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Liverpool vs Southampton: result 2-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 35Kick-off on May 8, 2021 at 07:15 PM (UTC)Anfield, Liverpool

Liverpool
2-0
Southampton

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What was the result of Liverpool vs Southampton?

Liverpool won 2-0 on May 8, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 31′S. ManéLiverpool
  • 90′Thiago AlcântaraLiverpool

Official lineup for Liverpool vs Southampton

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Liverpool

4-3-3
  1. 20Diogo Jota
  2. 10S. Mané
  3. 11Mohamed Salah
  1. 3Fabinho
  2. 6Thiago Alcântara
  3. 5G. Wijnaldum
  1. 46R. Williams
  2. 47N. Phillips
  3. 66T. Alexander-Arnold
  4. 26A. Robertson
  1. 1Alisson Becker

Southampton

4-4-2
  1. 10C. Adams
  2. 32T. Walcott
  1. 23N. Tella
  2. 8J. Ward-Prowse
  3. 11N. Redmond
  4. 17S. Armstrong
  1. 2K. Walker-Peters
  2. 35J. Bednarek
  3. 5J. Stephens
  4. 4J. Vestergaard
  1. 44F. Forster
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Liverpool have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Southampton have 4, 2 and 9.

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

Liverpool
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 24, 2021Newcastle(home)1-1Premier League
Apr 19, 2021Leeds(away)1-1Premier League
Apr 14, 2021Real Madrid(home)0-0UEFA Champions League
Apr 10, 2021Aston Villa(home)2-1Premier League
Apr 6, 2021Real Madrid(away)1-3UEFA Champions League
Southampton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 30, 2021Leicester(home)1-1Premier League
Apr 21, 2021Tottenham(away)1-2Premier League
Apr 18, 2021Leicester(away)0-1FA Cup
Apr 12, 2021West Brom(away)0-3Premier League
Apr 4, 2021Burnley(home)3-2Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Liverpool wins, 0 draws, 1 Southampton win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 4, 2021Southampton 1-0 LiverpoolPremier League
Feb 1, 2020Liverpool 4-0 SouthamptonPremier League
Aug 17, 2019Southampton 1-2 LiverpoolPremier League
Apr 5, 2019Southampton 1-3 LiverpoolPremier League
Sep 22, 2018Liverpool 3-0 SouthamptonPremier League
Feb 11, 2018Southampton 0-2 LiverpoolPremier League

Last archived meeting: Southampton vs Liverpool on Jan 4, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Liverpool score 1.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Southampton score 1.3 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Liverpool1.11.166/155/15
Southampton1.31.738/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

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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