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Liverpool

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Brentford

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Liverpool's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. A second useful context is: Liverpool have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples38 / 38home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Key factors

The clearest supported patterns

Strength combines sample and difference. It is not a probability.

Liverpool show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricHomeAwayBaseline
Shots15.4 shots/match10.5 shots/match12.6 shots/match
Shots against11.4 shots/match13.2 shots/match12.4 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Liverpool have recorded the higher season possession share.

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricHomeAwayBaseline
Possession59.2%47.4%50.2%

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

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.

Liverpool92.5
Brentford42.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Liverpool80
Brentford40
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Liverpool62.5
Brentford40.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Liverpool77.5
Brentford7.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Liverpool16.2
Brentford48.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 88%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Liverpool92.5
Brentford32.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Liverpool68.1
Brentford33.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
MetricLiverpoolBrentford
Goals scored1.8 goals/match5 obs.1.4 goals/match5 obs.
Goals allowed2 goals/match5 obs.1.6 goals/match5 obs.
Expected goals1.36 xG/match5 obs.1.36 xG/match5 obs.
Shots13.8 shots/match5 obs.11 shots/match5 obs.
Shots on target4.8 shots/match5 obs.3.4 shots/match5 obs.
Possession55.6%5 obs.48.4%5 obs.
Corners7 corners/match5 obs.4.6 corners/match5 obs.
Cards0 obs.0 obs.
Fouls11.2 fouls/match5 obs.9.2 fouls/match5 obs.

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
MetricLiverpoolBrentford
Goals scored1.6 goals/match10 obs.1.1 goals/match10 obs.
Goals allowed1.6 goals/match10 obs.1.2 goals/match10 obs.
Expected goals1.41 xG/match9 obs.1.4 xG/match9 obs.
Shots14.9 shots/match10 obs.10 shots/match10 obs.
Shots on target5.1 shots/match10 obs.3.1 shots/match10 obs.
Possession57%10 obs.48.5%10 obs.
Corners6.9 corners/match10 obs.3.8 corners/match10 obs.
Cards1 obs.1 obs.
Fouls11.1 fouls/match10 obs.8.7 fouls/match10 obs.

Window

Season

38 / 38 matches
MetricLiverpoolBrentford
Goals scored1.66 goals/match38 obs.1.45 goals/match38 obs.
Goals allowed1.39 goals/match38 obs.1.37 goals/match38 obs.
Expected goals1.41 xG/match9 obs.1.4 xG/match9 obs.
Shots15.4 shots/match38 obs.10.5 shots/match38 obs.
Shots on target4.61 shots/match38 obs.3.84 shots/match38 obs.
Possession59.2%38 obs.47.4%38 obs.
Corners6.11 corners/match38 obs.4.74 corners/match38 obs.
Cards1.55 cards/match29 obs.1.97 cards/match29 obs.
Fouls9.97 fouls/match38 obs.10.5 fouls/match38 obs.

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

19 / 19 matches
MetricLiverpoolBrentford
Goals scored1.79 goals/match19 obs.1.16 goals/match19 obs.
Goals allowed1.05 goals/match19 obs.1.63 goals/match19 obs.
Expected goals1.55 xG/match5 obs.0.84 xG/match4 obs.
Shots17.2 shots/match19 obs.9.26 shots/match19 obs.
Shots on target5.16 shots/match19 obs.3.63 shots/match19 obs.
Possession58.7%19 obs.47.9%19 obs.
Corners6.26 corners/match19 obs.5.21 corners/match19 obs.
Cards1.29 cards/match14 obs.2.2 cards/match15 obs.
Fouls9.89 fouls/match19 obs.10.9 fouls/match19 obs.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

MetricHomeAwayCompetitionSamples
Goals scoredseason1.66 goals/match83th1.45 goals/match63th1.33 goals/match38 / 38
Goals allowedseason1.39 goals/match63th1.37 goals/match55th1.36 goals/match38 / 38
Expected goalsseason1.41 xG/match58th1.4 xG/match53th1.4 xG/match9 / 9
Expected goals allowedseason1.49 xG/match78th1.44 xG/match58th1.41 xG/match9 / 9
Shotsseason15.4 shots/match88th10.5 shots/match18th12.6 shots/match38 / 38
Shots allowedseason11.4 shots/match18th13.2 shots/match68th12.4 shots/match38 / 38
Shots on targetseason4.61 shots/match70th3.84 shots/match40th4.03 shots/match38 / 38
Shots on target allowedseason4.03 shots/match33th4.26 shots/match55th4.26 shots/match38 / 38
Possessionseason59.2%93th47.4%43th50.2%38 / 38
Cornersseason6.11 corners/match93th4.74 corners/match33th4.91 corners/match38 / 38
Corners allowedseason4.39 corners/match18th5.37 corners/match78th4.99 corners/match38 / 38
Cardsseason1.55 cards/match10th1.97 cards/match53th1.91 cards/match29 / 29
Foulsseason9.97 fouls/match23th10.5 fouls/match45th10.6 fouls/match38 / 38
Clean-sheet frequencyseason26%63th26%63th24%38 / 38
Scoring frequencyseason89%88th68%33th74%38 / 38

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

MetricHomeAwayCompetitionSamples
Rest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures8.83 days7.04 days1 / 1
Matches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures1 matches1 matches1 / 1

What could change this?

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.