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Liverpool FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Liverpool FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Sat 11 Dec 2021 · 15:00 UTC Anfield HT 45' · FT 45'
Virgil van Dijk 13' Y
Y 19' Marvelous Nakamba
Y 24' Ollie Watkins

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs Aston Villa FC — Premier League at Anfield.

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Mason
  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Harry Lennard
  • Referee Simon Beck
  • Referee Graham Scott
  • Referee Simon Long

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

10
3
2
Liverpool FC 15 games · Avg 3.7 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC 2021-04-10 Liverpool FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC 2021-01-08 Aston Villa FC 1–4 Liverpool FC 2020-10-04 Aston Villa FC 7–2 Liverpool FC 2020-07-05 Liverpool FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Aston Villa FC H 1–0 W
07 Dec AC Milan A 2–1 W
04 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–0 W
01 Dec Everton FC A 4–1 W
27 Nov Southampton FC H 4–0 W
24 Nov FC Porto H 2–0 W
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Liverpool FC A 0–1 L
05 Dec Leicester City FC H 2–1 W
01 Dec Manchester City FC H 1–2 L
27 Nov Crystal Palace FC A 2–1 W
20 Nov Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–0 W
05 Nov Southampton FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Liverpool FC Aston Villa FC
#12 Position #11
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Liverpool FC are 12th (0 pts). Aston Villa FC are 11th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Anfield will turn into a battlefield for Liverpool FC and Aston Villa FC.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' England international Ashley Young has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 13' Virgil van Dijk catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 13.
  • 18' John McGinn has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
  • 19' Marvelous Nakamba is having his name booked by the referee on 19.
  • 24' Ollie Watkins is having his name booked by the referee on 24.
  • 29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
  • 34' A quiet spell here at Anfield. Liverpool FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jurgen Klopp will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 49' Liverpool FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 49.
  • 54' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 57' Aston Villa FC make a change. Marvelous Nakamba trudges off to be replaced by Morgan Sanson on 57 minutes.
  • 58' The crowd applauds Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as he leaves the pitch. Diogo Jota steps in for Liverpool FC.
  • 63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Virgil van Dijk, as he is very good at scoring at Anfield with 13 goals in the last 11 games.
  • 67' A goal from the Egypt international Mohamed Salah! He fires home on 67 to make it 1-0!
  • 69' Another change for Aston Villa FC made on 69 minute. Ashley Young leaves to be changed by Emiliano Buendia.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Jacob Ramsey is replaced by Danny Ings on 74 minute.
  • 79' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Liverpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 83' A change in the Liverpool FC ranks — Thiago Alcantara exits the field as James Milner enters on 83.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Thiago Alcantara as he leaves the pitch. James Milner steps in for Liverpool FC.
  • 88' Liverpool FC make a change. Sadio Mane trudges off to be replaced by Takumi Minamino on 88 minutes.
  • With this win, Liverpool FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mohamed Salah 9
Ollie Watkins 8
Sadio Mane 5
Virgil van Dijk 4
Youri Tielemans 2
Jhon Duran 2
Trent Alexander-Arnold 2
Jack Grealish 2

Head to Head

2021-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC 2021-04-10 Liverpool FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC 2021-01-08 Aston Villa FC 1–4 Liverpool FC 2020-10-04 Aston Villa FC 7–2 Liverpool FC 2020-07-05 Liverpool FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC

Liverpool FC Form

2021-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC W 2021-12-07 AC Milan 1–2 Liverpool FC W 2021-12-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Liverpool FC W 2021-12-01 Everton FC 1–4 Liverpool FC W 2021-11-27 Liverpool FC 4–0 Southampton FC W 2021-11-24 Liverpool FC 2–0 FC Porto W

Aston Villa FC Form

2021-12-11 Liverpool FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC L 2021-12-05 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Leicester City FC W 2021-12-01 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Manchester City FC L 2021-11-27 Crystal Palace FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC W 2021-11-20 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-11-05 Southampton FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.93 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.46 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC50% Draw34% Aston Villa FC16%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes24% 0% No76%
Avg goals/match: 1.39
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 72%
28%
± 1.5 41%
59%
± 2.5 17%
83%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
50%
Liverpool FC or Aston Villa FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC26% Draw64% Aston Villa FC10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
27.7%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 0
10.1%
0 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 2
2.4%
0 – 2
2.3%
3 – 1
1.7%
2 – 2
1.3%
4 – 0
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 12% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 27% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 12% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
63% ✓
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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