Liverpool vs Leicester

Liverpool

3 - 1

Leicester

🕒 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Anfield 🧑‍⚖️ Darren Bond 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Liverpool 1 · Leicester 18

Referee Stats

Darren Bond

14 matches · 3.93 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.93
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.64
Over 4.5 cards	43%
Home wins	57%
Draws	29%
Away wins	14%

How the match was won

Liverpool outshot their opponent (19-4).
Liverpool controlled possession (69%).
Liverpool had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Liverpool (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-4-1

Goals For / Against

42 / 16

Avg: 2.21 / 0.84

Points

Avg: 2.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Leicester (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-4-13

Goals For / Against

18 / 46

Avg: 0.95 / 2.42

Points

Avg: 0.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.42

PPG

0.53

2.21

0.95

0.84

2.42

63%

O2.5

74%

63%

BTTS

58%

53%

Score 1st

21%

League-position context

Liverpool rank1st

Leicester rank18th

Liverpool points84

Leicester points25

Liverpool: #1 · 84 pts · GD +45

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 28 pts above the play-off edge. 46 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Leicester: #18 · 25 pts · GD -47

49 pts off the top 2. 36 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts from safety.

59-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Liverpool last 5 home

D D W W W

Points11/15

Weighted index60

Goals11-5

Record3-2-0

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.

Leicester last 5 away

L D L D L

Points2/15

Weighted index13

Goals4-11

Record0-2-3

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%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.584%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 11%

Leicester trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Liverpool score at home95%

Liverpool clean sheet at home32%

Leicester score away58%

Leicester clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Liverpool score first53%

Liverpool win after scoring first90%

Leicester score first21%

Leicester win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Liverpool 89% · Leicester 27%

Avg first goal minute: Liverpool 20.6' · Leicester 16.0'

Vs league average

Liverpool score at home2.21 vs 1.51

Liverpool concede at home0.84 vs 1.42

Leicester score away0.95 vs 1.42

Leicester concede away2.42 vs 1.51

Liverpool score 46% above league average, while Leicester score 33% below league average.

Defensive side: Liverpool are 41% below league average at home, and Leicester are 60% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Liverpool goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 10

46-60 10

76-90+ 9

61-75 8

0-15 5

31-45 5

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

46-60 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 3

16-30 0

31-45 0

Leicester goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 5

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 18

16-30 11

76-90+ 9

0-15 4

31-45 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

69%

31%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

649

310

Passes Accurate

590

237

Passes %

91%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Ayew

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Mavididi

37'

37' J. Gomez

43'

43' J. Ayew

45+1' ⚽

⚽

45+1' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

C. Gakpo

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Mac Allister

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

C. Jones

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Mac Allister

58'

58' A. Robertson

58'

58' J. Vestergaard

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ B. El Khannouss

1st substitution · For: F. Buonanotte

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ H. Winks

2nd substitution · For: O. Skipp

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ C. Jones

1st substitution · For: D. Szoboszlai

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ D. Núñez

2nd substitution · For: Diogo Jota

80'

80' D. Szoboszlai

82' ⚽

⚽

82' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

Mohamed Salah

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Gakpo

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ A. Robertson

3rd substitution · For: K. Tsimikas

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ R. Gravenberch

4th substitution · For: W. Endo

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ S. Mavididi

3rd substitution · For: B. De Cordova-Reid

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ A. Mac Allister

5th substitution · For: H. Elliott

90+5' ↑↓

↑↓

90+5' ⇄ C. Coady

4th substitution · For: C. Okoli

Liverpool vs Leicester 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Liverpool beat Leicester 3-1 on Thursday, 26 December 2024 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Darren Bond. It was played at Anfield.

First half: Leicester took an early lead at 6' when J. Ayew scored, with the assist credited to S. Mavididi, making the score 0-1. J. Gomez received a yellow card for Liverpool at 37'. J. Ayew received a yellow card for Leicester at 43'. Liverpool leveled the score at 45+1' when C. Gakpo scored, with the assist credited to A. Mac Allister, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Liverpool took the lead at 49' when C. Jones scored, with the assist credited to A. Mac Allister, making the score 2-1. A. Robertson received a yellow card for Liverpool at 58'. J. Vestergaard received a yellow card for Leicester at 58'. Leicester made their 1st substitution at 64', with B. El Khannouss replacing F. Buonanotte. Leicester made their 2nd substitution at 65', with H. Winks replacing O. Skipp. Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 78', with C. Jones replacing D. Szoboszlai. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 78', with D. Núñez replacing Diogo Jota. D. Szoboszlai received a yellow card for Liverpool at 80'. Liverpool extended the lead at 82' when Mohamed Salah scored, with the assist credited to C. Gakpo, making the score 3-1. Liverpool made their 3rd substitution at 86', with A. Robertson replacing K. Tsimikas. Liverpool made their 4th substitution at 87', with R. Gravenberch replacing W. Endo. Leicester made their 3rd substitution at 87', with S. Mavididi replacing B. De Cordova-Reid. Liverpool made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with A. Mac Allister replacing H. Elliott. Leicester made their 4th substitution at 90+5', with C. Coady replacing C. Okoli.

Liverpool used 5 substitutions while Leicester used 4 substitutions. Liverpool got 3 yellow cards, while Leicester got 2 yellow cards.