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Sunderland vs Liverpool: result 1-1 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 4Kick-off on September 15, 2012 at 04:30 PM (UTC)Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Sunderland
1-1
Liverpool

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What was the result of Sunderland vs Liverpool?

Sunderland and Liverpool drew 1-1 on September 15, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 29′S. FletcherSunderland
  • 71′L. SuárezLiverpool

Official lineup for Sunderland vs Liverpool

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sunderland

  1. 26S. Fletcher
  1. 6L. Cattermole
  2. 7S. Larsson
  3. 8C. Gardner
  4. 14J. Colback
  5. 23J. McClean
  6. 28S. Sessègnon
  1. 3D. Rose
  2. 16J. O'Shea
  3. 24Carlos Cuéllar
  1. 22S. Mignolet

Liverpool

  1. 7L. Suárez
  2. 29F. Borini
  3. 31R. Sterling
  1. 8S. Gerrard
  2. 24J. Allen
  3. 33J. Shelvey
  1. 2G. Johnson
  2. 5Daniel Munthe Agger
  3. 34M. Kelly
  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, Sunderland have 2 wins, 8 draws and 5 defeats; Liverpool have 4, 2 and 9.

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

Sunderland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 1, 2012Swansea(away)2-2Premier League
Aug 28, 2012Morecambe(home)2-0League Cup
Aug 18, 2012Arsenal(away)0-0Premier League
May 13, 2012Manchester United(home)0-1Premier League
May 6, 2012Fulham(away)1-2Premier League
Liverpool
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 2, 2012Arsenal(home)0-2Premier League
Aug 26, 2012Manchester City(home)2-2Premier League
Aug 18, 2012West Brom(away)0-3Premier League
May 13, 2012Swansea(away)0-1Premier League
May 8, 2012Chelsea(home)4-1Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 1 Sunderland win, 2 draws, 1 Liverpool win.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 10, 2012Sunderland 1-0 LiverpoolPremier League
Aug 13, 2011Liverpool 1-1 SunderlandPremier League
Mar 20, 2011Sunderland 0-2 LiverpoolPremier League
Sep 25, 2010Liverpool 2-2 SunderlandPremier League

Last archived meeting: Sunderland vs Liverpool on Mar 10, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Sunderland score 0.9 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Liverpool score 1.3 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sunderland0.91.356/156/15
Liverpool1.31.618/159/15

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).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5Liverpool73319812
20Sunderland71156144

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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

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