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UEFA Champions League · 2026

Liverpool 2–1 Atlético Madrid · UEFA Champions League

2–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Liverpool won 2–1.

Shots
149
Shots on target
54
Expected goals
1.690.81
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

Liverpool beat Atlético Madrid 2–1. Recorded in this match (Liverpool – Atlético Madrid): shots 14–9, shots on target 5–4, expected goals 1.69–0.81, possession 45%–55%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots9 shotsLiverpool 14 shots, Atlético Madrid 9 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots4 shotsLiverpool 5 shots, Atlético Madrid 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.69 xG0.81 xGLiverpool 1.69 xG, Atlético Madrid 0.81 xG
  • Possession45%55%Liverpool 45%, Atlético Madrid 55%
  • Corners7 corners5 cornersLiverpool 7 corners, Atlético Madrid 5 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls10 foulsLiverpool 11 fouls, Atlético Madrid 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card1 cardLiverpool 1 card, Atlético Madrid 1 card
  • Passes421 passes516 passesLiverpool 421 passes, Atlético Madrid 516 passes
  • Pass accuracy84.3%85.1%Liverpool 84.3%, Atlético Madrid 85.1%
  • Shots inside box12 shots4 shotsLiverpool 12 shots, Atlético Madrid 4 shots
  • Blocked shots4 blocks1 blockLiverpool 4 blocks, Atlético Madrid 1 block
  • Goalkeeper saves3 saves3 savesLiverpool 3 saves, Atlético Madrid 3 saves
  • Offsides3 offsides5 offsidesLiverpool 3 offsides, Atlético Madrid 5 offsides

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Liverpool4-2-3-1
  1. AlissonG
  2. Virgil van DijkD
  3. Jérémy JacquetD
  4. Miloš KerkezD
  5. Ronald AraújoD
  6. Florian WirtzM
  7. Dominik SzoboszlaiM
  8. Ryan GravenberchM
  9. Alexander IsakF
  10. Cody GakpoF
  11. Bradley BarcolaF
Atlético Madrid4-4-2
  1. Jan OblakG
  2. Marcos LlorenteD
  3. Dávid HanckoD
  4. Marc PubillD
  5. Alejandro GrimaldoD
  6. KokeM
  7. Alex BaenaM
  8. Giuliano SimeoneM
  9. Morten HjulmandM
  10. Kang-in LeeF
  11. Ademola LookmanF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Liverpool
0Draws
0Atlético Madrid
Liverpool — Atlético Madrid · UEFA Champions League3–2
Liverpool — Atlético Madrid · UEFA Champions League2–0
Atlético Madrid — Liverpool · UEFA Champions League2–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Liverpool1 matches
  • Atlético Madrid1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

Liverpool

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Season
2025/26
Sample
12 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
30 May 2026
  • Goals scored2 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.08 goals/match
  • Expected goals2.48 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed0.95 xG/match
  • Shots19.2 shots/match
  • Shots allowed9.83 shots/match
  • Shots on target7.5 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed3.42 shots/match
  • Possession52.8%
  • Corners6.58 corners/match
  • Corners allowed3.75 corners/match
  • Fouls11.8 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency42%
  • Scoring frequency67%

Atlético Madrid

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Season
2025/26
Sample
16 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
30 May 2026
  • Goals scored2.19 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.75 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.81 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.7 xG/match
  • Shots14.3 shots/match
  • Shots allowed13.4 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.44 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed5.5 shots/match
  • Possession49.4%
  • Corners5.31 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.38 corners/match
  • Fouls10.9 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency6%
  • Scoring frequency88%

How competition percentiles work

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 9 Sept 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4
TeamsLiverpoolAtlético Madrid
CompetitionUEFA Champions League
Head-to-headLiverpool — Atlético Madrid
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this