Liverpool have performed better than Brighton & Hove Albion so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Champions League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Napoli, was also a home game here at Anfield. The away team is better rested.
Liverpool form and stats
Home games in the Premier League have been a walk in the park for Liverpool so far, with 18 points won from 6 matches; 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. Liverpool has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Anfield. We remember; it was Norwich City. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Liverpool has won four games in a row. The Manchester United match was the last time out without a victory.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Napoli in the Champions League last time out and are looking for a win here. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Crystal Palace.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Liverpool, as the Premier League home game vs Everton is only four days away.
Liverpool are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (17 goals in 6 games). 6 goals have been conceded.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
Brighton & Hove Albion have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-1-4 (6 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Brighton & Hove Albion's last three away games as they have all been lost.
The manager G. Potter was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground Anfield. Brighton & Hove Albion suffered a 0-2 loss to Leicester City (placed 2nd). Prior to that match, the Brighton & Hove Albion manager G. Potter faced defeat when travelling to Manchester United and losing 1-3.
Brighton & Hove Albion goalkeeper Mathew Ryan had a great day against Leicester City, but despite making 7 saves the loss could not be avoided.
With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any point(s) for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with Brighton & Hove Albion as the away team, we found seven results. Statistics from these were 0 away wins, 0 draws and 7 defeats. The outsiders lost 5 of these games by at least two goals.
The attacking power of Brighton & Hove Albion when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. In the opposite end, Brighton & Hove Albion have conceded 11 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: 6 - 0 - 0 (Liverpool wins - draws - Brighton & Hove Albion wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Mané 8 goals |  Mohamed Salah 6 goals |  Roberto Firmino 4 goals |
Liverpool missing players
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
| Liverpool | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 30 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 11 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 46% |
| 31% | 67% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 23% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 6.5 | 7.2 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4 |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| 1.1 | 0.8 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 203 | 110 | 43 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 62 | 162 |
| 79 | 46 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 18 | 48 |
| 38% | 37% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 31% |
- All of Liverpool's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Liverpool has the most points (18) at home
- Liverpool has the most points from losing position (10)
- Liverpool have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Liverpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Liverpool have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Liverpool have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Brighton & Hove Albion have scored away.
- Liverpool have scored in all their matches so far.
- Liverpool have won all their matches at home so far.
- Liverpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Liverpool is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 37 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 23 | 29 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 28 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Burnley | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | AFC Bournemouth | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 15 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 15 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 14 |
| 16 | Everton | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 14 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 13 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -15 | 10 |
| 19 | Southampton | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -18 | 9 |
| 20 | Watford | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -18 | 8 |
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- Liverpool Echo - (local newspaper)
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