Stoke City and Liverpool meet at Britannia Stadium, in a match for the 14th round of the Premier League. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 6 matches won 4 and lost 2. Indeed, the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 04-08-2017, in a match for the Premier League that ended with the victory of Liverpool by (1-2). J. Walters (44 ‘) scored the goals of the match, for Stoke City, and Philippe Coutinho (70’) and Roberto Firmino (72 ‘), for Liverpool.
Stoke City:
After 3 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, the home team is currently in the 15 th position, with 13 points won. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Crystal Palace by (2-1), after in the previous match they have tied (2-2) an away match against Brighton & Hove Albion. For the league, Stoke City won 8 points out of 18 possible points, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 6 home matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 13 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 7 times and never got the comeback.
The Stoke returns to play at home for the English championship, after two consecutive exhibitions away from their fans, which should not be satisfied with the performance of the club, since it has accumulated only one victory in the last six days and now comes from another defeat . On the occasion, he led a balanced game and opened the scoring, but then gave up the draw and suffered the goal of defeat in the final minutes. The defensive performance presented in that match is in line with what the team has been presenting since the start of the competition, as it is among the three worst defenses. One of the weaknesses of the club is the lack of precision in the change of passes, which is reflected in the low possession of the ball, thus facilitating the work of the opponent. It is likely that the coach will organize the team in a 3-4-2-1, with a highlight for Shaqiri in the offensive sector.
Liverpool:
After 6 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses, the away team is currently in the 4 th position, with 25 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Southampton, by (3-0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Chelsea, by (1-1). For the league, Liverpool won 8 points out of 18 possible points, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 6 matches they played as visitors. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 13 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Liverpool continues to make a good campaign within the English championship, considering that is unbeaten for four days, period in which he managed to accumulate three wins in a row and suffered only two goals, while he scored eleven. This number shows that the offensive system has been responsible for the good performance of the team so far, since it is among the top three, with an average of 1.92 goals per game, being also the most final in the competition . In his last match, he played a balanced game against Chelsea and opened the scoring, but allowed the equalizer. Playing in his domains, he owns the fourth best campaign and in that condition suffered only two goals, having the second worst defense. The 4-3-3 must be the tactical formation adopted by the coach, with highlight for Salah in the offensive sector.
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