Liverpool and Burnley meet at Anfield, in a match for the 18th round of the Premier League. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 2 wins and 2 draws in the last 4 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 11‑07‑2020, in a Premier League match that ended in a draw (1‑1). The goals of the match were scored by A. Robertson (34 ‘), for Liverpool, and J. Rodriguez (69’), for Burnley. In this match, the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Liverpool :
The home team plays against Burnley in a match of matchday 18, which had been postponed, after 9 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses in their league matches so far. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses as a visitor; against 11 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium. For the championship, Liverpool won 23 points out of 27 possible, after 7 wins and 2 draws in the last 9 games they played in their stadium.
For this competition, they did not lose any of the last 9 matches at their stadium. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of their last 9 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 18 games played in this competition, he got the comeback in 3 of the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Liverpool come to this match after a 0x0 home draw with Manchester United. The home team usually operates in a 4-3-3 tactical system, in which the three most advanced men are Sadio Mané, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah. Two of Liverpool’s great qualities are the way it manages to take advantage of the scoring opportunities it creates and also the individual inspiration of its players. Coach Jurgen Klopp should not be able to count on Diogo Jota, Naby Keita, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk due to injury.
Burnley :
The visiting team disputes against Liverpool a match of the 18th round that had been postponed, after 4 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses in their matches for the league so far. This is a team that curiously has been stronger away than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Burnley conquered 6 points out of 27 possible, after 1 victory, 3 draws and 5 losses in the last 9 games they played as a visitor. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (4 out of 9 matches). In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 6 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 17 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 8 times and never got the comeback.
Burnley comes to this day unmotivated, after a 1×0 defeat in the visit to the West Ham stadium. The visiting team generally operates in a 4-4-2 tactical system, favoring a slower and more organized style of play. So, the two players who will have a more offensive mission are supposed to be Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood. In midfield the visiting coach must line up Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson, Josh Brownhill, Ashley Westwood and Robbie Brady. Coach Sean Dyche should be delighted to have all the players available.
