Liverpool FC vs Arsenal FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2018-19

Liverpool FC

5 – 1

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Arsenal FC

Sat 29 Dec 2018 · 17:30 UTC Anfield HT 45' · FT 45'

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Liverpool FC vs Arsenal FC — Premier League at Anfield.

Liverpool FC 5 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Arsenal FC 5 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jonathan Moss
Referee Stuart Burt
Referee Michael Oliver
Referee Simon Bennett

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Manchester City FC	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

Head-to-Head

Liverpool FC 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Arsenal FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-29 Liverpool FC 5–1 Arsenal FC 2018-11-03 Arsenal FC 1–1 Liverpool FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Arsenal FC	H	5–1	W
26 Dec	Newcastle United FC	H	4–0	W
21 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	2–0	W
16 Dec	Manchester United FC	H	3–1	W
11 Dec	SSC Napoli	H	1–0	W
08 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	A	4–0	W

Arsenal FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Liverpool FC	A	1–5	L
26 Dec	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	1–1	D
22 Dec	Burnley FC	H	3–1	W
16 Dec	Southampton FC	A	2–3	L
13 Dec	Qarabag Agdam FK	H	1–0	W
08 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Liverpool FC		Arsenal FC
#6	Position	#2
9	Points	12
5	Played	5
2 / 3 / 0	W / D / L	4 / 0 / 1
7	Scored	8
4	Conceded	4
+3	GD	+4
1.80	PPG	2.40
40%	Win %	80%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

60% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

60% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

Liverpool FC are 6th (9 pts). Arsenal FC are 2nd (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Liverpool FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

3/1

61-75

–/1

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Arsenal FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

4/1

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC

Alexander Isak	4 G
Cody Gakpo	1 G	3 A
Dominik Szoboszlai	1 G
Victor Munoz	1 G

Arsenal FC

Bukayo Saka	3 G
Martin Odegaard	2 G
Kai Havertz	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Liverpool FC launch into their encounter with Arsenal FC.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' Arsenal FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
11' Assisted by Alex Iwobi with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ainsley Maitland-Niles makes no mistake. 0-1!
14' The Brazil forward Roberto Firmino breaks the deadlock on 14 minutes. 1-1!
16' GOAL! Roberto Firmino scores on 16.
21' Arsenal FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
26' It’s a booking for Liverpool FC player. Andrew Robertson gets a Yellow card.
31' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
32' GOAL! Sadio Mane fires home to make it 3-1!
33' The referee calls foul for Granit Xhaka. He receives a Yellow card.
38' Matteo Guendouzi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 417 appearances.
43' Liverpool FC have won 811 goals from 412 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
45' Mohamed Salah doubles the advantage! 4-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
46' The Arsenal FC bench stirs into life. Shkodran Mustafi is withdrawn and Laurent Koscielny gets his opportunity.
47' The deadlock is broken! Mohamed Salah gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
52' Over 52 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
57' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jurgen Klopp will be considering his options from the bench.
62' Jordan Henderson is replacing Sadio Mane for the Liverpool FC side.
65' The Brazil forward Roberto Firmino breaks the deadlock on 65 minutes. 6-1!
70' The home supporters are growing impatient. Liverpool FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
71' Arsenal FC make a change. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang trudges off to be replaced by Alexandre Lacazette on 71 minutes.
76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
78' The supporters are chanting for Adam Lallana. He replaces Georginio Wijnaldum on 78 minute.
80' The supporters are chanting for Matteo Guendouzi. He replaces Sead Kolasinac on 80 minute.
83' Fresh legs for Liverpool FC! Nathaniel Clyne comes on to replace Andrew Robertson.
88' It looks surprising Arsenal FC does not make any changes. Fabinho has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
90' Stephan Lichtsteiner was booked on 90.
Another three points for Liverpool FC.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Alisson Becker
9
Roberto Firmino
10
Sadio Mane ↓ Jordan Henderson 62'
11
Mohamed Salah
6
Dejan Lovren
66
Trent Alexander-Arnold
26
Andrew Robertson ↓ Nathaniel Clyne 83'
4
Virgil van Dijk C
5
Georginio Wijnaldum ↓ Adam Lallana 78'
23
Xherdan Shaqiri
3
Fabinho

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Sokratis Papastathopoulos
12
Stephan Lichtsteiner
11
Lucas Torreira
19
Bernd Leno
17
Alex Iwobi
34
Granit Xhaka
20
Shkodran Mustafi ↓ Laurent Koscielny 46'
31
Sead Kolasinac ↓ Matteo Guendouzi 80'
8
Aaron Ramsey C
15
Ainsley Maitland-Niles
14
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ↓ Alexandre Lacazette 71'

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Mohamed Salah	9
Roberto Firmino	6
Martinelli	5
Diogo Jota	5
Sadio Mane	4
Bukayo Saka	4
Alexandre Lacazette	3
Mikel Merino	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.13 Liverpool FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.92 Arsenal FC xG

I would bet for: Liverpool FC to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Liverpool FC63% Draw22% Arsenal FC15%

Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Arsenal FC

37%

Liverpool FC or Arsenal FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Liverpool FC46% Draw41% Arsenal FC13%

Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

10.6%

1 – 1

10.1%

1 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

9.5%

3 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

6.8%

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

4.4%

1 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

3.9%

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap	Liverpool FC covers	Push	Arsenal FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	19%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	23%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Liverpool FC vs Arsenal FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Liverpool FC Form

Arsenal FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Clean Sheet