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Liverpool vs Manchester City Prediction, Odds & Statistics
Our Poisson-based model projects 1.48 expected goals for Liverpool and 1.72 for Manchester City, a combined total of 3.20. That distribution gives Manchester City the largest share of the 1X2 market at 43%, with the draw at 23%. Goals markets follow the same shape: 62% for over 2.5 goals and 63% for both teams to score, with 1–1 the single most likely scoreline at 10%. Probabilities are statistical estimates and carry meaningful uncertainty — a 43% favourite still loses or draws roughly 57% of the time.
Model pick
Manchester City or Draw
66.6% probability
Expected goals
1.48 – 1.72
Model version
poisson-v1
Cold start: only league-table or short-form data was available for these teams.
Probabilities are statistical estimates, not guarantees.
Match result (1X2)
Double chance 1X
57%
Double chance 12
77%
Double chance X2
67%
Goals markets
Correct score
- 1–110.4%
- 1–28.9%
- 2–17.7%
- 0–17.0%
- 2–26.6%
Why the model likes this
Liverpool home form
7 points from their last 5 home matches in our dataset.
Manchester City away threat
Scored in 4 of their last 4 away fixtures.
Most likely outcome
The model rates Manchester City to win the strongest 1X2 selection at 43%, against 33% / 23% / 43% for home, draw and away.
Expected goals balance
Projected 1.48 goals for Liverpool and 1.72 for Manchester City, a combined 3.20 — an open game on paper.
Recent form
Liverpool
- 2026-08-09T13:30:00.000Z · H vs Monaco · 2-3 (L)
- 2026-08-02T20:00:00.000Z · H vs Leeds · 2-4 (L)
- 2026-07-29T23:30:00.000Z · H vs Wrexham · 1-0 (W)
- 2026-07-25T22:00:00.000Z · H vs Sunderland · 4-2 (W)
- 2026-05-24T15:00:00.000Z · H vs Brentford · 1-1 (D)
Manchester City
- 2026-08-09T11:00:00.000Z · H vs Atletico Madrid · 3-1 (W)
- 2026-08-05T11:00:00.000Z · A vs K-League Stars · 3-1 (W)
- 2026-08-01T11:30:00.000Z · H vs Inter · 1-1 (D)
- 2026-05-24T15:00:00.000Z · H vs Aston Villa · 1-2 (L)
- 2026-05-19T18:30:00.000Z · A vs Bournemouth · 1-1 (D)
Head-to-head
Head-to-head history is temporarily unavailable. The prediction below is unaffected — it is built from current form, home and away performance, goals data and competition statistics.
Premier League table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Everton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Fulham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Manchester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Newcastle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Tottenham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Coventry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Hull City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Ipswich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Brighton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Leeds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Predictions are statistical estimates generated from historical and current team data. They are provided for information and entertainment only and are not betting advice. 18+ only.