Thursday , 2 July 2026

Liverpool FC vs Southampton FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Liverpool FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Southampton FC
Sat 8 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC Anfield 60,399 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 45+1' William Smallbone
Darwin Nunez 51' 1–1
Mohamed Salah pen 54' 2–1
Mohamed Salah pen 88' 3–1
Kostas Tsimikas 31' Y
Darwin Nunez 45' Y
Y 90' Paul Onuachu

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs Southampton FC — Premier League at Anfield.

Match Details

  • Referee Lewis Smith
  • Assistant 1 Matt Wilkes (England)
  • Assistant 2 Marc Perry

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

11
1
1
Liverpool FC 13 games · Avg 3.7 goals Southampton FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-08 Liverpool FC 3–1 Southampton FC 2024-11-24 Southampton FC 2–3 Liverpool FC 2024-02-28 Liverpool FC 3–0 Southampton FC 2023-05-28 Southampton FC 4–4 Liverpool FC 2022-11-12 Liverpool FC 3–1 Southampton FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Southampton FC H 3–1 W
05 Mar Paris Saint-Germain FC A 1–0 W
26 Feb Newcastle United FC H 2–0 W
23 Feb Manchester City FC A 2–0 W
19 Feb Aston Villa FC A 2–2 D
16 Feb Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 2–1 W
Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Liverpool FC A 1–3 L
25 Feb Chelsea FC A 0–4 L
22 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–4 L
15 Feb AFC Bournemouth H 1–3 L
08 Feb Burnley FC H 0–1 L
01 Feb Ipswich Town FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
85% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Anfield that hosts another battle between Liverpool FC and Southampton FC.
  • 5' Liverpool FC is showing some good football. However, Liverpool FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ibrahima Konate made 513 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 19' Another substitution for Southampton FC to replace Jan Bednarek by Armel Bella Kotchap on 19 minute.
  • 24' 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 Kyle Walker-Peters suffering a number of foals already.
  • 29' Yukinari Sugawara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 31' That looks like a foul for a card for Kostas Tsimikas.
  • 36' The travelling Southampton FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 41' It looks like no one’s ball. Liverpool FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' Darwin Nunez is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' Goal! William Smallbone scores his 11 goal in 348 matches.
  • 46' Alexis Mac Allister has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dominik Szoboszlai on 46 minute.
  • 51' What a strike from Darwin Nunez! The score is 1-1.
  • 54' What a strike from Mohamed Salah! The score is 2-1.
  • 59' 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.
  • 64' The whistle greets Albert Gronbaek Erlykke as he departs to be replaced by Cameron Archer.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. Darwin Nunez is replaced by Diogo Jota.
  • 72' The whistle greets William Smallbone as he departs to be replaced by Adam Lallana.
  • 77' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Wataru Endo. He replaces Ryan Gravenberch on 81 minute.
  • 83' Joe Aribo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Manning on 83 minute.
  • 88' Mohamed Salah with the second goal in the match!
  • 89' It is a substitution in Liverpool FC team. Trent Alexander-Arnold is replaced by Jarell Quansah on 89 minute.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Paul Onuachu. He receives a card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

Southampton FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ivan Juric

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-03-08 Liverpool FC 3–1 Southampton FC 2024-11-24 Southampton FC 2–3 Liverpool FC 2024-02-28 Liverpool FC 3–0 Southampton FC 2023-05-28 Southampton FC 4–4 Liverpool FC 2022-11-12 Liverpool FC 3–1 Southampton FC

Liverpool FC Form

2025-03-08 Liverpool FC 3–1 Southampton FC W 2025-03-05 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0–1 Liverpool FC W 2025-02-26 Liverpool FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC W 2025-02-23 Manchester City FC 0–2 Liverpool FC W 2025-02-19 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Liverpool FC D 2025-02-16 Liverpool FC 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W

Southampton FC Form

2025-03-08 Liverpool FC 3–1 Southampton FC L 2025-02-25 Chelsea FC 4–0 Southampton FC L 2025-02-22 Southampton FC 0–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2025-02-15 Southampton FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth L 2025-02-08 Southampton FC 0–1 Burnley FC L 2025-02-01 Ipswich Town FC 1–2 Southampton FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.15 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Southampton FC xG
I would bet for: Liverpool FC to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC64% Draw21% Southampton FC15%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Southampton FC
36%
Liverpool FC or Southampton FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Liverpool FC44% Draw40% Southampton FC16%
Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9%
1 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6.3%
0 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 2
4.8%
3 – 2
3.8%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Southampton FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 22% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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