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Stoke City vs Liverpool: result 3-1 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 19Kick-off on December 26, 2012 at 07:45 PM (UTC)bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Stoke City
3-1
Liverpool

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What was the result of Stoke City vs Liverpool?

Stoke City won 3-1 on December 26, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 2′S. GerrardLiverpool (pen.)
  • 5′J. WaltersStoke City
  • 12′Kenwyne JonesStoke City
  • 49′J. WaltersStoke City

Official lineup for Stoke City vs Liverpool

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Stoke City

  1. 9Kenwyne Jones
  1. 6G. Whelan
  2. 15S. Nzonzi
  3. 19J. Walters
  4. 21M. Kightly
  5. 26M. Etherington
  1. 2G. Cameron
  2. 4R. Huth
  3. 17R. Shawcross
  4. 28A. Wilkinson
  1. 1A. Begović

Liverpool

  1. 7L. Suárez
  1. 8S. Gerrard
  2. 19S. Downing
  3. 21Lucas Leiva
  4. 30Suso
  5. 33J. Shelvey
  1. 2G. Johnson
  2. 3José Enrique
  3. 5Daniel Munthe Agger
  4. 37Martin Škrtel
  1. 25Pepe Reina
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Stoke City have 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats; Liverpool have 7, 5 and 3.

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

Stoke City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 22, 2012Tottenham(away)0-0Premier League
Dec 15, 2012Everton(home)1-1Premier League
Dec 8, 2012Aston Villa(away)0-0Premier League
Dec 1, 2012West Brom(away)1-0Premier League
Nov 28, 2012Newcastle(home)2-1Premier League
Liverpool
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 22, 2012Fulham(home)4-0Premier League
Dec 15, 2012Aston Villa(home)1-3Premier League
Dec 9, 2012West Ham(away)3-2Premier League
Dec 1, 2012Southampton(home)1-0Premier League
Nov 28, 2012Tottenham(away)1-2Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Stoke City win, 2 draws, 3 Liverpool wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 7, 2012Liverpool 0-0 Stoke CityPremier League
Mar 18, 2012Liverpool 2-1 Stoke CityFA Cup
Jan 14, 2012Liverpool 0-0 Stoke CityPremier League
Oct 26, 2011Stoke City 1-2 LiverpoolLeague Cup
Sep 10, 2011Stoke City 1-0 LiverpoolPremier League
Feb 2, 2011Liverpool 2-0 Stoke CityPremier League

Last archived meeting: Liverpool vs Stoke City on Oct 7, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Stoke City score 0.8 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Liverpool score 1.7 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Stoke City0.80.785/152/15
Liverpool1.71.169/159/15

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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