Football is Mathematics
UEFA Champions League 9
UEFA Europa League 18
UEFA Europa Conference League 18
Premier League 10
LaLiga 10
Bundesliga 9
Serie A 10
Ligue 1 9
Eredivisie 9
Liga Portugal 9
After their incredible European exploits in Midweek, Liverpool return to Premier League action this weekend as they look to solidify their hopes of a top four finish. Although that said with the way they are steamrolling through Europe at the moment their league placing could well be irrelevant.
Jurgen Klopp can of course not but all his eggs in a Champions League shaped basket and therefore he will have to make sure that both he and his players do not lose sight of the more immediate task which is in front of them.
That being the visit of a struggling Stoke side who are quickly running out of matches and in turn opportunities to stave off the very real threat of relegation. Paul Lambert’s men have not won any of their last 11 Premier League matches. A run that is currently the longest in the division.
If there is any glimmer of hope, it is the fact that Stoke have drawn their last two league outings. At the same time when it comes to this point of the season, earning a solitary point here and there is not enough.
Quite simply Stoke have to get wins on the board if they are to have any hope of staying in the top-flight for next season, and you get the feeling that they may well need to do something miraculous at Anfield on Saturday if this to be the case.
The only thing that may well work in their favour is the fact that Jurgen Klopp will use this game as something of an opportunity to rest and rotate his players. For example does he run the risk of starting the likes of Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino when a trip to Rome is just around the corner.
One player who certainly will not be featuring is that of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, the England international was stretched off during his side’s 5-2 win over Eusebio Di Francesco Roma and now will subsequently miss the World Cup.
That will be a hammer blow for the former Arsenal man as he now misses out on a very possible trip to the Champions League final appearance in Kyiv, while also now no longer a part of Gareth Southgate’s Russia plans.
In their last league outing, Liverpool made many changes and eventually paid the price when West Brom managed to earn an unlikely draw at the Hawthorns after Salomon Rondon’s leveller meant the game finished at 2-2.
West Brom however are playing with a freedom with relegation all but a certainty, while Stoke are playing for their lives and perhaps cannot be treated with the same complacency as a week or so ago.
That said with the blistering form that Liverpool are in at present then it is very difficult to look past the Merseyside outfit picking up all three points on Saturday regardless of which starting eleven that Jurgen Klopp decides to go with. Liverpool have that additional quality while Stoke are struggling for goals, this should end up in a home clean sheet win.
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| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 |
| 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 |
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| OVERALL TABLE | |||||||
| OVERALL TABLE | PTS | GP | W | D | L | +/- | |
1 |
Arsenal | 24 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
2 |
Manchester City | 21 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
3 |
Brighton | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
4 |
Chelsea | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
5 |
Liverpool | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
6 |
Brentford | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
7 |
Everton | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
8 |
Bournemouth | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
9 |
Tottenham | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
10 |
Aston Villa | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -3 |
11 |
Hull City | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
12 |
Leeds United | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
13 |
Newcastle United | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -3 |
14 |
Ipswich Town | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -4 |
15 |
Fulham | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 |
16 |
Coventry City | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -7 |
17 |
Manchester United | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 |
18 |
Crystal Palace | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 |
19 |
Nottingham Forest | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -6 |
20 |
Sunderland | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -10 |
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Arsenal are unbeaten in all of their last 18 matches in Champions League
Club Brugge's last 16 games in Champions League have been high-scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored
Wrexham FC have won just 3 of their last 16 matches in all competitions
The most recent games of Philippine Army consist of 15 consecutive defeats in Football League
Gaborone United have won their last 9 matches in Premier League
In Persib Bandung's last 5 AFC Champions League 2 matches, they have managed to keep a clean sheet
Nkwazi FC are on an unfortunate streak of 4 Premier League games where they have not managed to score a goal
We have seen 4 consecutive defeats by a margin of 2+ goals in the most recent Primera Division run of H&H Export
Kairat U19 have won by 2 or more goals their last 4 UEFA Youth League games in a row
Merreikh Al Sudan haven't lost in 29 of their last 34 matches in Premier League
New York City FC have won just 2 of their last 16 league games
Olimpia Asunción are unbeaten in their last 13 Primera Division games
There have been under 2.5 goals in 12 of the latest games in Ligue 1 of ASEC Mimosas
Chindia Targoviste have won their last 6 games in Liga 2
Baku Sporting are on a losing streak of 6 straight matches in I Liqa
Ferro Carril Reserves have failed to score a single goal in their last 4 Reserve League games
Monaco are on a run of 4 consecutive HT/FT wins in UEFA Europa Conference League
Brighton have kept a clean sheet in all of their last 4 UEFA Europa Conference League games
In their 50 most recent matches of Veikkausliiga, KuPS Kuopio have been undefeated 43 times
Bayern Munich have not suffered any defeats in their 23 most recent Bundesliga matches
Cadiz have achieved just 3 wins of their last 20 Segunda Division games
In 13 of their most recent matches in all competitions, Barcelona have seen over 2.5 goals scored
Qingdao Jonoon are on a run of 12 consecutive defeats in their domestic league
Porto are on a run of 11 consecutive wins in their domestic league
FC Tokyo have kept a clean sheet in their last 8 matches in J1 League
Eyüpspor have been defeated at HT/FT in their last 7 Süper Lig matches
Tartu JK Welco have won at half time/full time all of their last 7 league matches
Marbella have not managed to score a goal in their 6 most recent matches in Segunda B Grupo 4
In their 50 most recent matches of Veikkausliiga, KuPS Kuopio have been undefeated 43 times
Bayern Munich have not suffered any defeats in their 23 most recent Bundesliga matches
Cadiz have achieved just 3 wins of their last 20 Segunda Division games
Club Brugge's last 16 games in Champions League have been high-scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored
The most recent games of Philippine Army consist of 15 consecutive defeats in Football League
Porto are on a run of 11 consecutive wins in their domestic league
FC Tokyo have kept a clean sheet in their last 8 matches in J1 League
Eyüpspor have been defeated at HT/FT in their last 7 Süper Lig matches
Bournemouth have won by 2 or more goals their last 6 all competitions games in a row
Marbella have not managed to score a goal in their 6 most recent matches in Segunda B Grupo 4











