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Premier League · 2025Anfield
1–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Liverpool and Brentford drew 1–1.

Shots
2411
Shots on target
82
Expected goals
2.91.22
Possession
60%40%

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots24 shots11 shotsLiverpool 24 shots, Brentford 11 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots2 shotsLiverpool 8 shots, Brentford 2 shots
  • Expected goals2.9 xG1.22 xGLiverpool 2.9 xG, Brentford 1.22 xG
  • Possession60%40%Liverpool 60%, Brentford 40%
  • Corners14 corners2 cornersLiverpool 14 corners, Brentford 2 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls9 foulsLiverpool 9 fouls, Brentford 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsLiverpool 2 cards, Brentford 3 cards

Full time

What the match recorded

Liverpool and Brentford drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Liverpool – Brentford): shots 24–11, shots on target 8–2, expected goals 2.9–1.22, possession 60%–40%. 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 show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

15.4 shots/match ▲ShotsLiverpool · Brentford10.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricLiverpoolBrentfordBaseline
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.

59.2% ●PossessionLiverpool · Brentford47.4%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricLiverpoolBrentfordBaseline
Possession59.2%47.4%50.2%

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Liverpool
0Draws
1Brentford
Brentford — Liverpool · Premier League3–2
Brentford — Liverpool · Premier League0–2
Liverpool — Brentford · Premier League2–0
Brentford — Liverpool · Premier League1–4
Liverpool — Brentford · Premier League3–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Liverpool favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Brentford in 0 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Liverpool38 matchesBrentford38 matches
1.66 goals/match ▲Goals scored38/381.45 goals/match
1.39 goals/matchGoals allowed38/381.37 goals/match
1.41 xG/matchExpected goals9/91.4 xG/match
15.4 shots/match ▲Shots38/3810.5 shots/match
4.61 shots/match ▲Shots on target38/383.84 shots/match
59.2% ●Possession38/3847.4%
6.11 corners/match ●Corners38/384.74 corners/match
1.55 cards/matchCards29/291.97 cards/match
9.97 fouls/matchFouls38/3810.5 fouls/match

Style profile

Style profile

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.

Liverpool80.0
Brentford40.0
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%

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

  • Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match
8.83 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.04 days

Liverpool / Brentford

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
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.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 24 May 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsLiverpoolBrentford
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2025/26
Head-to-headLiverpool — Brentford
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