The Merseyside Derby: A big fight between close neighbours

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 21.Oct
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Anfield (54074 seats)

A win for the hosts is expected from this game if the league table is anything to judge by. The Liverpool fans are optimistic that the gap between 4th and Everton's 16th position in the table will be revealed on the grass.

Insights:
  • Liverpool have the most scored goals in the first half (9) in Premier League
  • All of Everton's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.

It’s called the Merseyside Derby whenever these two teams meet, as both come from Liverpool in the Merseyside area in North West England. It's the longest running top level derby in England, as the teams have met every year since the 1962-63 season. The clubs are located very close to each other in the city of Liverpool and the fans rarely use violence each other. On the pitch the temperature is high and this derby is known for its many red cards.

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Liverpool form and stats

Perfect Premier League season at home so far for Liverpool 3 wins from 3 appearances. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Liverpool, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

The Liverpool coach Klopp and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Brighton & Hove Albion (placed 6th). The attacking player Salah was named "man of the match" for Liverpool with the rating of 8.63/10. Salah scored two goals and hit one key pass.

A home victory ahead of that match, as predicted. The team were big favourites against Union Saint-Gilloise and won 2-0. Liverpool are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 10 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 7, drew 3 and lost 0.

Goals are plenty in this team's league rounds, with 7 in a row seeing three or more goals (over 2.5).

From these home matches, Liverpool have conceded only 2 goals.

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Everton form and stats

Things could have gone better for Everton in their Premier League away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.

Everton are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the game against AFC Bournemouth (placed 19th). McNeil got a match rating of 8.63 in that game, top player of the team. McNeil hit six key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

A loss against Luton Town was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Everton are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. Everton have conceded 7 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Liverpool have avoided a loss in the last 4 games (3-1-0) facing Everton.

Top Goalscorers

LiverpoolM. Salah Ghaly
M. Salah Ghaly
5 goals
LiverpoolD. Núñez Ribeiro
D. Núñez Ribeiro
3 goals
EvertonA. Doucouré
A. Doucouré
3 goals

Liverpool missing players

Everton missing players

Liverpool Everton
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 3 1 Played P 1 3 8
5 3 1 Won W 0 1 2
2 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 1 1 5
18 9 3 Scored S 0 5 9
9 2 1 Conceded C 4 7 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 62%
88% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 62%
50% 67% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 38%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
88% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 38%
12% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 50%
 
5.9 8 10 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.3 5.6
5.1 3 2 Corners against (avg) C A 7 4 5
2.1 0.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.7 1.6
4 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16.1 21.7 26 Shots (avg) S ( 9 14.3 16.6
5 7 10 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 4.7 5.5
45% 43% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 36% 20%
 
14.4 11 13 Shots against (avg) S A 13 12.7 11.4
4.8 4 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5.7 3.9
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • All of Everton's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • All of Liverpool's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Everton haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Liverpool have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Liverpool have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Premier League
  • Liverpool have the most points from losing position (10) in Premier League
  • Liverpool have the most scored goals in the first half (9) in Premier League
  • Liverpool have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Liverpool have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Liverpool have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Liverpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Tottenham Hotspur 8 6 2 0 18 8 3 3 0 0 6 2 5 3 2 0 12 6 10 20
2 Arsenal 8 6 2 0 16 6 5 3 2 0 10 6 3 3 0 0 6 0 10 20
3 Manchester City 8 6 0 2 17 6 3 3 0 0 8 1 5 3 0 2 9 5 11 18
4 Liverpool 8 5 2 1 18 9 3 3 0 0 9 2 5 2 2 1 9 7 9 17
5 Aston Villa 8 5 1 2 19 12 3 3 0 0 13 2 5 2 1 2 6 10 7 16
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 8 5 1 2 21 16 5 3 1 1 13 8 3 2 0 1 8 8 5 16
7 West Ham United 8 4 2 2 15 12 4 2 1 1 8 6 4 2 1 1 7 6 3 14
8 Newcastle United 8 4 1 3 20 9 4 3 0 1 9 3 4 1 1 2 11 6 11 13
9 Crystal Palace 8 3 3 2 7 7 4 1 2 1 3 3 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 12
10 Manchester United 8 4 0 4 9 12 5 3 0 2 7 7 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 12
11 Chelsea 8 3 2 3 11 7 4 1 1 2 4 3 4 2 1 1 7 4 4 11
12 Fulham 8 3 2 3 8 13 4 2 0 2 4 6 4 1 2 1 4 7 -5 11
13 Nottingham Forest 8 2 3 3 8 10 3 1 2 0 4 3 5 1 1 3 4 7 -2 9
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 2 2 4 9 14 4 1 1 2 5 9 4 1 1 2 4 5 -5 8
15 Brentford 8 1 4 3 11 12 4 0 3 1 6 8 4 1 1 2 5 4 -1 7
16 Everton 8 2 1 5 9 12 5 1 0 4 4 5 3 1 1 1 5 7 -3 7
17 Luton Town 8 1 1 6 6 15 4 0 1 3 3 6 4 1 0 3 3 9 -9 4
18 Burnley 8 1 1 6 7 20 5 0 0 5 4 16 3 1 1 1 3 4 -13 4
19 AFC Bournemouth 8 0 3 5 5 18 4 0 2 2 1 7 4 0 1 3 4 11 -13 3
20 Sheffield United 8 0 1 7 6 22 4 0 1 3 3 13 4 0 0 4 3 9 -16 1

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