Man United vs Liverpool stats and head-to-head

2020-21. Thu, 13 May 2021

Man UnitedHome

24Full time, half-time 1–2

LiverpoolAway

Liverpool won by 2 goals.

WLLDWLeague form, oldest to newestWWWWW

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Old Trafford. Photo: Arne Müseler / arne-mueseler.com / Original source, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Man United have 17 scored home results and Liverpool 16 scored away results stored in 2020-21. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Man United at home: 1.76 points per match (17 measured matches); Liverpool away: 1.69 points per match (16 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Man United scored 2.06 per home match (17 measured matches); Liverpool scored 1.88 away (16). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.33 per club appearance across 702 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 19 of 33 pooled club appearances (57.6%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 7. Man United: 1 wins; Liverpool: 2 wins; draws: 4.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half12

Second half12

The match in numbers

Man UnitedLiverpool

18Shots17
3Shots on target8
6Corners4
10Fouls12
3Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Man United

Shots18
On target3
Goals2

17% of shots on target, 67% of those scored.

Liverpool

Shots17
On target8
Goals4

47% of shots on target, 50% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

7 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

Man United wins

Draws

Liverpool wins

Goals / meeting

1.57

11 goals in 7 meetings

Both scored

43%

3 of 7 meetings

Over 1.5

57%

4 of 7 meetings

Over 2.5

29%

2 of 7 meetings

Over 3.5

14%

1 of 7 meetings

Man United clean sheets

43%

3 of 7 meetings

Liverpool clean sheets

57%

4 of 7 meetings

Corners / meeting

11.29

7 with corner data

Cards / meeting

2.71

7 with card data

Liverpool v Man UnitedSun, 17 Jan 2021 · Premier League 2020-210–0HT 0–0
Liverpool v Man UnitedSun, 19 Jan 2020 · Premier League 2019-202–0HT 1–0
Man United v LiverpoolSun, 20 Oct 2019 · Premier League 2019-201–1HT 1–0
Man United v LiverpoolSun, 24 Feb 2019 · Premier League 2018-190–0HT 0–0
Liverpool v Man UnitedSun, 16 Dec 2018 · Premier League 2018-193–1HT 1–1
Man United v LiverpoolSat, 10 Mar 2018 · Premier League 2017-182–1HT 2–0
Liverpool v Man UnitedSat, 14 Oct 2017 · Premier League 2017-180–0HT 0–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and away All matches

Man United at homeWWWLLD

Sat, 10 Octv Tottenham1–1C ––– · Y –––
Wed, 16 Septv Brighton2–3C ––– · Y –––
Sun, 13 Septv Man City0–1C 6–7 · Y 1–3
Thu, 10 Septv Sabah FK4–0C ––– · Y –––
Sun, 30 Augv Ipswich5–2C 8–4 · Y 1–3
Sun, 17 Mayv Nott'm Forest3–2C 7–6 · Y 2–1

Liverpool awayWLLDWW

Sun, 20 Sept@ Bournemouth1–0C 3–3 · Y 2–1
Fri, 4 Sept@ Ipswich2–0C 3–4 · Y 3–1
Sun, 23 Aug@ Newcastle2–2C 6–2 · Y 3–5
Fri, 15 May@ Aston Villa2–4C 9–4 · Y 1–3
Sun, 3 May@ Man United2–3C 2–3 · Y 2–2
Sun, 19 Apr@ Everton2–1C 6–1 · Y 0–2

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and away Overall

Man United at home, Liverpool away

61%
Both teams scored
League 49%
19 + 19 matches
92%
Over 0.5 goals
League 92%
19 + 19 matches
76%
Over 1.5 goals
League 73%
19 + 19 matches
58%
Over 2.5 goals
League 50%
19 + 19 matches
39%
Over 3.5 goals
League 27%
19 + 19 matches
21%
Over 4.5 goals
League 14%
19 + 19 matches
3.3
Avg total goals
League 2.70
19 + 19 matches
63%
1st half over 0.5
League 72%
19 + 19 matches
34%
1st half over 1.5
League 36%
19 + 19 matches
10.1
Corners per match
League 10.19
19 + 19 matches
63%
Corners over 8.5
League 69%
19 + 19 matches
50%
Corners over 9.5
League 55%
19 + 19 matches
40%
Corners over 10.5
League 42%
19 + 19 matches
2.9
Cards per match
League 2.99
19 + 19 matches
34%
Cards over 3.5
League 36%
19 + 19 matches
13%
Cards over 4.5
League 18%
19 + 19 matches

Stored season context, 2020-21

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2020-21

Home and away Overall

Man United at home, Liverpool away

Man United (home)		Liverpool (away)
2	Position	3
WWLLD	Last 5, oldest to newest	WDWWW
19	Played	19
1.63	Points per match	1.89
47%	Win %	53%
2.00	Scored / match	2.05
1.47	Conceded / match	1.16
3.47	Avg total goals	3.21
63%	Both scored	58%
32%	Clean sheets	37%
16%	Failed to score	11%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

Man UnitedLiverpool

0.841st half scored / match0.68
0.631st half conceded / match0.53
1.162nd half scored / match1.37
0.842nd half conceded / match0.63
26%Leading at half-time32%
63%1st half over 0.563%
37%1st half over 1.532%
90%2nd half over 0.579%
58%2nd half over 1.563%
32%Scored in both halves37%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Man United at home, Liverpool away, this season.

Goals

Man UnitedLiverpool

2.00Scored / match2.05
1.47Conceded / match1.16
3.47Match total / match3.21
84%Scored 1+90%
42%Scored 2+58%
68%Conceded 1+63%
37%Conceded 2+21%
68%Match over 1.584%
63%Match over 2.553%
42%Match over 3.537%

Shots and xG

Man UnitedLiverpool

14.47Shots for15.32
9.42Shots against9.21
5.63On target for5.53
3.58On target against3.74
14%Shot conversion13%

Corners

Man UnitedLiverpool

5.95Corners for6.32
4.05Corners against3.95
10.00Match total10.26
68%Over 7.563%
63%Over 8.563%
47%Over 9.553%
32%Over 10.547%
21%Over 11.537%

Cards

Man UnitedLiverpool

1.95Cards for1.00
1.32Cards against1.63
3.26Match total2.63
68%Over 2.563%
42%Over 3.526%
16%Over 4.511%
11%Over 5.55%
11.53Fouls committed10.11

Referee this season

A Taylor

Matches

Cards / match

2.75

28 matches

Over 3.5 cards

29%

28 matches

Over 4.5 cards

11%

28 matches

Fouls / match

21.07

28 matches

The table, 2020-21

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Man City	38	51	86
2	Man United	38	29	74
3	Liverpool	38	26	69
4	Chelsea	38	22	67
5	Leicester	38	18	66

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