Liverpool and Rangers get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Champions League Group Stage fixture.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Liverpool form and stats
Liverpool participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the final.2 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Liverpool have to build on here at Anfield in the Premier League.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Liverpool, who played 3-3 against Brighton & Hove Albion. That match was also played at this venue (Anfield). As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? The striker Firmino was declared "man of the match" for Liverpool with the rating of 7.9/10. Firmino scored two goals, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 29 successful passes (of 34 total).
Ahead of that match, a home win against Ajax in the Champions League. Liverpool are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Anfield with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history 7 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Liverpool has won 7 times, drawn 0 and lost 0. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Liverpool has won by at least two goals 7 times when in this position.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Liverpool is on fire here. A stunning 15 from 4 league matches. Liverpool's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rangers form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 3rd qualifying round against Malmö FF.0-0-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Rangers in their league matches away. When we have look at the Champions League statistics, we find 2W-1D-3L. This is both home and away.
Two trips in a row for Rangers, whose coach Bronckhorst could celebrate last time after the win against Hearts. As you can tell from the results above, Rangers was very dominant against Hearts, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Morelos, Čolak (2) and Kent providing the goals. Attacker Čolak got a player rating of 8.63 in the game. "Man of the match" Čolak scored two goals.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Dundee United.A quick return to home after this game, as Rangers are hosting St. Mirren in the Premiership only four days away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Čolak 8 goals |   R. Firmino 5 goals |  L. Díaz Marulanda 3 goals |
Liverpool missing players
Rangers missing players
| Liverpool | Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 47 | 30 | Scored | S | 15 | 50 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Conceded | C | 17 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 20% | ||
| 7.3 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 6 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.1 | ||
| 0.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 19.2 | 20.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 14.1 | ||
| 6.4 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 30% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 41% | ||
| 7.4 | 6.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 9.1 | ||
| 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Napoli | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Ajax | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 17 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Fulham | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Brentford | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | Everton | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | -13 | 9 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 16 | Southampton | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 6 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -11 | 4 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -12 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Napoli | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Ajax | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 0 |
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