 12 5 4 3 20 14 13 43
7 Milton Keynes Dons 23 11 6 6 42 29 12 6 3 3 17 13 11 5 3 3 25 16 13 39
8 Portsmouth 23 10 7 6 28 22 11 6 3 2 16 10 12 4 4 4 12 12 6 37
9 Sheffield Wednesday 24 9 10 5 30 27 10 5 4 1 15 8 14 4 6 4 15 19 3 37
10 Accrington Stanley 24 10 4 10 30 39 12 7 1 4 19 18 12 3 3 6 11 21 -9 34
11 Ipswich Town 24 8 8 8 39 34 13 5 6 2 23 18 11 3 2 6 16 16 5 32
12 Burton Albion 23 9 4 10 28 29 12 7 2 3 22 13 11 2 2 7 6 16 -1 31
13 Charlton Athletic 24 8 5 11 30 29 13 5 3 5 19 15 11 3 2 6 11 14 1 29
14 Shrewsbury Town 25 8 5 12 26 29 13 7 3 3 17 12 12 1 2 9 9 17 -3 29
15 Cheltenham Town 24 7 8 9 30 43 12 5 3 4 15 20 12 2 5 5 15 23 -13 29
16 Cambridge United 24 6 9 9 32 38 13 3 6 4 15 18 11 3 3 5 17 20 -6 27
17 Bolton Wanderers 23 7 5 11 30 35 10 4 4 2 16 15 13 3 1 9 14 20 -5 26
18 AFC Wimbledon 21 6 7 8 30 35 9 2 5 2 15 15 12 4 2 6 15 20 -5 25
19 Morecambe 24 6 5 13 34 49 13 4 4 5 19 22 11 2 1 8 15 27 -15 23
20 Fleetwood Town 23 5 7 11 36 43 12 4 2 6 20 20 11 1 5 5 16 23 -7 22
21 Lincoln City 22 5 7 10 24 31 11 2 3 6 10 16 11 3 4 4 14 15 -7 22
22 Gillingham 23 3 9 11 18 34 10 2 3 5 7 14 13 1 6 6 11 20 -16 18
23 Crewe Alexandra 24 4 6 14 22 43 11 3 3 5 12 18 13 1 3 9 10 25 -21 18
24 Doncaster Rovers 23 4 4 15 16 43 11 4 3 4 10 13 12 0 1 11 6 30 -27 16

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