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Liverpool vs Swansea: result 5-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 20Kick-off on December 26, 2017 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Anfield, Liverpool

Liverpool
5-0
Swansea

Full time

What was the result of Liverpool vs Swansea?

Liverpool won 5-0 on December 26, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 6′Philippe CoutinhoLiverpool
  • 52′Roberto FirminoLiverpool
  • 65′T. Alexander-ArnoldLiverpool
  • 66′Roberto FirminoLiverpool
  • 82′A. Oxlade-ChamberlainLiverpool

Official lineup for Liverpool vs Swansea

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Liverpool

4-3-3
  1. 11Mohamed Salah
  2. 9Roberto Firmino
  3. 23E. Can
  1. 21A. Oxlade-Chamberlain
  2. 10Philippe Coutinho
  3. 5G. Wijnaldum
  1. 66T. Alexander-Arnold
  2. 26A. Robertson
  3. 32J. Matip
  4. 17Ragnar Klavan
  1. 22S. Mignolet

Swansea

  1. 62O. McBurnie
  1. 8L. Fer
  2. 14Thomas James Carroll
  3. 15W. Routledge
  4. 18J. Ayew
  5. 51Roque Mesa
  1. 6Alfie Mawson
  2. 16M. Olsson
  3. 26K. Naughton
  4. 33F. Fernández
  1. 1Ł. Fabiański
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Liverpool have 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat; Swansea have 2, 2 and 11.

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

Liverpool
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 22, 2017Arsenal(away)3-3Premier League
Dec 17, 2017Bournemouth(away)4-0Premier League
Dec 13, 2017West Brom(home)0-0Premier League
Dec 10, 2017Everton(home)1-1Premier League
Dec 6, 2017Spartak Moscow(home)7-0UEFA Champions League
Swansea
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 23, 2017Crystal Palace(home)1-1Premier League
Dec 18, 2017Everton(away)1-3Premier League
Dec 13, 2017Manchester City(home)0-4Premier League
Dec 9, 2017West Brom(home)1-0Premier League
Dec 2, 2017Stoke City(away)1-2Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Liverpool wins, 0 draws, 2 Swansea wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 21, 2017Liverpool 2-3 SwanseaPremier League
Oct 1, 2016Swansea 1-2 LiverpoolPremier League
May 1, 2016Swansea 3-1 LiverpoolPremier League
Nov 29, 2015Liverpool 1-0 SwanseaPremier League
Mar 16, 2015Swansea 0-1 LiverpoolPremier League
Dec 29, 2014Liverpool 4-1 SwanseaPremier League

Last archived meeting: Liverpool vs Swansea on Jan 21, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Liverpool score 3.2 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Swansea score 0.6 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Liverpool3.20.987/1512/15
Swansea0.61.536/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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6Liverpool943211915

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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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