Liverpool vs Southampton

3 - 1
🕒 Sat, 08 Mar 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Anfield 🧑‍⚖️ Lewis Smith 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 28
Regular Season Table
Liverpool 1 · Southampton 20
Referee Stats
7 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 0.29
Penalties avg 0.86
Over 4.5 cards 29%
Home wins 57%
Draws 29%
Away wins 14%
How the match was won
  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (28-6).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (71%).
  • Liverpool had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Liverpool (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 14-4-1

Goals For / Against

42 / 16
Avg: 2.21 / 0.84

Points

46
Avg: 2.42

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

1
Southampton (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 1-3-15

Goals For / Against

13 / 39
Avg: 0.68 / 2.05

Points

6
Avg: 0.32

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

8

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
0.32
2.21
GF
0.68
0.84
GA
2.05
63%
O2.5
53%
63%
BTTS
58%
53%
Score 1st
21%

League-position context

Liverpool rank1st
Southampton rank20th
Liverpool points84
Southampton points12
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.
Southampton: #20 · 12 pts · GD -60
62 pts off the top 2. 49 pts off the play-off line. 30 pts from safety.
72-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.

Southampton last 5 away

L L D L L
Points1/15
Weighted index7
Goals3-11
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 2.563%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 11%

Southampton trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Liverpool score at home95%
Liverpool clean sheet at home32%
Southampton score away58%
Southampton clean sheet away5%

First-goal patterns

Liverpool score first53%
Liverpool win after scoring first90%
Southampton score first21%
Southampton win after scoring first25%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Liverpool 89% · Southampton 14%
Avg first goal minute: Liverpool 20.6' · Southampton 34.3'

Vs league average

Liverpool score at home2.21 vs 1.51
Liverpool concede at home0.84 vs 1.42
Southampton score away0.68 vs 1.42
Southampton concede away2.05 vs 1.51
Liverpool score 46% above league average, while Southampton score 52% below league average.
Defensive side: Liverpool are 41% below league average at home, and Southampton are 36% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.80
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 3.60 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

Southampton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 21% 2H scored: 79% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 2
16-30 1
61-75 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 13
46-60 7
76-90+ 7
16-30 6
0-15 5
61-75 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
4
Total Shots
28
6
Shots off Goal
13
0
Blocked Shots
8
2
Shots Inside Box
23
3
Shots Outside Box
5
3
Ball Possession
71%
29%
Corner Kicks
6
4
Fouls
10
9
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
655
267
Passes Accurate
593
204
Passes %
91%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
6
Away
6
19'
19' J. Bednarek
1st substitution · For: A. Bella-Kotchap
31'
31' K. Tsimikas
45+1'
45+1' Goal · 0-1
W. Smallbone
Normal Goal
45+3'
45+3' D. Núñez
46'
46' C. Jones
1st substitution · For: H. Elliott
46'
46' K. Tsimikas
2nd substitution · For: A. Robertson
46'
46' D. Szoboszlai
3rd substitution · For: A. Mac Allister
51'
51' Goal · 1-1
D. Núñez
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Díaz
55'
55' Penalty Goal · 2-1
Mohamed Salah
Penalty
64'
64' A. Grønbæk
2nd substitution · For: C. Archer
64'
64' T. Dibling
3rd substitution · For: Y. Sugawara
68'
68' D. Núñez
4th substitution · For: Diogo Jota
71'
71' W. Smallbone
4th substitution · For: A. Lallana
81'
81' R. Gravenberch
5th substitution · For: W. Endo
83'
83' R. Manning
5th substitution · For: J. Aribo
84'
84' L. Ugochukwu
6th substitution · For: P. Onuachu
86'
86' Penalty Goal · 3-1
A. Robertson
Penalty confirmed
88'
88' Penalty Goal · 4-1
Mohamed Salah
Penalty
89'
89' T. Alexander-Arnold
6th substitution · For: J. Quansah
90+6'
90+6' P. Onuachu

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

Liverpool beat Southampton 3-1 on Saturday, 08 March 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Lewis Smith. It was played at Anfield.

First half: Southampton made their 1st substitution at 19', with J. Bednarek replacing A. Bella-Kotchap. K. Tsimikas received a yellow card for Liverpool at 31'. Southampton took the lead at 45+1' when W. Smallbone scored, making the score 0-1. D. Núñez received a yellow card for Liverpool at 45+3'.

Second half: Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Jones replacing H. Elliott. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 46', with K. Tsimikas replacing A. Robertson. Liverpool made their 3rd substitution at 46', with D. Szoboszlai replacing A. Mac Allister. Liverpool leveled the score at 51' when D. Núñez scored, with the assist credited to L. Díaz, making the score 1-1. Liverpool took the lead at 55' when Mohamed Salah converted a penalty, making the score 2-1. Southampton made their 2nd substitution at 64', with A. Grønbæk replacing C. Archer. Southampton made their 3rd substitution at 64', with T. Dibling replacing Y. Sugawara. Liverpool made their 4th substitution at 68', with D. Núñez replacing Diogo Jota. Southampton made their 4th substitution at 71', with W. Smallbone replacing A. Lallana. Liverpool made their 5th substitution at 81', with R. Gravenberch replacing W. Endo. Southampton made their 5th substitution at 83', with R. Manning replacing J. Aribo. Southampton made their 6th substitution at 84', with L. Ugochukwu replacing P. Onuachu. Liverpool extended the lead at 86' when A. Robertson converted a penalty, making the score 3-1. Liverpool extended the lead at 88' when Mohamed Salah converted a penalty, making the score 4-1. Liverpool made their 6th substitution at 89', with T. Alexander-Arnold replacing J. Quansah. P. Onuachu received a yellow card for Southampton at 90+6'.

Liverpool used 6 substitutions while Southampton used 6 substitutions. Liverpool got 2 yellow cards, while Southampton got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (28-6).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (71%).
  • Liverpool had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins14
Draws4
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals13 (65.0%)
BTTS10 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins8
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals7 (70.0%)
BTTS4 (40.0%)

Liverpool vs Southampton Head-to-Head History by Season