Leeds United stubborn opponents but Liverpool expect victory

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Wed 23.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Anfield (54074 seats)

The Premier League league standings tell a story about these contenders up until now, with Liverpool leading Leeds United by 34 points. Here's the Tipsway preview:

Insights:
  • Liverpool have the most scored goals (64) in Premier League
  • Leeds United have the most conceded goals (29) away in Premier League

It's no vacation for neither Liverpool nor Leeds United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Liverpool form and stats

Liverpool have been outstanding at home so far in the Premier League with 9 wins, 3 draws and only 0 losses. In general it's been a long time since Liverpool tasted defeat here at Anfield, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league.

A nice win for Liverpool last time playing, versus Norwich City. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-1 with Salah, Mané and Díaz scoring for the victors. Salah, who plays in attack, was the champion player for the side in that game, and was presented with a rating of 8.43 (out of 10). Salah scored one goal, hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 7 times and had 34 successful passes (of 39 total).

There will be little rest for Liverpool after this match as they are travelling to Chelsea for a Carabao Cup game in only four days.

Goals decide football matches and Liverpool are scoring many of them at home; 30 on target from 12 league matches. Liverpool have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Leeds United form and stats

There's been little loot from Leeds United's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 12 away games in the Premier League. Leeds United only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.

The manager Caldera was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Elland Road. Leeds United suffered a 2-4 loss to Manchester United (placed 4th). Attacker Rodrigo got a player rating of 7.43 in the game. "Man of the match" Rodrigo scored one goal and hit two key passes.

A 0-3 defeat away at Everton before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as Leeds are hosting Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League only three days away.

Leeds United have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. For Leeds United, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. Leeds has visited these top teams four times, and 4 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Leeds United - Liverpool 0-3 was the scoreline in these contenders' previous h2h match, played this season. Stats for the prior five meetings between these two sides are: four wins for Liverpool, one draw and zero wins for Leeds United. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

LiverpoolM. Salah Ghaly
M. Salah Ghaly
17 goals
LiverpoolD. Teixeira da Silva
D. Teixeira da Silva
12 goals
LiverpoolS. Mané
S. Mané
9 goals

Liverpool missing players

Leeds United missing players

Liverpool Leeds United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 4 12 24
17 9 4 Won W 1 2 5
6 3 0 Drew D 0 4 8
2 0 0 Lost L 3 6 11
64 30 11 Scored S 6 14 29
20 7 2 Conceded C 17 29 50
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
84% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 79%
72% 67% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 62%
56% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 42% 42%
20% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 42% 29%
44% 42% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 67% 67%
52% 58% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 12%
4% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 33% 25%
 
7.9 7.9 9 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 3.8 4.7
3.3 3.3 2 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.2 5
1.2 1.1 0.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.8 2.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
19.4 21.4 26 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 12.1 13.9
7 7.8 9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.4 4.4
36% 32% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 26% 28%
 
8.1 7.2 6.2 Shots against (avg) S A 19.5 17 15.6
3 2.4 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8.5 6.2 5.7
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Leeds United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Leeds United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Leeds United have the most conceded goals (29) away in Premier League
  • Leeds United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Liverpool have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Liverpool have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Liverpool have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Liverpool have scored more than double the goals of Leeds United.
  • Liverpool have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Premier League
  • Liverpool have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Premier League
  • Liverpool have the most scored goals (64) in Premier League
  • Liverpool have the most scored goals in the first half (31) in Premier League
  • Liverpool have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Liverpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Liverpool is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premier League

  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 26 20 3 3 63 17 13 10 1 2 36 9 13 10 2 1 27 8 46 63
2 Liverpool 25 17 6 2 64 20 12 9 3 0 30 7 13 8 3 2 34 13 44 57
3 Chelsea 25 14 8 3 49 18 12 6 5 1 27 10 13 8 3 2 22 8 31 50
4 Manchester United 26 13 7 6 44 34 13 7 2 4 21 16 13 6 5 2 23 18 10 46
5 West Ham United 26 12 6 8 45 34 13 6 3 4 24 19 13 6 3 4 21 15 11 42
6 Arsenal 23 13 3 7 36 26 12 8 2 2 20 9 11 5 1 5 16 17 10 42
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 12 4 8 23 18 12 5 2 5 10 10 12 7 2 3 13 8 5 40
8 Tottenham Hotspur 23 12 3 8 31 31 12 7 1 4 18 15 11 5 2 4 13 16 0 39
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 25 7 12 6 25 28 12 3 5 4 10 14 13 4 7 2 15 14 -3 33
10 Southampton 25 7 11 7 32 37 12 4 7 1 16 10 13 3 4 6 16 27 -5 32
11 Leicester City 23 7 6 10 37 43 12 5 3 4 21 18 11 2 3 6 16 25 -6 27
12 Aston Villa 24 8 3 13 31 37 12 4 3 5 20 20 12 4 0 8 11 17 -6 27
13 Crystal Palace 25 5 11 9 32 36 13 4 5 4 21 16 12 1 6 5 11 20 -4 26
14 Brentford 26 6 6 14 27 42 13 4 2 7 14 17 13 2 4 7 13 25 -15 24
15 Leeds United 24 5 8 11 29 50 12 3 4 5 15 21 12 2 4 6 14 29 -21 23
16 Everton 23 6 4 13 28 40 11 5 1 5 18 17 12 1 3 8 10 23 -12 22
17 Newcastle United 24 4 10 10 26 45 13 3 6 4 18 24 11 1 4 6 8 21 -19 22
18 Watford 24 5 3 16 24 43 12 2 1 9 11 27 12 3 2 7 13 16 -19 18
19 Burnley 22 2 11 9 20 29 10 1 6 3 9 10 12 1 5 6 11 19 -9 17
20 Norwich City 25 4 5 16 15 53 13 2 3 8 8 25 12 2 2 8 7 28 -38 17

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.