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Match preview · Premier League

Liverpool – Sunderland

Liverpool 6th in Premier League Home 1.54 projected goals by the model
Sunderland 14th in Premier League Away 1.19 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.54 1.19
Liverpool Sunderland
Liverpool
44%
Draw
30%
Sunderland
27%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Liverpool Draw Sunderland
Fair odds 2.29 3.38 3.75
Total goals
2.73
Over 2.5 goals
53%
Both teams to score
60%
Data coverage · full

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

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Liverpool

44% Liverpool to win

Attack
5th vs 6th
Liverpool attack v Sunderland defence
Defence
3rd vs 8th
Liverpool defence v Sunderland attack
Recent xG form
+0.62 vs +0.29
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.54 – 1.19
Liverpool v Sunderland
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

Sunderland

9 listed
  • Anthony Patterson 0% chance

    Goalkeeper · Has joined Wrexham permanently

  • Arthur Masuaku 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Konyaspor permanently

  • Jenson Seelt 0% chance

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

  • Leo Fuhr Hjelde 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined KV Mechelen on loan for the rest of the season

  • Simon Adingra 0% chance

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

  • Habib Diarra 0% chance

    Midfielder · Hamstring injury - Unknown return date

  • Romaine Mundle 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Brian Brobbey 75% chance

    Forward · Hamstring injury - 75% chance of playing

  • Daniel Ballard 75% chance

    Defender · Hamstring 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 Sunderland compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Liverpool Sunderland
xG / match 1.67 · 7th (better) 1.90 · 5th
xGA / match (better) 1.22 · 3rd 1.75 · 14th
xGD / match (better) +0.45 · 7th +0.15 · 9th
xPts / match (better) 1.69 · 4th 1.47 · 9th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.62 +0.29

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 34% of the model's distribution.

Liverpool clean sheet
28%
Liverpool 2+ goals
47%
Under 2.5 goals
47%
Both teams to score: no
40%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
14.9%
2:1
10.8%
1:2
8.1%
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Match result

Liverpool to win
43.8% 2.29 —
Draw
29.6% 3.38 —
Sunderland to win
26.6% 3.75 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
79.8% 1.25 —
Under 1.5 goals
20.2% 4.95 —
Over 2.5 goals
52.7% 1.90 —
Under 2.5 goals
47.3% 2.12 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
60.5% 1.65 —
Both teams not to score
39.5% 2.53 —

Team goals — Liverpool

Liverpool to score
81.2% 1.23 —
Liverpool not to score
18.8% 5.32 —
Liverpool 2+ goals
47.0% 2.13 —
Liverpool at most 1 goal
53.0% 1.89 —

Team goals — Sunderland

Sunderland to score
72.4% 1.38 —
Sunderland not to score
27.6% 3.62 —
Sunderland 2+ goals
33.8% 2.96 —
Sunderland at most 1 goal
66.2% 1.51 —

Model details

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

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.