Liverpool vs Manchester City

3 - 0
🕒 Wed, 02 Mar 2016 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Anfield 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Atkinson 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished
Season
2015-2016 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 28
Regular Season Table
Liverpool 8 · Manchester City 4
Referee Stats
29 matches · 3.45 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.45
Reds avg 0.03
Penalties avg 0.07
Over 4.5 cards 28%
Home wins 34%
Draws 34%
Away wins 31%
How the match was won
  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (11-4).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
  • Liverpool had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Liverpool (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-8-3

Goals For / Against

33 / 22
Avg: 1.74 / 1.16

Points

32
Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

2
Manchester City (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-7-5

Goals For / Against

24 / 20
Avg: 1.26 / 1.05

Points

28
Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.68
PPG
1.47
1.74
GF
1.26
1.16
GA
1.05
53%
O2.5
47%
58%
BTTS
37%
79%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Liverpool rank8th
Manchester City rank4th
Liverpool points60
Manchester City points66
Liverpool: #8 · 60 pts · GD +13
11 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Manchester City: #4 · 66 pts · GD +30
5 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Liverpool last 5 home

D W D W W
Points11/15
Weighted index64
Goals13-4
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.

Manchester City last 5 away

D L D W W
Points8/15
Weighted index38
Goals11-6
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Liverpool trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 79% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Liverpool score at home89%
Liverpool clean sheet at home32%
Manchester City score away68%
Manchester City clean sheet away53%

First-goal patterns

Liverpool score first79%
Liverpool win after scoring first53%
Manchester City score first53%
Manchester City win after scoring first70%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Liverpool 25% · Manchester City 20%
Avg first goal minute: Liverpool 36.1' · Manchester City 31.4'

Vs league average

Liverpool score at home1.74 vs 1.49
Liverpool concede at home1.16 vs 1.21
Manchester City score away1.26 vs 1.21
Manchester City concede away1.05 vs 1.49
Liverpool score 16% above league average, while Manchester City score 5% above league average.
Defensive side: Liverpool are 4% below league average at home, and Manchester City are 29% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Liverpool goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
31-45 6
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
0-15 4
16-30 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
0-15 2
46-60 2
31-45 1

Manchester City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
0-15 6
16-30 4
46-60 4
31-45 2
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
31-45 5
0-15 3
16-30 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
1
Total Shots
11
4
Shots off Goal
3
2
Blocked Shots
1
1
Shots Inside Box
4
2
Shots Outside Box
7
2
Ball Possession
49%
51%
Corner Kicks
3
2
Fouls
0
0
Offsides
4
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
468
470
Passes Accurate
359
356
Passes %
77%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
34'
34' Goal · 1-0
A. Lallana
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Milner
41'
41' Goal · 2-0
J. Milner
Normal Goal · Assist: Roberto Firmino
46'
46' R. Sterling
1st substitution · For: W. Bony
55'
55' Fernandinho
2nd substitution · For: K. Ịheanachọ
57'
57' Goal · 3-0
Roberto Firmino
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Lallana
68'
68' Jesús Navas
69'
69' D. Origi
1st substitution · For: C. Benteke
74'
74' G. Clichy
3rd substitution · For: A. Kolarov
75'
75' Roberto Firmino
2nd substitution · For: J. Allen
88'
88' J. Milner
3rd substitution · For: Jordon Ibe

Liverpool vs Manchester City 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Liverpool beat Manchester City 3-0 on Wednesday, 02 March 2016 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Martin Atkinson. It was played at Anfield.

First half: Liverpool took the lead at 34' when A. Lallana scored, with the assist credited to J. Milner, making the score 1-0. Liverpool extended the lead at 41' when J. Milner scored, with the assist credited to Roberto Firmino, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. Sterling replacing W. Bony. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 55', with Fernandinho replacing K. Ịheanachọ. Liverpool extended the lead at 57' when Roberto Firmino scored, with the assist credited to A. Lallana, making the score 3-0. Jesús Navas received a yellow card for Manchester City at 68'. Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 69', with D. Origi replacing C. Benteke. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 74', with G. Clichy replacing A. Kolarov. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 75', with Roberto Firmino replacing J. Allen. Liverpool made their 3rd substitution at 88', with J. Milner replacing Jordon Ibe.

Liverpool used 3 substitutions while Manchester City used 3 substitutions. Manchester City got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (11-4).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
  • Liverpool had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games24
Home Wins9
Draws7
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals15 (62.5%)
BTTS15 (62.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games12
Home Wins7
Draws3
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals7 (58.3%)
BTTS7 (58.3%)

Liverpool vs Manchester City Head-to-Head History by Season