Classic rivalry in North-West

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Tue 19.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Anfield (54074 seats)

Sit down for a show! The leading roles are Liverpool and Manchester United, victory is the prize and 1 1/2 hours the playing time.

Insights:
  • Liverpool have the most scored goals (79) in Premier League
  • Manchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This is a classic rivalry match also known as the North West Derby. It is one of the biggest rivalries in the football world, the neighbouring teams also being two of the most successful English teams in both domestic and European competitions.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Liverpool and Manchester United.

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Liverpool form and stats

Liverpool have been outstanding at home so far in the Premier League with 12 wins, 3 draws and only 0 losses. Liverpool has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Leicester City defeat 111 days ago.

Liverpool are returning here after visiting Manchester City in a FA Cup match and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. The striker Mané was declared "man of the match" for Liverpool with a rating of 8.3/10. Mané scored two goals and had 20 successful passes (of 23 total).

Liverpool are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (39 goals in 15 games). Defensively Liverpool have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (7 in 15 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Manchester United form and stats

6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Manchester United playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Manchester United are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Impressive finishing from Ronaldo (3) secured the home win 3-2 against Norwich City in their previous game. It's hard not to mention Ronaldo's lethal finishing against Norwich City. three goals were a big reason for the important victory. Attacker Ronaldo got a player rating of 9.71 in the game. "Man of the match" Ronaldo scored three goals, hit one key pass and had 32 successful passes (of 36 total).

Prior to that match, the United manager Rangnick faced defeat when travelling to Everton and losing 0-1.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Manchester United manager Rangnick as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Arsenal.

The travelling fans enjoy United's attacking play in away games, having scored 24 goals in 15 league matches away. Manchester United's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 23 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Liverpool and Manchester United have played each other before this season: Manchester United - Liverpool 0-5. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Liverpool five wins, three draws and Manchester United two victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less. Salah likes to play against Manchester United and have scored 7 goals in these encounters.

Top Goalscorers

LiverpoolM. Salah Ghaly
M. Salah Ghaly
20 goals
LiverpoolD. Teixeira da Silva
D. Teixeira da Silva
15 goals
Manchester UnitedC. Ronaldo
C. Ronaldo
15 goals

Liverpool missing players

Manchester United missing players

Liverpool Manchester United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 3 Played P 3 15 32
22 12 1 Won W 1 6 15
7 3 2 Drew D 1 5 9
2 0 0 Lost L 1 4 8
79 39 7 Scored S 5 24 52
22 7 3 Conceded C 5 23 44
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
84% 87% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 75%
65% 60% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 53% 47%
52% 47% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 40% 41%
19% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 27% 31%
39% 33% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 73% 62%
58% 67% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 20% 22%
3% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 7% 19%
 
7.3 7.5 7 Corners for (avg) C F 2 5.4 5.3
3.3 3.3 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 11.3 5.9 5.3
1.3 1.1 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
18.8 21.4 16 Shots (avg) S ( 6 12.5 14.2
6.9 7.6 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 4.8 5.2
37% 34% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 33% 32%
 
8.1 7.3 7.7 Shots against (avg) S A 18.7 14.5 13.2
3 2.6 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 5.9 4.8
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • 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 the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Premier League
  • Liverpool have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Premier League
  • Liverpool have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Premier League
  • Liverpool have the most clean sheets (10) at home in Premier League
  • Liverpool have the most points (39) at home in Premier League
  • Liverpool have the most scored goals (79) in Premier League
  • Liverpool have the most scored goals in the first half (38) in Premier League
  • Liverpool have the most scored goals in the second half (41) in Premier League
  • Liverpool have the the best goal difference (+32) at home in Premier League
  • Liverpool have the the best goal difference (+57) 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
  • Manchester United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Manchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 31 23 5 3 72 20 15 11 2 2 42 12 16 12 3 1 30 8 52 74
2 Liverpool 31 22 7 2 79 22 15 12 3 0 39 7 16 10 4 2 40 15 57 73
3 Chelsea 30 18 8 4 64 23 14 7 5 2 29 14 16 11 3 2 35 9 41 62
4 Tottenham Hotspur 32 18 3 11 56 38 16 10 1 5 31 18 16 8 2 6 25 20 18 57
5 Manchester United 32 15 9 8 52 44 17 9 4 4 28 21 15 6 5 4 24 23 8 54
6 Arsenal 31 17 3 11 45 37 16 10 2 4 25 14 15 7 1 7 20 23 8 54
7 West Ham United 33 15 7 11 52 43 17 9 4 4 30 22 16 6 3 7 22 21 9 52
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 32 15 4 13 33 28 16 7 2 7 18 16 16 8 2 6 15 12 5 49
9 Leicester City 30 11 7 12 46 50 15 8 3 4 26 20 15 3 4 8 20 30 -4 40
10 Brighton & Hove Albion 32 9 13 10 29 37 16 3 6 7 10 20 16 6 7 3 19 17 -8 40
11 Brentford 33 11 6 16 41 49 16 6 2 8 18 19 17 5 4 8 23 30 -8 39
12 Southampton 32 9 12 11 38 52 17 6 7 4 21 20 15 3 5 7 17 32 -14 39
13 Crystal Palace 31 8 13 10 43 40 16 5 7 4 25 17 15 3 6 6 18 23 3 37
14 Newcastle United 32 9 10 13 36 55 16 6 6 4 23 26 16 3 4 9 13 29 -19 37
15 Aston Villa 31 11 3 17 42 46 15 5 3 7 24 25 16 6 0 10 18 21 -4 36
16 Leeds United 32 8 9 15 38 68 16 4 5 7 18 30 16 4 4 8 20 38 -30 33
17 Everton 30 8 4 18 33 52 15 7 1 7 20 19 15 1 3 11 13 33 -19 28
18 Burnley 31 4 13 14 26 45 15 3 6 6 13 20 16 1 7 8 13 25 -19 25
19 Watford 32 6 4 22 30 62 16 2 1 13 15 39 16 4 3 9 15 23 -32 22
20 Norwich City 32 5 6 21 22 66 16 3 3 10 12 31 16 2 3 11 10 35 -44 21

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