Liverpool vs Middlesbrough

3 - 0
🕒 Sun, 21 May 2017 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Anfield 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Atkinson 🔁 Regular Season - 38 🏁 match finished
Season
2016-2017 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 38
Regular Season Table
Liverpool 4 · Middlesbrough 19
Referee Stats
28 matches · 3.54 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.54
Reds avg 0.14
Penalties avg 0.18
Over 4.5 cards 36%
Home wins 46%
Draws 25%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (25-9).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (73%).
  • Liverpool had the sharper finishing (10-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Liverpool (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 12-5-2

Goals For / Against

45 / 18
Avg: 2.37 / 0.95

Points

41
Avg: 2.16

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

2
Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 1-7-11

Goals For / Against

10 / 30
Avg: 0.53 / 1.58

Points

10
Avg: 0.53

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

12

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.16
PPG
0.53
2.37
GF
0.53
0.95
GA
1.58
68%
O2.5
42%
68%
BTTS
37%
63%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Liverpool rank4th
Middlesbrough rank19th
Liverpool points76
Middlesbrough points28
Liverpool: #4 · 76 pts · GD +36
10 pts off the top 2. 30 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Middlesbrough: #19 · 28 pts · GD -26
58 pts off the top 2. 18 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts from safety.
48-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Liverpool last 5 home

W D L D W
Points8/15
Weighted index53
Goals9-5
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.

Middlesbrough last 5 away

L L L L D
Points1/15
Weighted index2
Goals2-14
Record0-1-4
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 2.568%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.563%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 37%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 79% · Over 1.5 58% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Liverpool score at home89%
Liverpool clean sheet at home32%
Middlesbrough score away37%
Middlesbrough clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Liverpool score first63%
Liverpool win after scoring first83%
Middlesbrough score first26%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first20%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Liverpool 80% · Middlesbrough 10%
Avg first goal minute: Liverpool 22.3' · Middlesbrough 29.8'

Vs league average

Liverpool score at home2.37 vs 1.60
Liverpool concede at home0.95 vs 1.20
Middlesbrough score away0.53 vs 1.20
Middlesbrough concede away1.58 vs 1.60
Liverpool score 48% above league average, while Middlesbrough score 56% below league average.
Defensive side: Liverpool are 21% below league average at home, and Middlesbrough are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.00
BTTS0%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Liverpool goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 13
31-45 9
16-30 8
0-15 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 3
61-75 3
76-90+ 2

Middlesbrough goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
46-60 2
61-75 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
46-60 7
16-30 6
61-75 5
76-90+ 4
0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
10
3
Total Shots
25
9
Shots off Goal
9
3
Blocked Shots
6
3
Shots Inside Box
12
6
Shots Outside Box
13
3
Ball Possession
73%
27%
Corner Kicks
3
3
Fouls
13
8
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
7
Total Passes
752
260
Passes Accurate
670
174
Passes %
89%
67%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
2
45+1' ⚽
⚽
45+1' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
G. Wijnaldum
Normal Goal · Assist: Roberto Firmino
51' ⚽
⚽
51' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
Philippe Coutinho
Normal Goal
56'
56' Rudy Gestede
56' ⚽
⚽
56' ⚽ Goal · 3-0
A. Lallana
Normal Goal · Assist: G. Wijnaldum
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ Fábio
1st substitution · For: Daniel Ayala
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ Rudy Gestede
2nd substitution · For: Álvaro Negredo
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ Roberto Firmino
1st substitution · For: Lucas Leiva
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ Daniel Andre Sturridge
2nd substitution · For: D. Origi
86' ↑↓
↑↓
86' ⇄ J. Milner
3rd substitution · For: Alberto Moreno

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

Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 3-0 on Sunday, 21 May 2017 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Martin Atkinson. It was played at Anfield.

First half: Liverpool took the lead at 45+1' when G. Wijnaldum scored, with the assist credited to Roberto Firmino, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Liverpool extended the lead at 51' when Philippe Coutinho scored, making the score 2-0. Rudy Gestede received a yellow card for Middlesbrough at 56'. Liverpool extended the lead at 56' when A. Lallana scored, with the assist credited to G. Wijnaldum, making the score 3-0. Middlesbrough made their 1st substitution at 73', with Fábio replacing Daniel Ayala. Middlesbrough made their 2nd substitution at 73', with Rudy Gestede replacing Álvaro Negredo. Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 79', with Roberto Firmino replacing Lucas Leiva. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 82', with Daniel Andre Sturridge replacing D. Origi. Liverpool made their 3rd substitution at 86', with J. Milner replacing Alberto Moreno.

Liverpool used 3 substitutions while Middlesbrough used 2 substitutions. Middlesbrough got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (25-9).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (73%).
  • Liverpool had the sharper finishing (10-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Liverpool vs Middlesbrough Head-to-Head History by Season