LiverpoolvManchester City
Mon, 12 Oct 2026, 2:30 am AEDT
Anfield
Season comparison
| Liverpool | 2026-27 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 1 | Won | 3 |
| 2 | Drawn | 0 |
| 0 | Lost | 0 |
| 6 | Goals for | 7 |
| 4 | Goals against | 2 |
| WDD | Last 5 | WWW |
Key stats
- 0Half-time goals0.5
Half-time goals: Liverpool 0, Manchester City 0.5. The score at the break.
- 1.72xG2.41
xG: Liverpool 1.72, Manchester City 2.41. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.
- 1.46Non-penalty xG2.41
Non-penalty xG: Liverpool 1.46, Manchester City 2.41. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.
- 16.7Shots15.3
Shots: Liverpool 16.7, Manchester City 15.3. Attempts at goal, on target or not.
- 6On target6.3
On target: Liverpool 6, Manchester City 6.3. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.
- 1.3Big chances3.3
Big chances: Liverpool 1.3, Manchester City 3.3. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.
- 4.5Corners7
Corners: Liverpool 4.5, Manchester City 7. Corners won.
- 2.7Shots from corners3.3
Shots from corners: Liverpool 2.7, Manchester City 3.3. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.
- 1From free kicks0
From free kicks: Liverpool 1, Manchester City 0. Shots struck directly from a free kick.
- 2.3Headed shots3
Headed shots: Liverpool 2.3, Manchester City 3. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.
- 0.3Penalties0
Penalties: Liverpool 0.3, Manchester City 0. Penalties awarded and taken.
- 275.7Passes in their third432.3
Passes in their third: Liverpool 275.7, Manchester City 432.3. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.
- 4.7Deep completions10.3
Deep completions: Liverpool 4.7, Manchester City 10.3. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.
- 14Fouls11
Fouls: Liverpool 14, Manchester City 11. Fouls conceded.
- 3.3Yellow cards1.3
Yellow cards: Liverpool 3.3, Manchester City 1.3. Summed from the players.
- 7.5PPDA7.0
PPDA: Liverpool 7.5, Manchester City 7.0. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.
- 1.41Expected points2.30
Expected points: Liverpool 1.41, Manchester City 2.30. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.
Head to head
3 Liverpool · 4 drawn · 3 Manchester City10 meetings on record, 2.8 goals a game
- Liverpool1–2Manchester City2025-26 · 9 Feb
- Manchester City3–0Liverpool2025-26 · 10 Nov
- Manchester City0–2Liverpool2024-25 · 24 Feb
- Liverpool2–0Manchester City2024-25 · 2 Dec
- Liverpool1–1Manchester City2023-24 · 11 Mar
- Manchester City1–1Liverpool2023-24 · 25 Nov
- Manchester City4–1Liverpool2022-23 · 1 Apr
- Liverpool1–0Manchester City2022-23 · 17 Oct
- Manchester City2–2Liverpool2021-22 · 11 Apr
- Liverpool2–2Manchester City2021-22 · 4 Oct
Last time out
Liverpool
Ipswich Town 0–2 Liverpool · 4 Sept
- Dominik SzoboszlaiDMC
- Mac AllisterDMC
- VirgilDC
- Milos KerkezDL
- Jeremy JacquetDC
- Alexander IsakFW
- Cody GakpoAML
- AlissonGK
- Florian WirtzAMC
- Ronald AraujoDR
- Victor MunozAMR
Substitutes used (4)
Manchester City
Manchester City 1–0 Coventry City · 5 Sept
- Gianluigi DonnarummaGK
- Elliot AndersonDMC
- Iliman NdiayeAML
- EnzoDMC
- Rayan CherkiAMC
- Abdukodir KhusanovDR
- Joško GvardiolDL
- Marc GuéhiDC
- Antoine SemenyoAMR
- RúbenDC
- Erling HaalandFW
Substitutes used (3)
Players to watch
Liverpool
- Alexander Isak3Goals
- Cody Gakpo3Assists
- Dominik Szoboszlai9Shots
- Alexander Isak5Shots on target
- Cody Gakpo8Key passes
- Alexander Isak3Big chances
- Alexander Isak2.42Expected goals
- Cody Gakpo1.27Expected assists
Manchester City
- Erling Haaland3Goals
- Rayan Cherki2Assists
- Erling Haaland14Shots
- Erling Haaland7Shots on target
- Rayan Cherki10Key passes
- Phil Foden3Big chances
- Erling Haaland2.46Expected goals
- Rayan Cherki1.75Expected assists
Defence vs position
2026-27 season. Only 3 matches behind the thinner of the two clubs, so read the ranks as an early indication rather than a record.
| Forwards | Liverpool v Manchester City def | Manchester City v Liverpool def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1.00v0.001st/11th | 1.00v0.001st/11th |
| Assists | 0.00v0.337th/2nd | 0.00v0.337th/2nd |
| Shots | 3.0v1.04th/19th | 4.7v2.31st/11th |
| Shots on target | 1.7v0.32nd/13th | 2.3v0.31st/13th |
| Key passes | 0.7v0.712th/13th | 0.3v1.017th/6th |
| Big chances | 1.00v0.332nd/11th | 1.00v0.332nd/11th |
| xG | 0.81v0.272nd/18th | 0.82v0.431st/11th |
| Attacking mid | Liverpool v Manchester City def | Manchester City v Liverpool def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.67v0.337th/9th | 0.67v1.337th/3rd |
| Assists | 1.33v0.002nd/14th | 2.33v0.671st/4th |
| Shots | 7.0v3.35th/15th | 6.3v7.07th/4th |
| Shots on target | 1.7v1.79th/8th | 1.7v3.09th/3rd |
| Key passes | 4.3v3.38th/12th | 8.0v3.01st/14th |
| Big chances | 0.00v1.0015th/6th | 1.33v1.003rd/6th |
| xG | 0.42v0.5614th/12th | 1.04v1.055th/4th |
| Midfielders | Liverpool v Manchester City def | Manchester City v Liverpool def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.33v0.005th/10th | 0.33v0.005th/10th |
| Assists | 0.33v0.004th/11th | 0.00v0.0010th/11th |
| Shots | 4.3v1.71st/16th | 2.7v1.310th/19th |
| Shots on target | 1.7v0.02nd/16th | 0.7v0.07th/16th |
| Key passes | 3.3v1.75th/15th | 1.7v3.017th/7th |
| Big chances | 0.33v0.005th/9th | 0.33v0.005th/9th |
| xG | 0.41v0.104th/13th | 0.30v0.118th/12th |
| Defenders | Liverpool v Manchester City def | Manchester City v Liverpool def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v0.007th/5th | 0.33v0.003rd/5th |
| Assists | 0.00v0.008th/10th | 0.33v0.003rd/10th |
| Shots | 1.7v2.315th/9th | 1.3v1.016th/19th |
| Shots on target | 0.7v0.36th/11th | 1.0v0.04th/16th |
| Key passes | 3.0v1.05th/16th | 2.0v1.79th/12th |
| Big chances | 0.00v0.009th/10th | 0.67v0.003rd/10th |
| xG | 0.06v0.0817th/14th | 0.28v0.077th/16th |
Each cell is what that club’s forwards in that position produce per match, against what the opposition concedes to that position — and the two ranks beneath them, out of 20. First rank 1 produces the most; second rank 1 concedes the most. So a low pair is a good attack meeting a soft defence, which is the matchup worth finding. A substitute counts towards the position he usually starts in, because the source names a position only for players who start and substitutes are a fourteenth of this league’s goals.
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