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Premier League · 2025Etihad Stadium

Manchester City 3–0 Liverpool · Premier League

3–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Manchester City won 3–0.

Shots
147
Shots on target
61
Possession
49%51%

Full time

What the match recorded

Manchester City beat Liverpool 3–0. Recorded in this match (Manchester City – Liverpool): shots 14–7, shots on target 6–1, possession 49%–51%, corners 7–7. 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's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.64 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/match1.64 goals/match1.27 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots7 shotsManchester City 14 shots, Liverpool 7 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots1 shotManchester City 6 shots, Liverpool 1 shot
  • Possession49%51%Manchester City 49%, Liverpool 51%
  • Corners7 corners7 cornersManchester City 7 corners, Liverpool 7 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls15 foulsManchester City 14 fouls, Liverpool 15 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards4 cardsManchester City 2 cards, Liverpool 4 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Manchester City
2Draws
2Liverpool
Manchester City — Liverpool · Premier League0–2
Liverpool — Manchester City · Premier League2–0
Liverpool — Manchester City · Premier League1–1
Manchester City — Liverpool · Premier League1–1
Manchester City — Liverpool · Premier League4–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Manchester City favored in 7 of 9 directional metrics · Liverpool in 2

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Window

Season

Manchester City11 matchesLiverpool11 matches
2.09 goals/match ▲Goals scored11/111.64 goals/match
0.73 goals/match ▲Goals allowed11/111.55 goals/match
13.8 shots/matchShots11/11▲ 14.8 shots/match
5.18 shots/match ▲Shots on target11/114.18 shots/match
56.4%Possession11/11● 60.6%
5.64 corners/match ●Corners11/115.18 corners/match
1.64 cards/matchCards11/112.09 cards/match
9.36 fouls/matchFouls11/1110.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples11 / 11home / 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, 9 Nov 2025, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingShots per match rankingShots on target per match ranking
TeamsManchester CityLiverpool
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2025/26
Head-to-headManchester City — Liverpool
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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