Premier League: Liverpool expected to win home against Southampton

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 08.May
Match begins: 19:15 (UTC)
Venue: Anfield (54074 seats)

With their 17 point advantage in the league table, Liverpool fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Southampton.

Insights:
  • Liverpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Southampton have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Premier League

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Southampton are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Liverpool form and stats

Liverpool have collected 27 points from their Premier League home games so far after 8-3-6.

The spoils were shared in Liverpool's previous game, also at home. Visiting Newcastle United (placed 17th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Before that, Liverpool played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Leeds United.

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 seven matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won five, drew zero and lost two.

Liverpool has scored 25 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. On the other hand, Liverpool have conceded 20 goals.

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Southampton form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Southampton, who have the most conceded goals (38) away in Premier League, so far with only 16 points returning home. The records show 4-4-9 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Southampton are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Southampton's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Leicester City that finished 1-1. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Tottenham Hotspur wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

Alex McCarthy had red hot gloves after the game against Leicester City, shaping the outcome of the game with eight saves made.

You'll want to know how Southampton managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found three similar matches resulting in one away win, zero draws and two home wins.

After this away game Southampton return home for a Premier League game against Crystal Palace. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The visiting Southampton have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 17 games. Southampton have conceded 38 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Southampton - Liverpool 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Liverpool victories, one draw and three Southampton wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LiverpoolM. Salah Ghaly
M. Salah Ghaly
20 goals
SouthamptonD. Ings
D. Ings
10 goals
LiverpoolS. Mané
S. Mané
8 goals

Liverpool missing players

Southampton missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Liverpool Southampton
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 17 6 Played P 6 17 33
15 8 1 Won W 1 4 10
9 3 2 Drew D 2 4 7
9 6 3 Lost L 3 9 16
55 25 4 Scored S 6 19 41
39 20 6 Conceded C 10 38 59
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
76% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 76% 76%
48% 53% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 53% 48%
30% 24% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 29% 27%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 29% 24%
55% 53% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 47% 48%
27% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 27%
24% 35% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 41% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1.1 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.5 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
15.5 16.9 18.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.8 10.8
5.6 5.7 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.9 4.4
30% 26% 15% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 29% 28%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Liverpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Southampton have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Southampton have the most conceded goals (38) away in Premier League
  • Southampton have the most dropped points from leading position (23) 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 34 25 5 4 71 24 17 12 2 3 37 15 17 13 3 1 34 9 47 80
2 Manchester United 33 19 10 4 64 35 16 9 3 4 34 21 17 10 7 0 30 14 29 67
3 Leicester City 34 19 6 9 61 39 17 9 1 7 30 22 17 10 5 2 31 17 22 63
4 Chelsea 34 17 10 7 53 31 17 8 6 3 29 16 17 9 4 4 24 15 22 61
5 Tottenham Hotspur 34 16 8 10 60 38 17 9 3 5 32 18 17 7 5 5 28 20 22 56
6 West Ham United 33 16 7 10 53 43 17 9 4 4 29 21 16 7 3 6 24 22 10 55
7 Liverpool 33 15 9 9 55 39 17 8 3 6 25 20 16 7 6 3 30 19 16 54
8 Everton 33 15 7 11 45 42 17 5 4 8 23 27 16 10 3 3 22 15 3 52
9 Arsenal 34 14 7 13 46 37 17 6 4 7 19 20 17 8 3 6 27 17 9 49
10 Aston Villa 33 14 6 13 48 38 16 6 3 7 26 23 17 8 3 6 22 15 10 48
11 Leeds United 34 14 5 15 50 52 17 6 5 6 22 19 17 8 0 9 28 33 -2 47
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 11 8 14 32 45 17 6 4 7 18 22 16 5 4 7 14 23 -13 41
13 Crystal Palace 33 10 8 15 34 56 17 5 5 7 16 27 16 5 3 8 18 29 -22 38
14 Brighton & Hove Albion 34 8 13 13 35 39 17 3 8 6 18 19 17 5 5 7 17 20 -4 37
15 Southampton 33 10 7 16 41 59 16 6 3 7 22 21 17 4 4 9 19 38 -18 37
16 Burnley 33 9 9 15 30 45 16 4 6 6 13 18 17 5 3 9 17 27 -15 36
17 Newcastle United 34 9 9 16 36 56 17 5 5 7 22 29 17 4 4 9 14 27 -20 36
18 Fulham 34 5 12 17 25 45 17 2 4 11 9 24 17 3 8 6 16 21 -20 27
19 West Bromwich Albion 33 5 10 18 30 64 16 3 5 8 12 33 17 2 5 10 18 31 -34 25
20 Sheffield United 34 5 2 27 18 60 17 4 1 12 11 25 17 1 1 15 7 35 -42 17

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  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 34 25 5 4 71 24 17 12 2 3 37 15 17 13 3 1 34 9 47 80
2 Manchester United 33 19 10 4 64 35 16 9 3 4 34 21 17 10 7 0 30 14 29 67
3 Leicester City 34 19 6 9 61 39 17 9 1 7 30 22 17 10 5 2 31 17 22 63
4 Chelsea 34 17 10 7 53 31 17 8 6 3 29 16 17 9 4 4 24 15 22 61
5 Tottenham Hotspur 34 16 8 10 60 38 17 9 3 5 32 18 17 7 5 5 28 20 22 56
6 West Ham United 33 16 7 10 53 43 17 9 4 4 29 21 16 7 3 6 24 22 10 55
7 Liverpool 33 15 9 9 55 39 17 8 3 6 25 20 16 7 6 3 30 19 16 54
8 Everton 33 15 7 11 45 42 17 5 4 8 23 27 16 10 3 3 22 15 3 52
9 Arsenal 34 14 7 13 46 37 17 6 4 7 19 20 17 8 3 6 27 17 9 49
10 Aston Villa 33 14 6 13 48 38 16 6 3 7 26 23 17 8 3 6 22 15 10 48
11 Leeds United 34 14 5 15 50 52 17 6 5 6 22 19 17 8 0 9 28 33 -2 47
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 11 8 14 32 45 17 6 4 7 18 22 16 5 4 7 14 23 -13 41
13 Crystal Palace 33 10 8 15 34 56 17 5 5 7 16 27 16 5 3 8 18 29 -22 38
14 Brighton & Hove Albion 34 8 13 13 35 39 17 3 8 6 18 19 17 5 5 7 17 20 -4 37
15 Southampton 33 10 7 16 41 59 16 6 3 7 22 21 17 4 4 9 19 38 -18 37
16 Burnley 33 9 9 15 30 45 16 4 6 6 13 18 17 5 3 9 17 27 -15 36
17 Newcastle United 34 9 9 16 36 56 17 5 5 7 22 29 17 4 4 9 14 27 -20 36
18 Fulham 34 5 12 17 25 45 17 2 4 11 9 24 17 3 8 6 16 21 -20 27
19 West Bromwich Albion 33 5 10 18 30 64 16 3 5 8 12 33 17 2 5 10 18 31 -34 25
20 Sheffield United 34 5 2 27 18 60 17 4 1 12 11 25 17 1 1 15 7 35 -42 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.