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Everton 2–2 Liverpool · Premier League

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2–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Everton and Liverpool drew 2–2.

Shots
106
Shots on target
34
Expected goals
0.980.65
Possession
37%63%

Full time

What the match recorded

Everton and Liverpool drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Everton – Liverpool): shots 10–6, shots on target 3–4, expected goals 0.98–0.65, possession 37%–63%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Everton's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Everton's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.04 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2 goals/match1.04 goals/match1.48 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Everton show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Everton's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

11 shots/match ▲ShotsEverton · Liverpool17.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricEvertonLiverpoolBaseline
Shots11 shots/match17.2 shots/match13.7 shots/match
Shots against12.7 shots/match9.54 shots/match12.9 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Liverpool have recorded the higher season possession share.

39.9%PossessionEverton · Liverpool● 58.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 18.3 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricEvertonLiverpoolBaseline
Possession39.9%58.2%50.6%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots6 shotsEverton 10 shots, Liverpool 6 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots4 shotsEverton 3 shots, Liverpool 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.98 xG0.65 xGEverton 0.98 xG, Liverpool 0.65 xG
  • Possession37%63%Everton 37%, Liverpool 63%
  • Corners2 corners3 cornersEverton 2 corners, Liverpool 3 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls20 foulsEverton 9 fouls, Liverpool 20 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Beto · Everton · 26′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTim Iroegbunam · Everton · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBeto · Everton · 86′ · 0.03 xG · on targetDominik Szoboszlai · Liverpool · 45′ · 0.04 xG · on targetLuis Díaz · Liverpool · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJack Harrison · Everton · 46′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAbdoulaye Doucouré · Everton · 54′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAbdoulaye Doucouré · Everton · 71′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBeto · Everton · 43′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJack Harrison · Everton · 55′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJames Tarkowski · Everton · 90′ · 0.08 xG · goalMohamed Salah · Liverpool · 88′ · 0.09 xG · on targetCurtis Jones · Liverpool · 73′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedAlexis Mac Allister · Liverpool · 16′ · 0.14 xG · goalMohamed Salah · Liverpool · 73′ · 0.19 xG · goalBeto · Everton · 11′ · 0.50 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Everton: 10 shots, 3 on target, 0.93 xG. Liverpool: 6 shots, 4 on target, 0.61 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.510′HT90′Beto · Everton · 11′James Tarkowski · Everton · 90′Alexis Mac Allister · Liverpool · 16′Mohamed Salah · Liverpool · 73′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Everton 0.93 xG · Liverpool 0.61 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Everton
1Draws
3Liverpool
Everton — Liverpool · Premier League2–0
Liverpool — Everton · Premier League2–0
Liverpool — Everton · Premier League2–0
Everton — Liverpool · Premier League0–0
Liverpool — Everton · Premier League2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Everton favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Liverpool in 11

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Everton24 matchesLiverpool24 matches
1.04 goals/matchGoals scored24/24▲ 2.42 goals/match
1.25 goals/matchGoals allowed24/24▲ 0.96 goals/match
1.07 xG/matchExpected goals24/24▲ 2.27 xG/match
11 shots/matchShots24/24▲ 17.2 shots/match
3.46 shots/matchShots on target24/24▲ 6.71 shots/match
39.9%Possession24/24● 58.2%
4 corners/matchCorners24/24● 6.5 corners/match
11.5 fouls/matchFouls24/2411.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples24 / 24home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 12 Feb 2025, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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