A key match in Premier League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Manchester City in 2nd position and Liverpool placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the FA Cup. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Newcastle United.
Manchester City form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Etihad Stadium as Manchester City, who have the most scored goals (77) in Premier League, have scored 41 goals to get 35 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 11-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). There’s a good atmosphere here at Etihad Stadium after three straight home wins.
A good away victory last time out for Manchester City, who won 2-0 against Newcastle United (placed 14th). Prior to that, an away loss at Chelsea in the Premier League.
Manchester are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Southampton awaits in three days.
Goals are plentiful at Etihad Stadium in the league this season as Manchester has scored 41 goals here in 15 home games. Manchester are not conceding a lot of goals here at Etihad Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 15 matches.
Liverpool form and stats
The strength of Liverpool, who have the most clean sheets (14) in Premier League, on their travels this season is incredible with 38 points collected from 15 Premier League away games. Liverpool has 12-2-1 on the road, with 26 goals scored and 9 conceded.
The Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Ramses Becker is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 261 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
The supporters enjoyed Liverpool's previous game versus Crystal Palace (placed 10th), a Premier League 4-0 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Everton that ended 0-0.
As you can tell from the results above, Liverpool was very dominant against Crystal Palace, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Fabinho, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané providing the goals.
After this away game Liverpool return home for a Premier League game against Aston Villa. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy Liverpool's attacking play in away games, having scored 26 goals in 15 league matches away. Liverpool are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Manchester and Liverpool have met before this season: Liverpool - Manchester City 3-1. Manchester City-Liverpool H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Manchester two wins, Liverpool five wins, three draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Salah Ghaly 17 goals |   S. Agüero del Castillo 16 goals |  S. Mané 15 goals |
Manchester City missing players
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| Manchester City | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 20 | 11 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | 28 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | 41 | 6 | Scored | S | 9 | 26 | 70 |
| 33 | 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 84% |
| 74% | 80% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 60% | 68% |
| 48% | 40% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 7% | 29% |
| 23% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 52% | 47% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 40% | 52% |
| 39% | 47% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 53% | 45% |
| 10% | 7% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 13% | 6% |
| 8 | 8.9 | 9.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.6 | 6.5 |
| 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 573 | 306 | 67 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 204 | 479 |
| 206 | 106 | 24 | Shots on Target | S O | 20 | 77 | 186 |
| 37% | 39% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 34% | 38% |
- All of Manchester City's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Liverpool has the fewest conceded goals (21)
- Liverpool has the fewest conceded goals (9) away
- Liverpool has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8)
- Liverpool has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Liverpool has the most clean sheets (14)
- Liverpool has the most clean sheets (8) away
- Liverpool has the most points (38) away
- Liverpool has the most scored goals in the first half (36)
- Liverpool has the the best goal difference (+17) away
- Liverpool has the the best goal difference (+49)
- Liverpool have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Manchester City has the most scored goals (77)
- Manchester City has the most scored goals in the second half (42)
- Manchester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Manchester City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Manchester City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Manchester City 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 | Liverpool | 31 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 49 | 86 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 31 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 77 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 44 | 63 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 59 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 14 | 30 | 55 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 54 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 45 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 52 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 49 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 45 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -1 | 44 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 31 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 43 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -8 | 42 |
| 11 | Burnley | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 45 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -10 | 42 |
| 12 | Everton | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 31 | -8 | 41 |
| 13 | Southampton | 32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 55 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 22 | -14 | 40 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -13 | 39 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -7 | 33 |
| 16 | Watford | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 49 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -20 | 28 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 26 | -19 | 27 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 27 | -21 | 27 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 36 | 60 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 33 | -24 | 27 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 31 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 26 | -31 | 21 |
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