Sunderland vs Liverpool: result 2-2 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 20Kick-off on January 2, 2017 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Stadium of Light, Sunderland
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What was the result of Sunderland vs Liverpool?
Sunderland and Liverpool drew 2-2 on January 2, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 19′Daniel Andre SturridgeLiverpool
- 25′J. DefoeSunderland (pen.)
- 72′S. ManéLiverpool
- 84′J. DefoeSunderland (pen.)
Official lineup for Sunderland vs Liverpool
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sunderland
4-4-1-1- 9F. Borini
- 18J. Defoe
- 44A. Januzaj
- 17D. Ndong
- 8J. Rodwell
- 7S. Larsson
- 22D. Love
- 5P. Djilobodji
- 3P. van Aanholt
- 16J. O'Shea
- 1V. Mannone
Liverpool
4-3-3- 19S. Mané
- 11Roberto Firmino
- 15Daniel Andre Sturridge
- 23E. Can
- 20A. Lallana
- 5G. Wijnaldum
- 7J. Milner
- 2N. Clyne
- 6D. Lovren
- 17Ragnar Klavan
- 22S. Mignolet
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sunderland have 4 wins, 1 draw and 10 defeats; Liverpool have 11, 3 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2016 | Burnley(away) | 1-4 | Premier League |
| Dec 26, 2016 | Manchester United(away) | 1-3 | Premier League |
| Dec 17, 2016 | Watford(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 14, 2016 | Chelsea(home) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 10, 2016 | Swansea(away) | 0-3 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2016 | Manchester City(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 27, 2016 | Stoke City(home) | 4-1 | Premier League |
| Dec 19, 2016 | Everton(away) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 14, 2016 | Middlesbrough(away) | 3-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 11, 2016 | West Ham(home) | 2-2 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Sunderland wins, 2 draws, 4 Liverpool wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2016 | Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland | Premier League |
| Feb 6, 2016 | Liverpool 2-2 Sunderland | Premier League |
| Dec 30, 2015 | Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool | Premier League |
| Jan 10, 2015 | Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool | Premier League |
| Dec 6, 2014 | Liverpool 0-0 Sunderland | Premier League |
| Mar 26, 2014 | Liverpool 2-1 Sunderland | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Liverpool vs Sunderland on Nov 26, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
Sunderland score 0.9 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Liverpool score 2.3 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Liverpool | 2.3 | 0.9 | 7 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Sunderland sit 20th in Premier League (4 points from 7 matches) and Liverpool sit 5th (12 points from 7 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Liverpool | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 |
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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