Liverpool vs Stoke City

4 - 1
🕒 Tue, 27 Dec 2016 17:15 Europe/London 📍 Anfield 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Oliver 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished
Season
2016-2017 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 18
Regular Season Table
Liverpool 4 · Stoke City 13
Referee Stats
33 matches · 3.36 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.36
Reds avg 0.09
Penalties avg 0.33
Over 4.5 cards 27%
Home wins 67%
Draws 18%
Away wins 15%
How the match was won
  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (20-6).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (63%).
  • Liverpool had the sharper finishing (6-2 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
Stoke City (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-5-10

Goals For / Against

17 / 32
Avg: 0.89 / 1.68

Points

17
Avg: 0.89

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

7

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
0.89
2.37
GF
0.89
0.95
GA
1.68
68%
O2.5
37%
68%
BTTS
47%
63%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Liverpool rank4th
Stoke City rank13th
Liverpool points76
Stoke City points44
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.
Stoke City: #13 · 44 pts · GD -15
42 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
32-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.

Stoke City last 5 away

W D L L L
Points4/15
Weighted index42
Goals3-7
Record1-1-3
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 2.568%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.563%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 37%

Stoke City trend breakdown

Over 2.537%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Liverpool score at home89%
Liverpool clean sheet at home32%
Stoke City score away63%
Stoke City clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Liverpool score first63%
Liverpool win after scoring first83%
Stoke City score first37%
Stoke City win after scoring first43%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Liverpool 80% · Stoke City 36%
Avg first goal minute: Liverpool 22.3' · Stoke City 36.9'

Vs league average

Liverpool score at home2.37 vs 1.60
Liverpool concede at home0.95 vs 1.20
Stoke City score away0.89 vs 1.20
Stoke City concede away1.68 vs 1.60
Liverpool score 48% above league average, while Stoke City score 26% below league average.
Defensive side: Liverpool are 21% below league average at home, and Stoke City are 5% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.75 goals on average across the last 4.

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

Stoke City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
61-75 5
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
61-75 8
0-15 6
46-60 5
16-30 2
76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
2
Total Shots
20
6
Shots off Goal
6
2
Blocked Shots
8
2
Shots Inside Box
12
4
Shots Outside Box
9
2
Ball Possession
63%
37%
Corner Kicks
8
2
Fouls
9
6
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
625
352
Passes Accurate
515
256
Passes %
82%
73%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
12'
12' Goal · 0-1
J. Walters
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Pieters
34'
34' Goal · 1-1
A. Lallana
Normal Goal
36'
36' J. Allen
44'
44' Goal · 2-1
Roberto Firmino
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Milner
59'
59' Goal · 3-1
G. Imbula
Own Goal
66'
66' G. Whelan
1st substitution · For: Ramadan Sobhi
69'
69' A. Lallana
1st substitution · For: E. Can
70'
70' D. Origi
2nd substitution · For: Daniel Andre Sturridge
70'
70' Goal · 4-1
Daniel Andre Sturridge
Normal Goal
75'
75' M. Diouf
2nd substitution · For: I. Afellay
79'
79' Roberto Firmino
3rd substitution · For: Alberto Moreno
84'
84' P. Crouch
3rd substitution · For: W. Bony

Liverpool vs Stoke City 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Liverpool beat Stoke City 4-1 on Tuesday, 27 December 2016 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Oliver. It was played at Anfield.

First half: Stoke City took the lead at 12' when J. Walters scored, with the assist credited to E. Pieters, making the score 0-1. Liverpool leveled the score at 34' when A. Lallana scored, making the score 1-1. J. Allen received a yellow card for Stoke City at 36'. Liverpool took the lead at 44' when Roberto Firmino scored, with the assist credited to J. Milner, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Liverpool extended the lead at 59' when G. Imbula scored (Own Goal), making the score 3-1. Stoke City made their 1st substitution at 66', with G. Whelan replacing Ramadan Sobhi. Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 69', with A. Lallana replacing E. Can. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 70', with D. Origi replacing Daniel Andre Sturridge. Liverpool extended the lead at 70' when Daniel Andre Sturridge scored, making the score 4-1. Stoke City made their 2nd substitution at 75', with M. Diouf replacing I. Afellay. Liverpool made their 3rd substitution at 79', with Roberto Firmino replacing Alberto Moreno. Stoke City made their 3rd substitution at 84', with P. Crouch replacing W. Bony.

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

How the match was won

  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (20-6).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (63%).
  • Liverpool had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins6
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals5 (62.5%)
BTTS4 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)

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