Opta Stats: Liverpool v Stoke

Dan Fitch
26 December 2016

Will Jurgen Klopp be applauding his Liverpool side after their match with Stoke?

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Will Liverpool pick up more points at home when they host Stoke? Opta rates their chances.

"Sadio Mane has had a hand in eight goals in his last nine Premier League appearances (five goals, three assists)."

Both teams to score is 2.01/1.

Liverpool have won five of their last six Premier League games against Stoke. They are 1.321/3 to win.

Stoke beat Liverpool in the 2nd leg of their League Cup semi-final last January 1-0, though they were eliminated on penalties. The Potters are 11.521/2 to win.

Liverpool are unbeaten in 15 Premier League home games (W9 D6 L0) - the longest current unbeaten home run in the competition. The draw is 6.25/1.

The last time that they went on a longer run at Anfield in the Premier League was a 31-game unbeaten streak between December 2007 and August 2009. Liverpool are 1.910/11 to win half-time/full-time.

Joe Allen has scored five goals in 16 Premier League appearances for Stoke City this season; one more than he scored in his entire Liverpool career in the competition (four goals in 91 games). Allen is 7.513/2 to score.

Mark Hughes has never won a Premier League game as a manager at Anfield (W0 D4 L6). The draw half-time/Liverpool full-time double result is 4.84/1.

Stoke have failed to score in 11 of their previous 17 trips to Merseyside in the Premier League (against Liverpool and Everton combined). Liverpool are 2.111/10 to keep a clean sheet.

Sadio Mane has had a hand in eight goals in his last nine Premier League appearances (five goals, three assists). Both teams to score is 2.01/1.

Liverpool have kept two successive Premier League clean sheets - they have not kept three in a row in the competition under Jurgen Klopp before. Under 2.5 goals is 2.6613/8.

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