Liverpool vs FC Midtjylland: result 2-0 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup D - 2Kick-off on October 27, 2020 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Anfield, Liverpool
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What was the result of Liverpool vs FC Midtjylland?
Liverpool won 2-0 on October 27, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 55′Diogo JotaLiverpool
- 90′Mohamed SalahLiverpool (pen.)
Official lineup for Liverpool vs FC Midtjylland
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Liverpool
4-3-3- 20Diogo Jota
- 27D. Origi
- 18T. Minamino
- 3Fabinho
- 23X. Shaqiri
- 14J. Henderson
- 7J. Milner
- 66Trent Alexander-Arnold
- 12J. Gomez
- 26A. Robertson
- 1Alisson Becker
FC Midtjylland
4-2-3-1- 9S. Kaba
- 40J. Cajuste
- 38F. Onyeka
- 36A. Dreyer
- 11A. Mabil
- 7P. Sisto
- 29Paulinho
- 6J. Andersson
- 14A. Scholz
- 28E. Sviatchenko
- 31M. Andersen
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Liverpool have 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats; FC Midtjylland have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2020 | Sheffield Utd(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Oct 21, 2020 | Ajax(away) | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Everton(away) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| Oct 4, 2020 | Aston Villa(away) | 2-7 | Premier League |
| Oct 1, 2020 | Arsenal(home) | 0-0 | League Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2020 | Brondby(away) | 3-2 | Superliga |
| Oct 21, 2020 | Atalanta(home) | 0-4 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Odense(home) | 3-1 | Superliga |
| Oct 4, 2020 | AC Horsens(away) | 2-2 | Superliga |
| Sep 30, 2020 | Slavia Praha(home) | 4-1 | UEFA Champions League |
How many goals should we expect?
Liverpool score 2.5 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; FC Midtjylland score 1.9 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 2.5 | 1.7 | 4 | 11/15 | 11/15 |
| FC Midtjylland | 1.9 | 1.2 | 6 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Liverpool | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
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