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Burnley vs Liverpool: result 2-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 20, 2016 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Turf Moor, Burnley

Burnley
2-0
Liverpool

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What was the result of Burnley vs Liverpool?

Burnley won 2-0 on August 20, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 2′S. VokesBurnley
  • 37′A. GrayBurnley

Official lineup for Burnley vs Liverpool

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Burnley

4-4-2
  1. 7A. Gray
  2. 9S. Vokes
  1. 21George Boyd
  2. 37S. Arfield
  3. 8D. Marney
  4. 16S. Defour
  1. 5M. Keane
  2. 6B. Mee
  3. 2M. Lowton
  4. 23Stephen Robert Ward
  1. 1T. Heaton

Liverpool

4-3-3
  1. 11Roberto Firmino
  2. 15Daniel Andre Sturridge
  3. 10Philippe Coutinho
  1. 14J. Henderson
  2. 20A. Lallana
  3. 5G. Wijnaldum
  1. 7J. Milner
  2. 2N. Clyne
  3. 6D. Lovren
  4. 17Ragnar Klavan
  1. 22S. Mignolet
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Burnley have 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat; Liverpool have 8, 3 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Burnley
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 13, 2016Swansea(home)0-1Premier League
May 7, 2016Charlton(away)3-0Championship
May 2, 2016QPR(home)1-0Championship
Apr 22, 2016Preston(away)1-0Championship
Apr 19, 2016Middlesbrough(home)1-1Championship
Liverpool
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 14, 2016Arsenal(away)4-3Premier League
Aug 6, 2016Barcelona(home)4-0International Champions Cup
Jul 31, 2016AC Milan(home)2-0International Champions Cup
Jul 28, 2016Chelsea(away)0-1International Champions Cup
May 18, 2016Sevilla(home)1-3UEFA Europa League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Burnley wins, 0 draws, 2 Liverpool wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 4, 2015Liverpool 2-0 BurnleyPremier League
Dec 26, 2014Burnley 0-1 LiverpoolPremier League

Last archived meeting: Liverpool vs Burnley on Mar 4, 2015

How many goals should we expect?

Burnley score 1.5 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Liverpool score 2.1 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Burnley1.50.777/156/15
Liverpool2.11.358/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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