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Liverpool FC vs Manchester City FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Sun 7 Oct 2018 · 15:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Lee Betts
  • Referee Stephen Child
  • Referee Martin Atkinson

Head-to-Head

5
6
7
Liverpool FC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Manchester City FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Manchester City FC H 0–0 D
03 Oct SSC Napoli A 0–1 L
29 Sep Chelsea FC A 1–1 D
22 Sep Southampton FC H 3–0 W
18 Sep Paris Saint-Germain FC H 3–2 W
15 Sep Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Liverpool FC A 0–0 D
02 Oct TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 2–1 W
29 Sep Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–0 W
22 Sep Cardiff City FC A 5–0 W
19 Sep Olympique Lyonnais H 1–2 L
15 Sep Fulham FC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Liverpool FC Manchester City FC
#12 Position #9
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

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Liverpool FC are 12th (0 pts). Manchester City FC are 9th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Liverpool FC have kicked off against Manchester City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Roberto Firmino has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Jordan Henderson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 409 appearances.
  • 15' It’s high time Jurgen Klopp made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' 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 Raheem Sterling suffering a number of foals already.
  • 21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bernardo Silva on 21.
  • 26' The 35-year-old Riyad Mahrez has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 29' Naby Keita has so much to prove this time. He replaces James Milner on 29 minute.
  • 34' Liverpool FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Manchester City FC's shape.
  • 39' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Manchester City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 44' James Milner is a natural central midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Liverpool FC tonight.
  • 49' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 54' Ederson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' The referee shows Manchester City FC player a Yellow card on 56.
  • 61' 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.
  • 64' It’s a booking for Manchester City FC player. Benjamin Mendy gets a Yellow card.
  • 66' Gabriel Jesus has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sergio Aguero on 66 minute.
  • 71' Manchester City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. Roberto Firmino is replaced by Daniel Sturridge.
  • 76' Another change for Manchester City FC made on 76 minute. Raheem Sterling leaves to be changed by Leroy Sane.
  • 81' Over 81 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 86' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Benjamin Mendy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Georginio Wijnaldum. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.32 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.39 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 96% + Under — clean sheet likely 88%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC25% Draw50% Manchester City FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes12% 0% No88%
Avg goals/match: 0.71
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 48%
52%
± 1.5 18%
82%
± 2.5 4%
96%
± 3.5 1%
99%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Manchester City FC
75%
Liverpool FC or Manchester City FC
50%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC8% Draw81% Manchester City FC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
17.1%
1 – 0
13.2%
1 – 1
8%
0 – 2
3.2%
2 – 0
1.9%
1 – 2
1.6%
2 – 1
1.2%
0 – 3
0.4%
2 – 2
0.4%
1 – 3
0.2%
3 – 0
0.2%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 0% 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% 98%
-1 2% 14% 83%
-0.5 17% 83%
+0.5 77% 23%
+1 77% 19% 4%
+1.5 96% 4%
+2 96% 3% 0%
+2.5 100% 0%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
67%
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
73%

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