Liverpool FC vs Southampton FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Liverpool FC vs Southampton FC — Premier League at Anfield.
- Liverpool FC 5 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
- Southampton FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Kevin Friend
- Referee Andy Madley
- Referee Simon Beck
- Referee Adrian Holmes
- Referee Andre Marriner
- Referee Andy Halliday
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 May | Southampton FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 24 Apr | Newcastle United FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Apr | Leeds United FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 14 Apr | Real Madrid CF | H | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Apr | Aston Villa FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 06 Apr | Real Madrid CF | A | 1–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 May | Liverpool FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 30 Apr | Leicester City FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Apr | Tottenham Hotspur FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 18 Apr | Leicester City FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 12 Apr | West Bromwich Albion FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 04 Apr | Burnley FC | H | 3–2 | W |
Key Stats
54%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
H2H (13 games)
85%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
60%
Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
Liverpool FC this season
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
Liverpool FC
| Alexander Isak | 4 G | |
| Cody Gakpo | 1 G | 3 A |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | 1 G | |
| Victor Munoz | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Anfield that hosts another battle between Liverpool FC and Southampton FC.
- 5' Southampton FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 10' Southampton FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Liverpool FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 20' Michael Obafemi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 25' Liverpool FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 30' It’s high time Ralph Hasenhuttl made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 31' Goal! Sadio Mane scores his 110 goal in 412 matches.
- 36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 41' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 46' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fabinho, as he is very good at scoring at Anfield with 5 goals in the last 5 games.
- 56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 61' Nathan Redmond catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 61.
- 66' Southampton FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michael Obafemi is hanging Nathan Tella on the field on 66 minute.
- 71' Moussa Djenepo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 376 appearances.
- 76' Fraser Forster needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 79' Che Adams makes way for Moussa Djenepo at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Southampton FC.
- 84' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 87' Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is replacing Mohamed Salah for the Liverpool FC side.
- 90' Liverpool FC make a change. Sadio Mane trudges off to be replaced by Curtis Jones on 90 minutes.
- 90' A goal from the Spain international Thiago Alcantara! He fires home on 90 to make it 2-0!
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.
Lineups
Liverpool FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
-
10
Sadio Mane ↓ Curtis Jones 90'
- 11
- 66
- 26
- 5
- 3
-
20
Diogo Jota ↓ Roberto Firmino 79'
- 6
- 47
- 46
Bench
-
9
Roberto Firmino ↑ 79'
-
15
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ↑ 87'
-
17
Curtis Jones ↑ 90'
- 23
- 13
- 58
- 21
- 76
- 89
Coach
Jurgen Klopp
Southampton FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
32
Theo Walcott ↓ Ibrahima Diallo 66'
- 4
- 44
- 5
- 35
- 8
- 11
- 17
- 2
-
10
Che Adams ↓ Moussa Djenepo 79'
-
23
Nathan Tella ↓ Michael Obafemi 66'
Bench
- 1
-
27
Ibrahima Diallo ↑ 66'
- 22
-
12
Moussa Djenepo ↑ 79'
-
14
Michael Obafemi ↑ 66'
- 31
- 40
- 64
- 47
Coach
Ralph Hasenhuttl
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Mohamed Salah | 8 |
| Diogo Jota | 4 |
| Roberto Firmino | 3 |
| Adam Armstrong | 3 |
| Darwin Nunez | 3 |
| Sadio Mane | 2 |
| Danny Ings | 2 |
| Joel Matip | 2 |
Head to Head
Liverpool FC Form
Southampton FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.61
Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76
Southampton FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 58% + Liverpool FC to win 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Liverpool FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 68% |
|
32% |
| ± 2.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 3.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
Liverpool FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Southampton FC
42%
Liverpool FC or Southampton FC
75%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Liverpool FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.1%
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.4%
2 – 1
8.9%
3 – 0
6.2%
0 – 1
6%
3 – 1
4.9%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
2.5%
Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC
| Handicap | Liverpool FC covers | Push | Southampton FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -2 | 13% | 18% | 69% |
| -1.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| -1 | 31% | 25% | 44% |
| -0.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +0.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +1 | 84% | 11% | 5% |
| +1.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +2 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
47%
✗
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.