Liverpool FC vs FC Porto, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Liverpool FC vs FC Porto — Champions League at Anfield.
- Liverpool FC 8 games · 18 pts (2025/26)
- FC Porto 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Bastian Dankert
- Referee Marco Achmuller
- Referee Harm Osmers
- Referee Felix Zwayer
- Referee Sven Jablonski
- Referee Mike Pickel
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 8 | 24 |
| 2 | FC Bayern München | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Liverpool FC | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Barcelona | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | Chelsea FC | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | Manchester City FC | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | Real Madrid CF | 8 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Internazionale Milano | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 8 | 14 |
| 12 | Newcastle United FC | 8 | 14 |
| 13 | Juventus FC | 8 | 13 |
| 14 | Club Atlético de Madrid | 8 | 13 |
| 15 | Atalanta BC | 8 | 13 |
| 16 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 8 | 12 |
| 17 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 11 |
| 18 | PAE Olympiakos SFP | 8 | 11 |
| 19 | Club Brugge KV | 8 | 10 |
| 20 | Galatasaray SK | 8 | 10 |
| 21 | AS Monaco FC | 8 | 10 |
| 22 | Qarabağ Ağdam FK | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | FK Bodo/Glimt | 8 | 9 |
| 24 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 8 | 9 |
| 25 | Olympique de Marseille | 8 | 9 |
| 26 | Paphos FC | 8 | 9 |
| 27 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 9 |
| 28 | PSV | 8 | 8 |
| 29 | Athletic Club | 8 | 8 |
| 30 | SSC Napoli | 8 | 8 |
| 31 | FC Kobenhavn | 8 | 8 |
| 32 | AFC Ajax | 8 | 6 |
| 33 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 4 |
| 34 | SK Slavia Praha | 8 | 3 |
| 35 | Villarreal CF | 8 | 1 |
| 36 | FK Kairat | 8 | 1 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov | FC Porto | H | 2–0 | W |
| 20 Nov | Arsenal FC | H | 4–0 | W |
| 07 Nov | West Ham United FC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 03 Nov | Club Atlético de Madrid | H | 2–0 | W |
| 30 Oct | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 24 Oct | Manchester United FC | A | 5–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov | Liverpool FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 07 Nov | CD Santa Clara | A | 3–0 | W |
| 03 Nov | AC Milan | A | 1–1 | D |
| 30 Oct | Boavista FC | H | 4–1 | W |
| 23 Oct | CD Tondela | A | 3–1 | W |
| 19 Oct | AC Milan | H | 1–0 | W |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
42%
Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
Liverpool FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Top Scorers (This Season)
Liverpool FC
| Dominik Szoboszlai | 5 G | 4 A |
| Mohamed Salah | 3 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Liverpool FC have kicked off against FC Porto. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' Liverpool FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Porto's shape.
- 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mohamed Salah suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 25' The whistle greets Pepe as he departs to be replaced by Fabio Cardoso.
- 29' Liverpool FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 29.
- 30' Poor challenge from Ibrahima Konate. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 35' 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.
- 38' Sadio Mane adds to his 0 season tally! Liverpool FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
- 40' The referee shows FC Porto player a Yellow card on 40.
- 41' The referee shows FC Porto player a Yellow card on 41.
- 46' It’s high time Sergio Conceicao made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 51' Liverpool FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 52' Brilliant from the ! Thiago Alcantara makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 52.
- 57' Pepe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 62' Mateus Uribe, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 63' Fresh legs for Liverpool FC! Jordan Henderson comes on to replace Thiago Alcantara.
- 64' A tactical swap from Liverpool FC — Andrew Robertson on, Kostas Tsimikas off on 64 minutes.
- 65' Fresh legs for FC Porto! Vitor Ferreira comes on to replace Sergio Oliveira.
- 70' Assisted by Jordan Henderson with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mohamed Salah makes no mistake. 3-0!
- 71' The whistle greets Sadio Mane as he departs to be replaced by Divock Origi.
- 72' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. Mohamed Salah is replaced by Fabinho.
- 75' Chancel Mbemba is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
- 77' Fresh legs for FC Porto! Toni Martinez comes on to replace Evanilson.
- 78' The whistle greets Evanilson as he departs to be replaced by Toni Martinez.
- 82' James Milner gets the nod from Liverpool FC. He replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and will look to change the dynamic.
- 87' It is a cagey affair so far. Liverpool FC in their trying to find a way past FC Porto's compact .
- 88' The referee has no hesitation. James Milner is booked for Liverpool FC — Yellow card on 88.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Liverpool FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 15
-
10
Sadio Mane ↓ Divock Origi 71'
-
11
Mohamed Salah ↓ Fabinho 71'
- 32
- 6
- 5
- 21
- 18
- 76
- 80
Bench
-
14
Jordan Henderson ↑ 63'
-
27
Divock Origi ↑ 71'
-
7
James Milner ↑ 82'
- 66
-
26
Andrew Robertson ↑ 63'
- 4
-
3
Fabinho ↑ 71'
- 13
- 20
- 62
- 47
Coach
Jurgen Klopp
FC Porto Lineups
Starting XI
- 19
- 25
- 27
-
3
Pepe ↓ Fabio Cardoso 25'
- 9
-
8
Mateus Uribe ↓ Marko Grujic 77'
- 7
- 99
- 12
-
30
Evanilson ↓ Toni Martinez 77'
- 23
Bench
- 11
- 22
-
16
Marko Grujic ↑ 77'
- 17
- 18
-
2
Fabio Cardoso ↑ 25'
-
29
Toni Martinez ↑ 77'
- 1
- 28
-
20
Vitor Ferreira ↑ 64'
- 50
-
10
Francisco Conceicao ↑ 64'
Coach
Sergio Conceicao
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Roberto Firmino | 4 |
| Mohamed Salah | 4 |
| Sadio Mane | 3 |
| Naby Keita | 1 |
| Virgil van Dijk | 1 |
| Eder Militao | 1 |
| Mehdi Taremi | 1 |
| Thiago Alcantara | 1 |
Head to Head
Liverpool FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.88
Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94
FC Porto xG
I would bet for:
Liverpool FC to win 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Liverpool FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 77% |
|
23% |
| ± 2.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 3.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
| ± 4.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
Double Chance
Liverpool FC or Draw
82%
Draw or FC Porto
42%
Liverpool FC or FC Porto
76%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
1 – 0
10.5%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.8%
3 – 0
6.3%
3 – 1
6%
0 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.5%
4 – 0
3%
3 – 2
2.9%
Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC
| Handicap | Liverpool FC covers | Push | FC Porto covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -2 | 16% | 18% | 66% |
| -1.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| -1 | 34% | 23% | 42% |
| -0.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +0.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +1 | 83% | 11% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
40%
✗
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.