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 (2026/27)
- FC Porto 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Bastian Dankert
- Referee Marco Achmuller
- Referee Harm Osmers
- Referee Felix Zwayer
- Referee Sven Jablonski
- Referee Mike Pickel
5 games this season
🟨 5.0/game
⚽ 31.4 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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 | Qarabag Agdam FK | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | FK Bodø/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 København | 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
0%
Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
Liverpool FC this season
0%
Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
FC Porto this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Liverpool FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
3/3
31-45
4/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
5/3
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Porto
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Liverpool FC
| Alexis Mac Allister | 3 G | |
| Bradley Barcola | 3 G | |
| Ronald Araujo | 2 G | 1 A |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Liverpool FC gets underway.
- 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jurgen Klopp will be considering his options from the bench.
- 10' Liverpool FC have won 827 goals from 420 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 15' The 30-year-old Marko Grujic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 20' Alisson Becker has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 25' The supporters are chanting for Fabio Cardoso. He replaces Pepe on 25 minute.
- 29' The referee has no hesitation. Ibrahima Konate is booked for Liverpool FC — Yellow card on 29.
- 30' Liverpool FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 35' Evanilson, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 38' A goal from the Senegal international Sadio Mane! He fires home on 38 to make it 1-0!
- 40' The referee shows FC Porto player a Yellow card on 40.
- 41' FC Porto receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
- 46' Over 46 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 51' FC Porto come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 52' Thiago Alcantara doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 57' Portugal international Sergio Oliveira has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 62' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fabio Cardoso, as he is very good at scoring at Anfield with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 63' Thiago Alcantara makes way for Jordan Henderson at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Liverpool FC.
- 64' It is a substitution in Liverpool FC team. Kostas Tsimikas is replaced by Andrew Robertson on 64 minute.
- 65' The FC Porto manager makes a substitution. Sergio Oliveira departs to be replaced by Vitor Ferreira.
- 70' Goal! Mohamed Salah scores his 213 goal in 420 matches.
- 71' Fresh legs for Liverpool FC! Divock Origi comes on to replace Sadio Mane.
- 72' The Liverpool FC bench stirs into life. Mohamed Salah is withdrawn and Fabinho gets his opportunity.
- 75' The referee has no hesitation. Chancel Mbemba is booked for FC Porto — Yellow card on 75.
- 77' Toni Martinez gets the nod from FC Porto. He replaces Evanilson and will look to change the dynamic.
- 78' The supporters are chanting for Toni Martinez. He replaces Evanilson on 78 minute.
- 82' James Milner is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain at the 82 minute mark.
- 87' Liverpool FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 88' James Milner catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 88.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Porto.
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 |
| Mehdi Taremi | 1 |
| Thiago Alcantara | 1 |
| Naby Keita | 1 |
| Virgil van Dijk | 1 |
| Eder Militao | 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.