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Sunday, 11/10/2026 at 17:30

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Match preview · Premier League

Liverpool – Manchester City

Liverpool 6th in Premier League Home 1.54 projected goals by the model
Manchester City 1st in Premier League Away 1.40 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Best odds updated 10 October, 12:00

What the model expects

expected goals
1.54 1.40
Liverpool Manchester City
Liverpool
39%
Draw
29%
Manchester City
32%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Liverpool Draw Manchester City
Fair odds 2.58 3.46 3.09
Total goals
2.94
Over 2.5 goals
58%
Both teams to score
65%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

The model sees an edge in 2 outcomes.

  • Liverpool

    Model
    38.8%
    Market, margin removed
    37.1%
    Probability gap
    +1.6 pp
    Edge
    −3.1%
    Fair odds
    2.58
    Market odds
    2.50 Bet365
    Price at which a 5% edge begins
    2.71
    Bookmaker margin
    7.8%
  • Draw

    Model
    28.9%
    Market, margin removed
    25.8%
    Probability gap
    +3.1 pp
    Edge
    +4.0%
    Fair odds
    3.46
    Market odds
    3.60 Bet365
    Price at which a 5% edge begins
    3.64
    Bookmaker margin
    7.8%
  • Manchester City

    Model
    32.4%
    Market, margin removed
    37.1%
    Probability gap
    −4.8 pp
    Edge
    −19.1%
    Fair odds
    3.09
    Market odds
    2.50 Bet365
    Price at which a 5% edge begins
    3.25
    Bookmaker margin
    7.8%

Best opportunity

Manchester City at most 1 goal

odds · Bet365 1.73 value +0.1%

Model 58.0% vs. bookmaker 53.7%, margin removed.

Markets 2 / 17

Match result

Draw model 28.9% · book 25.8% (no margin) +4.0% 3.60 fair 3.46
Marginal

No measured model skill on this market (-1.04%).

Goals by team

Manchester City at most 1 goal model 58.0% · book 53.7% (no margin) +0.1% 1.73 fair 1.72
Marginal

Measured model skill on this market: +2.61%.

Show every rated outcome

Skill is what a backtest measured each market at, over 7 competitions to 17/08/2026. Across every market at once it is +2.50%. Markets measured at nothing are ranked last and never recommended. How that is measured →

The model's case

Why the model leans Liverpool

39% Liverpool to win

Attack
5th vs 5th
Liverpool attack v Manchester City defence
Defence
3rd vs 2nd
Liverpool defence v Manchester City attack
Recent xG form
+0.62 vs +0.47
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.54 – 1.40
Liverpool v Manchester City
How the model arrived here →

Squad news

From Fantasy Premier League

Liverpool

12 listed
  • Calvin Ramsay 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined St Mirren on loan for the rest of the season

  • Hugo Ekitiké 0% chance

    Forward · Achilles injury - Unknown return date

  • Harvey Elliott 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Valencia on loan for the rest of the season

  • Giovanni Leoni 0% chance

    Defender · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Armin Pecsi 0% chance

    Goalkeeper · Has joined TSV Hartberg on loan for the rest of the season

  • Vitezslav Jaros 0% chance

    Goalkeeper · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Stefan Bajčetić Maquieira 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Celta Vigo permanently

  • Conor Bradley 0% chance

    Defender · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Federico Chiesa 0% chance

    Midfielder · Back injury - Unknown return date

  • Curtis Jones 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Internazionale permanently

  • Alexander Isak 75% chance

    Forward · Thigh injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Cody Gakpo 75% chance

    Midfielder · Ankle injury - 75% chance of playing

Manchester City

9 listed
  • Phil Foden 0% chance

    Midfielder · Suspended until 17 Oct

  • Divine Mukasa 0% chance

    Midfielder · has joined West Ham on loan for the rest of the seaon.

  • Max Alleyne 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Burnley on loan for the rest of the season

  • Tijjani Reijnders 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Al Qadsiah permanently

  • Claudio Echeverri 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Benfica on loan for the rest of the season

  • Kalvin Phillips 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Sheffield United on loan for the rest of the season

  • Jeremy Monga 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Swansea City on loan for the rest of the season

  • Rodri 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Barcelona permanently

  • Antoine Semenyo 75% chance

    Midfielder · Ankle injury - 75% chance of playing

The status, the chance of playing and the note beside each name are Fantasy Premier League's own, and it covers this competition only. Nothing above this section knows about any of it: a rating fitted over recent matches describes the side that played them.

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Liverpool and Manchester City compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Liverpool Manchester City
xG / match 1.67 · 7th (better) 2.10 · 2nd
xGA / match (better) 1.22 · 3rd 1.45 · 9th
xGD / match +0.45 · 7th (better) +0.65 · 3rd
xPts / match 1.69 · 4th (better) 1.87 · 2nd
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.62 +0.47

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 33% of the model's distribution.

Liverpool clean sheet
22%
Liverpool 2+ goals
47%
Under 2.5 goals
42%
Both teams to score: no
35%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
14.0%
2:1
10.1%
1:2
9.1%
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Match result

Liverpool to win
38.8% 2.58 —
Draw
28.9% 3.46 —
Manchester City to win
32.4% 3.09 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
83.2% 1.20 —
Under 1.5 goals
16.8% 5.96 —
Over 2.5 goals
58.1% 1.72 —
Under 2.5 goals
41.9% 2.39 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
65.1% 1.54 —
Both teams not to score
34.9% 2.86 —

Team goals — Liverpool

Liverpool to score
81.1% 1.23 —
Liverpool not to score
18.9% 5.30 —
Liverpool 2+ goals
46.9% 2.13 —
Liverpool at most 1 goal
53.1% 1.88 —

Team goals — Manchester City

Manchester City to score
78.2% 1.28 —
Manchester City not to score
21.8% 4.59 —
Manchester City 2+ goals
42.0% 2.38 —
Manchester City at most 1 goal
58.0% 1.72 —

Model details

Show
Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Liverpool sample
20 matches
Manchester City sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Liverpool
2 matches
Away xG sample · Manchester City
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30
Odds updated
1 minute ago

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.