Liverpool vs Arsenal

5 - 1
🕒 Sat, 29 Dec 2018 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Anfield 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Oliver 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
Liverpool 2 · Arsenal 5
Referee Stats
30 matches · 2.90 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.90
Reds avg 0.23
Penalties avg 0.27
Over 4.5 cards 23%
Home wins 37%
Draws 17%
Away wins 47%
How the match was won
  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (15-8).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Liverpool had the sharper finishing (10-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Liverpool (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 17-2-0

Goals For / Against

55 / 10
Avg: 2.89 / 0.53

Points

53
Avg: 2.79

Clean Sheets

12

Failed to Score

1
Arsenal (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-4-8

Goals For / Against

31 / 35
Avg: 1.63 / 1.84

Points

25
Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.79
PPG
1.32
2.89
GF
1.63
0.53
GA
1.84
63%
O2.5
74%
37%
BTTS
79%
74%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Liverpool rank2nd
Arsenal rank5th
Liverpool points97
Arsenal points70
Liverpool: #2 · 97 pts · GD +67
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 45 pts above the play-off edge. 61 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Arsenal: #5 · 70 pts · GD +22
27 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.
27-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Liverpool last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals15-3
Record5-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Arsenal last 5 away

W L L W L
Points6/15
Weighted index47
Goals5-8
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Liverpool trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 21%

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS79%
BTTS + O2.568%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 42%

Scoring reliability

Liverpool score at home95%
Liverpool clean sheet at home63%
Arsenal score away84%
Arsenal clean sheet away5%

First-goal patterns

Liverpool score first74%
Liverpool win after scoring first93%
Arsenal score first53%
Arsenal win after scoring first60%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Liverpool 100% · Arsenal 22%
Avg first goal minute: Liverpool 24.6' · Arsenal 22.7'

Vs league average

Liverpool score at home2.89 vs 1.57
Liverpool concede at home0.53 vs 1.25
Arsenal score away1.63 vs 1.25
Arsenal concede away1.84 vs 1.57
Liverpool score 85% above league average, while Arsenal score 30% above league average.
Defensive side: Liverpool are 58% below league average at home, and Arsenal are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Liverpool goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 13
16-30 12
46-60 12
61-75 7
0-15 6
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
31-45 2
61-75 2
46-60 1
16-30 0

Arsenal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
0-15 5
16-30 5
76-90+ 5
61-75 4
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
61-75 7
76-90+ 7
16-30 6
31-45 6
0-15 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
10
2
Total Shots
15
8
Shots off Goal
3
3
Blocked Shots
2
3
Shots Inside Box
10
5
Shots Outside Box
5
3
Ball Possession
47%
53%
Corner Kicks
5
3
Fouls
8
13
Offsides
2
5
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
5
Total Passes
511
551
Passes Accurate
424
464
Passes %
83%
84%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
11'
11' Goal · 0-1
A. Maitland-Niles
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Iwobi
14'
14' Goal · 1-1
Roberto Firmino
Normal Goal
16'
16' Goal · 2-1
Roberto Firmino
Normal Goal
26'
26' A. Robertson
32'
32' Goal · 3-1
S. Mané
Normal Goal · Assist: Mohamed Salah
33'
33' G. Xhaka
45+2'
45+2' Penalty Goal · 4-1
Mohamed Salah
Penalty
46'
46' S. Mustafi
1st substitution · For: Laurent Koscielny
62'
62' S. Mané
1st substitution · For: J. Henderson
65'
65' Penalty Goal · 5-1
Roberto Firmino
Penalty
71'
71' P. Aubameyang
2nd substitution · For: A. Lacazette
78'
78' G. Wijnaldum
2nd substitution · For: A. Lallana
80'
80' S. Kolašinac
3rd substitution · For: M. Guendouzi
83'
83' A. Robertson
3rd substitution · For: N. Clyne
90'
90' S. Papastathopoulos

Liverpool vs Arsenal 5-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Liverpool beat Arsenal 5-1 on Saturday, 29 December 2018 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Oliver. It was played at Anfield.

First half: Arsenal took the lead at 11' when A. Maitland-Niles scored, with the assist credited to A. Iwobi, making the score 0-1. Liverpool leveled the score at 14' when Roberto Firmino scored, making the score 1-1. Liverpool took the lead at 16' when Roberto Firmino scored, making the score 2-1. A. Robertson received a yellow card for Liverpool at 26'. Liverpool extended the lead at 32' when S. Mané scored, with the assist credited to Mohamed Salah, making the score 3-1. G. Xhaka received a yellow card for Arsenal at 33'. Liverpool extended the lead at 45+2' when Mohamed Salah converted a penalty, making the score 4-1.

Second half: Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Mustafi replacing Laurent Koscielny. Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 62', with S. Mané replacing J. Henderson. Liverpool extended the lead at 65' when Roberto Firmino converted a penalty, making the score 5-1. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 71', with P. Aubameyang replacing A. Lacazette. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 78', with G. Wijnaldum replacing A. Lallana. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 80', with S. Kolašinac replacing M. Guendouzi. Liverpool made their 3rd substitution at 83', with A. Robertson replacing N. Clyne. S. Papastathopoulos received a yellow card for Arsenal at 90'.

Liverpool used 3 substitutions while Arsenal used 3 substitutions. Liverpool got 1 yellow card, while Arsenal got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (15-8).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Liverpool had the sharper finishing (10-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games24
Home Wins10
Draws10
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals18 (75.0%)
BTTS17 (70.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games12
Home Wins7
Draws5
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals10 (83.3%)
BTTS9 (75.0%)

Liverpool vs Arsenal Head-to-Head History by Season