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Sunderland vs Liverpool: result 1-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 28Kick-off on March 10, 2012 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Sunderland
1-0
Liverpool

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What was the result of Sunderland vs Liverpool?

Sunderland won 1-0 on March 10, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 56′N. BendtnerSunderland

Official lineup for Sunderland vs Liverpool

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sunderland

  1. 9F. Campbell
  2. 52N. Bendtner
  1. 7S. Larsson
  2. 8C. Gardner
  3. 14J. Colback
  4. 23J. McClean
  1. 2Phil Bardsley
  2. 3W. Bridge
  3. 4M. Turner
  4. 16J. O'Shea
  1. 22S. Mignolet

Liverpool

  1. 7L. Suárez
  2. 18Dirk Kuijt
  3. 39Craig Bellamy
  1. 14J. Henderson
  2. 20Jay Francis Spearing
  3. 26Charles Graham Adam
  1. 3José Enrique
  2. 16S. Coates
  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 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Liverpool have 5, 6 and 4.

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

Sunderland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 4, 2012Newcastle(away)1-1Premier League
Feb 25, 2012West Brom(away)0-4Premier League
Feb 18, 2012Arsenal(home)2-0FA Cup
Feb 11, 2012Arsenal(home)1-2Premier League
Feb 8, 2012Middlesbrough(away)2-1FA Cup
Liverpool
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 3, 2012Arsenal(home)1-2Premier League
Feb 26, 2012Cardiff(away)3-3League Cup
Feb 19, 2012Brighton(home)6-1FA Cup
Feb 11, 2012Manchester United(away)1-2Premier League
Feb 6, 2012Tottenham(home)0-0Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 0 Sunderland wins, 2 draws, 1 Liverpool win.

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

Last archived meeting: Liverpool vs Sunderland on Aug 13, 2011

How many goals should we expect?

Sunderland score 1.5 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Liverpool score 1.6 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sunderland1.51.057/156/15
Liverpool1.61.359/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Sunderland sit 20th in Premier League (5 points from 8 matches) and Liverpool sit 4th (15 points from 8 matches).

2026-27 standings
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4Liverpool843111815
20Sunderland81256145

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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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