This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Corinthians at Neo Química Arena when the Copa Libertadores tournament arrives in town and Liverpool with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
Liverpool have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Little time to rest for the hosting team, as they had a Serie A game only four days earlier. That game was an away game at Athletico PR, so at least Corinthians are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Corinthians form and stats
Last season their Copa Libertadores adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Flamengo.When playing at home in the Serie A, Corinthians have managed 2 wins, 3 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 5 games.
Corinthians are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Athletico PR. Defender Gil got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.03/10. Gil won 5 of 7 duels.
Before that match, a Serie A win away at Santos.Corinthians 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 7 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 5, drew 2 and lost 0.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Bragantino are coming to town in four days.
Corinthians has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Corinthians are not conceding a lot of goals here at Neo Química Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.
Liverpool form and stats
Liverpool won their last game, 3-0 versus Nacional played at home. Bentancourt has bagged at least one goal for the visitors three games in a row. The efficiency!
Prior to that result Liverpool won their away game at Cerro Largo in the Primera Division. The scoreline was 3-1.Head 2 Head
Liverpool - Corinthians 0-3 was the outcome when these teams last did battle, also in this season. One of the profiles has been Guedes with 2 goals scored against Liverpool in these 1 matches.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Bentancourt Morales 9 goals |   R. Krug Guedes 5 goals |  A. Medina Silva 5 goals |
Corinthians missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Corinthians | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 28 | 19 | Scored | S | 13 | 38 | ||
| 30 | 9 | Conceded | C | 16 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 36% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 5.9 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 12.2 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.6 | ||
| 29% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 42% | ||
| 14.2 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 10.3 | ||
| 4 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Argentinos Juniors | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Independiente del Valle | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Corinthians | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 27 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 22 |
| 3 | Fluminense | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Gremio | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| 5 | Fortaleza | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Flamengo | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Athletico PR | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| 8 | Atlético Mineiro | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 9 | São Paulo | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 10 | Cruzeiro | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 11 | Internacional | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 17 |
| 12 | Bragantino | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 13 | Santos | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 14 | Bahia | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 12 |
| 15 | Corinthians | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 12 |
| 16 | Cuiaba | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -6 | 12 |
| 17 | Goias | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 11 |
| 18 | America Mineiro | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -13 | 8 |
| 19 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 6 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -13 | 4 |
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