UEFA Champions League · 2024

Liverpool 4–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen · UEFA Champions League

4–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Liverpool won 4–0.

Shots
2212
Shots on target
84
Expected goals
3.790.8
Possession
47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

Liverpool beat Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0. Recorded in this match (Liverpool – Bayer 04 Leverkusen): shots 22–12, shots on target 8–4, expected goals 3.79–0.8, possession 47%–53%. 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.

Liverpool show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Liverpool's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

17.8 shots/match ▲ShotsLiverpool · Bayer 04 Leverkusen11.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricLiverpoolBayer 04 LeverkusenBaseline
Shots17.8 shots/match11.8 shots/match12.7 shots/match
Shots against11.3 shots/match15.3 shots/match13.5 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots22 shots12 shotsLiverpool 22 shots, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 12 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots4 shotsLiverpool 8 shots, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 shots
  • Expected goals3.79 xG0.8 xGLiverpool 3.79 xG, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.8 xG
  • Possession47%53%Liverpool 47%, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 53%
  • Corners1 corner3 cornersLiverpool 1 corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls10 foulsLiverpool 15 fouls, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 10 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.

Florian Wirtz · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 82′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJeremie Frimpong · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 87′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedTrent Alexander-Arnold · Liverpool · 23′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAlejandro Grimaldo · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 37′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Salah · Liverpool · 43′ · 0.02 xG · on targetEdmond Tapsoba · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 16′ · 0.03 xG · on targetCody Gakpo · Liverpool · 5′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedVictor Okoh Boniface · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 22′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTrent Alexander-Arnold · Liverpool · 59′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLuis Díaz · Liverpool · 17′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGranit Xhaka · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 18′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedCurtis Jones · Liverpool · 67′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJeremie Frimpong · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 76′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Salah · Liverpool · 89′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedVictor Okoh Boniface · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 2′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedCurtis Jones · Liverpool · 14′ · 0.06 xG · on targetTrent Alexander-Arnold · Liverpool · 72′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAlexis Mac Allister · Liverpool · 72′ · 0.06 xG · on targetCurtis Jones · Liverpool · 55′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedFlorian Wirtz · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 85′ · 0.07 xG · on targetRobert Andrich · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 87′ · 0.07 xG · on targetCody Gakpo · Liverpool · 7′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAlexis Mac Allister · Liverpool · 27′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedCody Gakpo · Liverpool · 45′ · 0.12 xG · on targetTrent Alexander-Arnold · Liverpool · 36′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Salah · Liverpool · 58′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedPatrik Schick · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 85′ · 0.14 xG · on targetDarwin Núñez · Liverpool · 90′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedVictor Okoh Boniface · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 68′ · 0.31 xG · off target or blockedAndy Robertson · Liverpool · 90′ · 0.31 xG · off target or blockedLuis Díaz · Liverpool · 83′ · 0.34 xG · goalLuis Díaz · Liverpool · 90′ · 0.59 xG · goalCody Gakpo · Liverpool · 63′ · 0.62 xG · goalLuis Díaz · Liverpool · 61′ · 0.73 xG · goal
  • off target
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  • goal
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Liverpool: 22 shots, 8 on target, 3.82 xG. Bayer 04 Leverkusen: 12 shots, 4 on target, 0.86 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0240′HT90′Luis Díaz · Liverpool · 61′Cody Gakpo · Liverpool · 63′Luis Díaz · Liverpool · 83′Luis Díaz · Liverpool · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Liverpool 3.82 xG · Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.86 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Liverpool favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Liverpool4 matchesBayer 04 Leverkusen4 matches
2.5 goals/match ▲Goals scored4/41.5 goals/match
0.25 goals/match ▲Goals allowed4/41.25 goals/match
2.6 xG/match ▲Expected goals4/41.35 xG/match
17.8 shots/match ▲Shots4/411.8 shots/match
7.75 shots/match ▲Shots on target4/45.25 shots/match
51.5%Possession4/4● 52.8%
4.5 corners/match ●Corners4/44 corners/match
11 fouls/matchFouls4/411.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples4 / 4home / away teams
Recent samples4 / 4last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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, 6 Nov 2024, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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