Liverpool

Liverpool

VS Scheduled Saturday 2 Jan 202715:00

England 26/27 Premier League · Matchday 19

Coventry

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-20	26/27	Bournemouth0–1Liverpool
2026-09-13	26/27	Liverpool0–0Fulham
2026-09-12	26/27	Liverpool0–0Fulham
2026-09-04	26/27	Ipswich0–2Liverpool
2026-08-29	26/27	Liverpool2–2Nott'm Forest
2026-08-23	26/27	Newcastle2–2Liverpool
2026-05-24	25/26	Liverpool1–1Brentford
2026-05-15	25/26	Aston Villa4–2Liverpool

Coventry

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Nott'm Forest0–1Coventry
2026-09-14	26/27	Coventry0–5Brighton
2026-09-13	26/27	Coventry0–5Brighton
2026-09-05	26/27	Man City1–0Coventry
2026-08-29	26/27	Coventry0–1Hull
2026-08-21	26/27	Arsenal3–0Coventry

Liverpool Coventry

Wins

25%

17%

Over 2.5 goals

38%

50%

Both teams scored

50%

0%

Clean sheets

50%

17%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Liverpool

Home · Premier League

Home			Away		1st goal
5	Liverpool		Man City	1
5	Liverpool		Arsenal	2
5	Liverpool		Brighton	3
5	Liverpool		Brentford	4
5 · Liverpool
5	Liverpool		Everton	6
5	Liverpool		Leeds	7
5	Liverpool		Hull	8
5	Liverpool		Ipswich	9
5	Liverpool		Newcastle	10
5	Liverpool	2–2	Nott'm Forest	11	24′ Away
5	Liverpool		Chelsea	12
5	Liverpool		Man United	13
5	Liverpool		Bournemouth	14
5	Liverpool		Crystal Palace	15
5	Liverpool		Sunderland	16
5	Liverpool		Aston Villa	17
5	Liverpool	0–0	Fulham	18	–
5	Liverpool	0–0	Fulham	18	–
5	Liverpool		Tottenham	19
5	Liverpool		Coventry	20

Coventry

Away · Premier League

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Man City	1–0	Coventry	20	26′ Home
2	Arsenal	3–0	Coventry	20	15′ Home
3	Brighton		Coventry	20
4	Brentford		Coventry	20
5	Liverpool		Coventry	20
6	Everton		Coventry	20
7	Leeds		Coventry	20
8	Hull		Coventry	20
9	Ipswich		Coventry	20
10	Newcastle		Coventry	20
11	Nott'm Forest	0–1	Coventry	20	55′ Away
12	Chelsea		Coventry	20
13	Man United		Coventry	20
14	Bournemouth		Coventry	20
15	Crystal Palace		Coventry	20
16	Sunderland		Coventry	20
17	Aston Villa		Coventry	20
18	Fulham		Coventry	20
19	Tottenham		Coventry	20
20 · Coventry

Liverpool Home Coventry Away

Wins

0%

33%

Over 1.5

33%

Over 2.5

33%

Over 3.5

33%

0%

Both teams scored

33%

0%

Clean sheets

67%

33%

Scores first

0%

33%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

Premier League · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Liverpool

6 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away3 matches	Overall6 matches
Points / match	1.00	2.33	1.67
Draws	100.0%	33.3%	66.7%
Goals scored / match	0.67	1.67	1.17
Goals conceded / match	0.67	0.67	0.67
Total goals / match	1.33	2.33	1.83
Failed to score	66.7%	0.0%	33.3%
Under 2.5 goals	66.7%	66.7%	66.7%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	0 of 0	—
Scores first → wins	0 of 0	—
Concedes first → wins	0 of 1	0%

Scoring order known: 3/3 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	0
16–30	0	1
31–45	0	0
46–60	1	0
61–75	0	1
76–90	1	0

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Coventry

6 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away3 matches	Overall6 matches
Points / match	0.00	1.00	0.50
Draws	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Goals scored / match	0.00	0.33	0.17
Goals conceded / match	3.67	1.33	2.50
Total goals / match	3.67	1.67	2.67
Failed to score	100.0%	66.7%	83.3%
Under 2.5 goals	33.3%	66.7%	50.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	0 of 1	0%
Scores first → wins	1 of 1	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 2	0%

Scoring order known: 3/3 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	1
16–30	0	2
31–45	0	0
46–60	1	1
61–75	0	0
76–90	0	0

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Liverpool	Draw	Coventry	How it works
Strength (Elo)	60.1%	17.9%	22.0%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	76.6%	13.2%	5.6%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

2.56–0.53 Model expected goals

55.0% Probability of over 2.5 goals

36.0% Both teams to score

2-0 Most likely score, at 14.9%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

2-014.9%

3-012.7%

1-011.7%

4-08.2%

2-17.9%

3-16.7%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Liverpool	Coventry	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1591	1457	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	-50	-36	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1519	1587	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.
Shot share	54.6%	39.7%	Share of all shots in a match. Above 50% means the team takes more shots than its opponents.
Shots on target share	52.4%	36.8%	The same measure, counting only shots on target
Finishing and saving index (PDO)	1041	583	Shooting conversion plus save percentage, on a scale centred on 1000. Extreme values can reflect short-term variation.
Conversion	34.5%	0.0%	Shots on target converted into goals
Save percentage	69.6%	58.3%	Opponents' shots on target that are saved

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Liverpool	0.68	0.95	0.37	0.89
Coventry	0.00	0.20	0.80	1.20

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Liverpool	10%	8%	25%	30%	28%
Coventry	0%	50%	0%	17%	33%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

1.50 Liverpool at home, 10 matches

1.00 Coventry away, 3 matches

104d Days of rest for Liverpool

105d Days of rest for Coventry

— Manager of Liverpool

— Manager of Coventry

0 Matches for Liverpool in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Coventry in the last 14 days

8 Points for Liverpool behind the leaders, and 6 above the relegation zone

15 Points for Coventry behind the leaders, and -1 above the relegation zone

2.84 League goals per match

26.2% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Liverpool, the right bar represents Coventry.

On the ball

20 matches

15.65

shots

9.0

5.12

shots on target

2.33

32.7%

accuracy

25.9%

6.16

corners

4.0

11.53

fouls

12.0

1.67

yellow cards

1.33

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Liverpool	WDDWDDDLDL	1.20	1.30–1.30	1W
Coventry	WLLLLL	0.50	0.17–2.50	1W

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Liverpool	6	9	4	0	1
Coventry	0	2	3	0	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Liverpool

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Coventry

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

'Why not have go?!' - Dunk's wonder goal against Coventry BBC Sport 09-13

Bayern monitoring Wirtz - Monday's gossip BBC Sport 09-13

Twenty-five years in the waiting - Coventry's nightmare top-flight return BBC Sport 09-13

Dunk scores screamer as Brighton thrash 10-man Coventry BBC Sport 09-13

Lewis Dunk’s showstopper helps five-star Brighton to rout 10-man Coventry The Guardian 09-13

More dropped points at Anfield - is it too early for Liverpool to worry? BBC Sport 09-12

Frustrated Liverpool lack any spark as Fulham claim deserved first point The Guardian 09-12

Who will be new Liverpool sporting director - and what issues do they face? BBC Sport 09-07

Richard Hughes confirmed as Al-Hilal sporting director after Liverpool departure The Guardian 09-06

Liverpool beat newly-promoted Charlton 4-0 BBC Sport 09-06

Women’s Super League: Shaw doubles up to give Manchester City winning start The Guardian 09-06

Haaland header maintains perfect winning start for Man City BBC Sport 09-05