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Liverpool 1–1 Sunderland · Premier League

1–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Liverpool and Sunderland drew 1–1.

Shots
239
Shots on target
46
Possession
68%32%

Full time

What the match recorded

Liverpool and Sunderland drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Liverpool – Sunderland): shots 23–9, shots on target 4–6, possession 68%–32%, corners 7–3. 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 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.5 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 goal/match1.5 goals/match1.39 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Liverpool.

3.26 days ▲Rest daysLiverpool · Sunderland4.22 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricLiverpoolSunderlandBaseline
Rest days3.26 days4.22 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Liverpool show a distinct attacking-volume record

strong

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

15.4 shots/match ▲ShotsLiverpool · Sunderland9.71 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricLiverpoolSunderlandBaseline
Shots15.4 shots/match9.71 shots/match12 shots/match
Shots against11.1 shots/match15.1 shots/match11.5 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots23 shots9 shotsLiverpool 23 shots, Sunderland 9 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots6 shotsLiverpool 4 shots, Sunderland 6 shots
  • Possession68%32%Liverpool 68%, Sunderland 32%
  • Corners7 corners3 cornersLiverpool 7 corners, Sunderland 3 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls5 foulsLiverpool 10 fouls, Sunderland 5 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card1 cardLiverpool 1 card, Sunderland 1 card

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Liverpool favored in 6 of 9 directional metrics · Sunderland in 2 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Liverpool14 matchesSunderland14 matches
1.5 goals/match ▲Goals scored14/141.29 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed14/14▲ 1 goal/match
15.4 shots/match ▲Shots14/149.71 shots/match
4.21 shots/match ▲Shots on target14/143.14 shots/match
61.9% ●Possession14/1442.4%
5.29 corners/match ●Corners14/143.5 corners/match
1.86 cards/matchCards14/142.07 cards/match
10.4 fouls/matchFouls14/149.79 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples14 / 14home / 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: Thu, 4 Dec 2025, 00:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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