Liverpool vs Sheffield Utd

Liverpool

2 - 1

Sheffield Utd

🕒 Sat, 24 Oct 2020 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Anfield 🧑‍⚖️ Mike Dean 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished

Season

2020-2021 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 6

Regular Season Table

Liverpool 3 · Sheffield Utd 20

Referee Stats

Mike Dean

25 matches · 3.80 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.80
Reds avg	0.32
Penalties avg	0.44
Over 4.5 cards	36%
Home wins	36%
Draws	28%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (17-13).
Liverpool controlled possession (62%).
Liverpool had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Liverpool (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-3-6

Goals For / Against

29 / 20

Avg: 1.53 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sheffield Utd (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-1-16

Goals For / Against

8 / 36

Avg: 0.42 / 1.89

Points

Avg: 0.37

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

1.74

PPG

0.37

1.53

0.42

1.05

1.89

47%

O2.5

47%

BTTS

32%

42%

Score 1st

32%

League-position context

Liverpool rank3rd

Sheffield Utd rank20th

Liverpool points69

Sheffield Utd points23

Liverpool: #3 · 69 pts · GD +26

5 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sheffield Utd: #20 · 23 pts · GD -43

51 pts off the top 2. 38 pts off the play-off line. 18 pts from safety.

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

Liverpool last 5 home

W W D W L

Points10/15

Weighted index80

Goals7-3

Record3-1-1

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.

Sheffield Utd last 5 away

L W L L L

Points3/15

Weighted index27

Goals2-8

Record1-0-4

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 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 26%

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS32%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 58% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Liverpool score at home68%

Liverpool clean sheet at home26%

Sheffield Utd score away37%

Sheffield Utd clean sheet away5%

First-goal patterns

Liverpool score first42%

Liverpool win after scoring first63%

Sheffield Utd score first32%

Sheffield Utd win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Liverpool 50% · Sheffield Utd 0%

Avg first goal minute: Liverpool 22.1' · Sheffield Utd 24.5'

Vs league average

Liverpool score at home1.53 vs 1.35

Liverpool concede at home1.05 vs 1.34

Sheffield Utd score away0.42 vs 1.34

Sheffield Utd concede away1.89 vs 1.35

Liverpool score 13% above league average, while Sheffield Utd score 69% below league average.

Defensive side: Liverpool are 22% below league average at home, and Sheffield Utd are 40% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Liverpool goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

76-90+ 8

61-75 5

16-30 4

0-15 3

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

31-45 6

0-15 5

16-30 4

61-75 3

46-60 2

Sheffield Utd goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 12

31-45 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 5

46-60 5

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

62%

38%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

683

406

Passes Accurate

589

309

Passes %

86%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

3' J. Lundstram

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

O. McBurnie

Goal cancelled

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Penalty Goal · 0-2

S. Berge

Penalty

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

Roberto Firmino

Normal Goal

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ R. Brewster

1st substitution · For: O. Burke

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

Mohamed Salah

Goal cancelled

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

Diogo Jota

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Mané

66'

66' E. Stevens

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ J. Lundstram

2nd substitution · For: D. McGoldrick

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Roberto Firmino

1st substitution · For: T. Minamino

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Diogo Jota

2nd substitution · For: J. Milner

86'

86' S. Berge

Liverpool vs Sheffield Utd 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Liverpool beat Sheffield Utd 2-1 on Saturday, 24 October 2020 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Mike Dean. It was played at Anfield.

First half: J. Lundstram received a yellow card for Sheffield Utd at 3'. Sheffield Utd took the lead at 11' when O. McBurnie scored (Goal cancelled), making the score 0-1. Sheffield Utd extended the lead at 13' when S. Berge converted a penalty, making the score 0-2. Liverpool reduced the deficit at 41' when Roberto Firmino scored, making the score 1-2.

Second half: Sheffield Utd made their 1st substitution at 54', with R. Brewster replacing O. Burke. Liverpool leveled the score at 63' when Mohamed Salah scored (Goal cancelled), making the score 2-2. Liverpool took the lead at 64' when Diogo Jota scored, with the assist credited to S. Mané, making the score 3-2. E. Stevens received a yellow card for Sheffield Utd at 66'. Sheffield Utd made their 2nd substitution at 76', with J. Lundstram replacing D. McGoldrick. Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 83', with Roberto Firmino replacing T. Minamino. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 83', with Diogo Jota replacing J. Milner. S. Berge received a yellow card for Sheffield Utd at 86'.

Liverpool used 2 substitutions while Sheffield Utd used 2 substitutions. Sheffield Utd got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (17-13).
Liverpool controlled possession (62%).
Liverpool had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	6
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (33.3%)
BTTS	2 (33.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

Liverpool vs Sheffield Utd Head-to-Head History by Season

2023-2024 Season

04 Apr 2024 Liverpool vs Sheffield Utd 3 - 1 06 Dec 2023 Sheffield Utd vs Liverpool 0 - 2

2020-2021 Season

28 Feb 2021 Sheffield Utd vs Liverpool 0 - 2 24 Oct 2020 Liverpool vs Sheffield Utd 2 - 1

2019-2020 Season

02 Jan 2020 Liverpool vs Sheffield Utd 2 - 0 28 Sep 2019 Sheffield Utd vs Liverpool 0 - 1