Premier League · 2025Sun, 19 Oct 2025, 15:30 UTCFull timeAnfieldFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricLiverpoolManchester United
Shots19 shots/match12 shots/match
Shots on target6 shots/match4 shots/match
Possession64%36%
Corners9 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls8 fouls/match14 fouls/match
Yellow cards0 cards/match2 cards/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Liverpool's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Manchester United's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Liverpool's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.75 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 for1.2 goals/match1.75 goals/match1.21 goals/match

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

Manchester United have a visible away split

weak

Manchester United's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

12 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season15.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots12 shots/match15.3 shots/match11.7 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Liverpool have recorded the higher season possession share.

62.1%PossessionLiverpool · Manchester United51.1%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricLiverpoolManchester UnitedBaseline
Possession62.1%51.1%49.3%

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Liverpool favored in 5 of 14 directional metrics · Manchester United in 3 · 6 too close

1.75 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 8/81.38 goals/match
1.38 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 8/81.5 goals/match
Expected goalsseason · 0/0
Expected goals allowedseason · 0/0
15.3 shots/matchShotsseason · 8/815.3 shots/match
10.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 8/810.4 shots/match
4.5 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 8/84.75 shots/match
3.25 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 8/84.25 shots/match
62.1%Possessionseason · 8/851.1%
5.63 corners/matchCornersseason · 8/84.13 corners/match
5 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 8/84.63 corners/match
1.88 cards/matchCardsseason · 8/81.38 cards/match
9.13 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 8/810.5 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
25%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 8/813%
100%Scoring frequencyseason · 8/875%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Liverpool97.5
Manchester United62.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Liverpool80.8
Manchester United77.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Liverpool65.8
Manchester United44.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Liverpool67.5
Manchester United92.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Liverpool30
Manchester United28.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Liverpool75
Manchester United30
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Liverpool63.1
Manchester United60.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
17.8 shots/matchShots5/512.8 shots/match
3.8 shots/matchShots on target5/54.4 shots/match
64.2%Possession5/547.6%
7 corners/matchCorners5/53.4 corners/match
1.8 cards/matchCards5/51.6 cards/match
8.8 fouls/matchFouls5/511 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

8 / 8 matches
1.75 goals/matchGoals scored8/81.38 goals/match
1.38 goals/matchGoals allowed8/81.5 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
15.3 shots/matchShots8/815.3 shots/match
4.5 shots/matchShots on target8/84.75 shots/match
62.1%Possession8/851.1%
5.63 corners/matchCorners8/84.13 corners/match
1.88 cards/matchCards8/81.38 cards/match
9.13 fouls/matchFouls8/810.5 fouls/match

Window

Season

8 / 8 matches
1.75 goals/matchGoals scored8/81.38 goals/match
1.38 goals/matchGoals allowed8/81.5 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
15.3 shots/matchShots8/815.3 shots/match
4.5 shots/matchShots on target8/84.75 shots/match
62.1%Possession8/851.1%
5.63 corners/matchCorners8/84.13 corners/match
1.88 cards/matchCards8/81.38 cards/match
9.13 fouls/matchFouls8/810.5 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

4 / 4 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored4/41 goals/match
1.25 goals/matchGoals allowed4/42 goals/match
Expected goals0/0
14.5 shots/matchShots4/412 shots/match
5.5 shots/matchShots on target4/43.75 shots/match
58.8%Possession4/448.8%
5.75 corners/matchCorners4/44 corners/match
1.25 cards/matchCards4/41.25 cards/match
8.25 fouls/matchFouls4/410.5 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

15 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/115.1 days
0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples8 / 8home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 19 Oct 2025, 19:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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