Man United

Man United

VS Scheduled Saturday 23 Jan 202715:00

England 26/27 Premier League · Matchday 22

Liverpool

Head-to-head overview

18 meetings

Man UnitedWins: 4
Draws38.9% of meetings: 7
LiverpoolWins: 7

Goals per match: 3.06
Over 2.5 goals: 66.7%
Both teams scored: 50.0%

Date	Season	Match
2026-05-03	25/26	Man United3–2Liverpool
2025-10-19	25/26	Liverpool1–2Man United
2025-01-05	24/25	Liverpool2–2Man United
2024-09-01	24/25	Man United0–3Liverpool
2024-04-07	23/24	Man United2–2Liverpool
2023-12-17	23/24	Liverpool0–0Man United
2023-03-05	22/23	Liverpool7–0Man United
2022-08-22	22/23	Man United2–1Liverpool
2022-04-19	21/22	Liverpool4–0Man United
2021-10-24	21/22	Man United0–5Liverpool
2021-05-13	20/21	Man United2–4Liverpool
2021-01-17	20/21	Liverpool0–0Man United
2020-01-19	19/20	Liverpool2–0Man United
2019-10-20	19/20	Man United1–1Liverpool
2019-02-24	18/19	Man United0–0Liverpool
2018-12-16	18/19	Liverpool3–1Man United
2018-03-10	17/18	Man United2–1Liverpool
2017-10-14	17/18	Liverpool0–0Man United

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-20	26/27	Fulham1–1Man United
2026-09-14	26/27	Man United0–1Man City
2026-09-13	26/27	Man United0–1Man City
2026-09-06	26/27	Everton2–2Man United
2026-08-30	26/27	Man United5–2Ipswich
2026-08-22	26/27	Hull2–0Man United
2026-05-24	25/26	Brighton0–3Man United
2026-05-17	25/26	Man United3–2Nott'm Forest

Liverpool

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

Man United Liverpool

Wins

38%

25%

Over 2.5 goals

50%

38%

Both teams scored

50%

Clean sheets

12%

50%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Man United

Home · Premier League

Home			Away		1st goal
13	Man United	0–1	Man City	1	60′ Away
13	Man United	0–1	Man City	1	—
13	Man United		Arsenal	2
13	Man United		Brighton	3
13	Man United		Brentford	4
13	Man United		Liverpool	5
13	Man United		Everton	6
13	Man United		Leeds	7
13	Man United		Hull	8
13	Man United	5–2	Ipswich	9	—
13	Man United		Newcastle	10
13	Man United		Nott'm Forest	11
13	Man United		Chelsea	12
13 · Man United
13	Man United		Bournemouth	14
13	Man United		Crystal Palace	15
13	Man United		Sunderland	16
13	Man United		Aston Villa	17
13	Man United		Fulham	18
13	Man United		Tottenham	19
13	Man United		Coventry	20

Liverpool

Away · Premier League

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Man City		Liverpool	5
2	Arsenal		Liverpool	5
3	Brighton		Liverpool	5
4	Brentford		Liverpool	5
5 · Liverpool
6	Everton		Liverpool	5
7	Leeds		Liverpool	5
8	Hull		Liverpool	5
9	Ipswich	0–2	Liverpool	5	6′ Away
10	Newcastle	2–2	Liverpool	5	5′ Home
11	Nott'm Forest		Liverpool	5
12	Chelsea		Liverpool	5
13	Man United		Liverpool	5
14	Bournemouth	0–1	Liverpool	5	57′ Away
15	Crystal Palace		Liverpool	5
16	Sunderland		Liverpool	5
17	Aston Villa		Liverpool	5
18	Fulham		Liverpool	5
19	Tottenham		Liverpool	5
20	Coventry		Liverpool	5

Man United Home Liverpool Away

Wins

33%

67%

Over 1.5

33%

67%

Over 2.5

33%

Over 3.5

33%

Both teams scored

33%

Clean sheets

0%

67%

Scores first

N/A

67%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

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

Man United

6 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away3 matches	Overall6 matches
Points / match	1.00	0.67	0.83
Draws	0.0%	66.7%	33.3%
Goals scored / match	1.67	1.00	1.33
Goals conceded / match	1.33	1.67	1.50
Total goals / match	3.00	2.67	2.83
Failed to score	66.7%	33.3%	50.0%
Under 2.5 goals	66.7%	66.7%	66.7%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	—	—
Concedes first → wins	—	—

Scoring order known: 2/3 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

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

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

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	1 of 2	50%
Scores first → wins	2 of 2	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 1	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	2	1
16–30	0	0
31–45	0	0
46–60	2	1
61–75	0	0
76–90	1	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	Man United	Draw	Liverpool	How it works
Strength (Elo)	40.5%	24.1%	35.4%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	35.8%	26.1%	37.7%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.31–1.35 Model expected goals

49.1% Probability of over 2.5 goals

53.7% Both teams to score

1-1 Most likely score, at 12.4%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-112.4%

0-19.5%

1-09.2%

1-28.3%

2-18.1%

0-07.0%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

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

Measure	Man United	Liverpool	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1573	1591	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	-30	-50	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1541	1519	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.
Shot share	57.5%	54.6%	Share of all shots in a match. Above 50% means the team takes more shots than its opponents.
Shots on target share	60.2%	52.4%	The same measure, counting only shots on target
Finishing and saving index (PDO)	1017	1041	Shooting conversion plus save percentage, on a scale centred on 1000. Extreme values can reflect short-term variation.
Conversion	32.0%	34.5%	Shots on target converted into goals
Save percentage	69.7%	69.6%	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
Man United	0.58	1.16	0.37	0.79
Liverpool	0.68	0.95	0.37	0.89

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Man United	2%	15%	22%	22%	38%
Liverpool	10%	8%	25%	30%	28%

Context

Coming into the match

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

2.10 Man United at home, 10 matches

1.60 Liverpool away, 10 matches

125d Days of rest for Man United

125d Days of rest for Liverpool

— Manager of Man United

— Manager of Liverpool

0 Matches for Man United in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Liverpool in the last 14 days

13 Points for Man United behind the leaders, and 1 above the relegation zone

8 Points for Liverpool behind the leaders, and 6 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 Man United, the right bar represents Liverpool.

On the ball

20 matches

16.41

shots

15.65

5.88

shots on target

5.12

35.8%

accuracy

32.7%

5.89

corners

6.16

10.16

fouls

11.53

2.12

yellow cards

1.67

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Man United	DLLDWLWWDW	1.50	1.70–1.30	1D
Liverpool	WDDWDDDLDL	1.20	1.30–1.30	1W

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Man United	6	10	3	1	0
Liverpool	6	9	4	0	1

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

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

Man United

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Liverpool

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

Bayern monitoring Wirtz - Monday's gossip BBC Sport 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

Football transfer rumours: Manchester United and Liverpool eye Kroupi? Vardy to Wrexham? The Guardian 09-01

Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action The Guardian 08-31