National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Liverpool or Wolverhampton Wanderers that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Wolverhampton Wanderers played their last game only three days ago, a Premier League match. That game was also an away game, at Aston Villa. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Liverpool form and stats
Liverpool have performed here at Anfield this season with 6 wins from 9 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.
The supporters are hoping that Liverpool will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the game against Brentford. The attacking player Oxlade-Chamberlain was named "man of the match" for Liverpool with the rating of 8.01/10. Oxlade-Chamberlain scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Leicester City.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Liverpool home games with this odds we find 8 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 2 matches were won by at least two goals.
Liverpool are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (23 goals in 9 games).
Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats
Wolverhampton Wanderers was sent out of FA Cup in the 4th round last season.Wolverhampton Wanderers have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-3-5 (9 played).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Aston Villa in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. Midfielder Podence was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.7. Podence scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
The game before that, in the Premier League, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Manchester United.Wolverhampton Wanderers have another game away from home in just four nights, a Carabao Cup match vs Nottingham Forest. A grim timetable for them!
The attacking power of Wolves when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 9 league matches away. 13 goals have been conceded by Wolverhampton Wanderers in these games.
Head 2 Head
The 7 most recent meetings featuring these two teams have all finished as Liverpool victories. Are we destined for another one?Top Goalscorers
  R. Firmino 7 goals |  M. Salah Ghaly 7 goals |  D. Núñez Ribeiro 5 goals |
Liverpool missing players
Wolverhampton Wanderers missing players
| Liverpool | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 55 | 33 | Scored | S | 12 | 23 | ||
| 32 | 13 | Conceded | C | 18 | 34 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 72% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | ||
| 7.1 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 16.8 | 18.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 11.6 | ||
| 6.8 | 7.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 33% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 25% | ||
| 10 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 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 | Arsenal | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 44 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 36 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 28 |
| 7 | Fulham | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 27 |
| 9 | Brentford | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 22 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -5 | 17 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 17 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 22 | -21 | 17 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 29 | -21 | 16 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 15 |
| 18 | Everton | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 15 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -16 | 14 |
| 20 | Southampton | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -18 | 12 |
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