Premier League · 2024

Liverpool 2–0 Manchester City · Premier League

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Liverpool won 2–0.

Shots
188
Shots on target
72
Expected goals
3.570.84
Possession
44%56%

Full time

What the match recorded

Liverpool beat Manchester City 2–0. Recorded in this match (Liverpool – Manchester City): shots 18–8, shots on target 7–2, expected goals 3.57–0.84, possession 44%–56%. 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.

Manchester City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Manchester City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.69 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 for0.6 goals/match1.69 goals/match1.42 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

6.23 corners/matchCornersLiverpool · Manchester City● 8.85 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricLiverpoolManchester CityBaseline
Corners6.23 corners/match8.85 corners/match5.15 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots8 shotsLiverpool 18 shots, Manchester City 8 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots2 shotsLiverpool 7 shots, Manchester City 2 shots
  • Expected goals3.57 xG0.84 xGLiverpool 3.57 xG, Manchester City 0.84 xG
  • Possession44%56%Liverpool 44%, Manchester City 56%
  • Corners7 corners4 cornersLiverpool 7 corners, Manchester City 4 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls8 foulsLiverpool 9 fouls, Manchester City 8 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.

Trent Alexander-Arnold · Liverpool · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRúben Dias · Manchester City · 82′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDominik Szoboszlai · Liverpool · 8′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDominik Szoboszlai · Liverpool · 11′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMohamed Salah · Liverpool · 63′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJérémy Doku · Manchester City · 60′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCurtis Jones · Liverpool · 90′ · 0.04 xG · on targetTrent Alexander-Arnold · Liverpool · 34′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBernardo Silva · Manchester City · 55′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAndy Robertson · Liverpool · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBernardo Silva · Manchester City · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedTrent Alexander-Arnold · Liverpool · 31′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedErling Haaland · Manchester City · 60′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedVirgil van Dijk · Liverpool · 11′ · 0.10 xG · on targetVirgil van Dijk · Liverpool · 51′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedErling Haaland · Manchester City · 82′ · 0.12 xG · on targetRico Lewis · Manchester City · 39′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedCody Gakpo · Liverpool · 69′ · 0.14 xG · on targetDominik Szoboszlai · Liverpool · 7′ · 0.15 xG · on targetCody Gakpo · Liverpool · 19′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedVirgil van Dijk · Liverpool · 19′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedCody Gakpo · Liverpool · 51′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedKevin De Bruyne · Manchester City · 83′ · 0.35 xG · on targetMohamed Salah · Liverpool · 56′ · 0.51 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Salah · Liverpool · 78′ · 0.82 xG · goalCody Gakpo · Liverpool · 12′ · 0.91 xG · goal
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  • goal
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Liverpool: 18 shots, 7 on target, 3.55 xG. Manchester City: 8 shots, 2 on target, 0.83 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0240′HT90′Cody Gakpo · Liverpool · 12′Mohamed Salah · Liverpool · 78′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Liverpool 3.55 xG · Manchester City 0.83 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Liverpool
3Draws
1Manchester City
Liverpool — Manchester City · Premier League1–1
Manchester City — Liverpool · Premier League1–1
Manchester City — Liverpool · Premier League4–1
Liverpool — Manchester City · Premier League1–0
Manchester City — Liverpool · Premier League2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Liverpool favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Manchester City in 3 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Liverpool13 matchesManchester City13 matches
2 goals/match ▲Goals scored13/131.69 goals/match
0.62 goals/match ▲Goals allowed13/131.46 goals/match
2.09 xG/match ▲Expected goals13/131.94 xG/match
15.4 shots/matchShots13/13▲ 18.7 shots/match
6.46 shots/matchShots on target13/136.23 shots/match
56.7%Possession13/13● 63%
6.23 corners/matchCorners13/13● 8.85 corners/match
11.4 fouls/matchFouls13/137.92 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples13 / 13home / 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: Sun, 1 Dec 2024, 20:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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