After five games we know a little more about the qualities of Liverpool and Sheffield United in this fresh Premier League season. Read our match preview!
The hosts Liverpool saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Champions League. That game was an away game at Ajax, so at least Liverpool are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Liverpool form and stats
As mentioned below, Liverpool are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Premier League games.
It's back home for Liverpool, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Ajax away with the result 1-0. Before that, Liverpool played out a Premier League draw 2-2 when visiting Everton.
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 seven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in seven wins, zero draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, five matches were won by at least two goals.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Liverpool, as the Champions League home game vs Midtjylland is only three days away.
At Anfield, Liverpool has the goal stats of 7-4 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Sheffield United form and stats
No Premier League points yet away for Sheffield United, from their first 2 matches. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Sheffield have lost on their last two travels.
There were no winners in Sheffield's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 1-1 vs Fulham (placed 20th). Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Arsenal's place.
As mentioned above, Sheffield drew the match against Fulham. Manager C. Wilder brought on Billy Sharp to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
You'll want to know how Sheffield managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found two similar matches resulting in zero away wins, one draw and one home win.
It's early days yet, but Sheffield United has scored 1 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Liverpool won three games, one match ended with a draw and Sheffield United has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / threeTop Goalscorers
  M. Salah Ghaly 6 goals |  S. Mané 4 goals |  V. van Dijk 1 goals |
Liverpool missing players
Sheffield United missing players
| Liverpool | Sheffield United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 20% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 96 | 44 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 11 | 41 |
| 36 | 15 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 36% | 47% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 17% |
- All of Liverpool's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Liverpool has the most conceded goals in the first half (8) in Premier League
- Liverpool have scored in all their matches so far.
- Liverpool have scored more than double the goals of Sheffield United.
- Liverpool have won all their matches at home so far.
- Liverpool haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sheffield United has the fewest scored goals (1) away in Premier League
- Sheffield United has the fewest scored goals (2) in Premier League
- Sheffield United has the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Premier League
- Sheffield United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sheffield United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Sheffield United have lost all their away matches so far.
- Sheffield United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Liverpool | Last season | Sheffield United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 32 | 18 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 9 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 85 | 52 | Scored | S | 15 | 39 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Conceded | C | 24 | 39 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 95% | ||
| 87% | 95% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 66% | ||
| 68% | 68% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 26% | 29% | ||
| 34% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 11% | 11% | ||
| 11% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 3% | ||
| 55% | 63% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 39% | ||
| 39% | 37% | Clean Sheets | C S | 26% | 34% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 37% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 585 | 314 | Total Shots | T S | 147 | 350 | ||
| 230 | 129 | Shots on Target | S O | 47 | 116 | ||
| 37% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Everton | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 12 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Southampton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 2 |
| 18 | Burnley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| 20 | Fulham | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 1 |
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