Anfield Ready for Battle: 12 Stats That Could Decide Liverpool vs. Aston Villa
Liverpool vs Aston Villa: 12 Stats to Know Ahead of Anfield Clash
Here are 12 interesting statistics to know ahead of Liverpool’s Premier League meeting with Aston Villa at Anfield on Saturday night…
Recent History: Having won just one of their last six Premier League home games against Aston Villa between 2009 and 2014 (D2 L3), Liverpool have now won five of their last six games at Anfield against the Villans (D1).
Reds‘ Unbeaten Streak: The Reds have lost just 5 of their last 39 league games, home and away.
Dominance in Points: Liverpool won more league games (94) and accumulated more league points than Villa (324), converting three points for victory. More than other clubs.
European Form: Liverpool have lost just one of their last 14 Premier League games to come after playing in Europe in midweek (W8 D5).
Comeback Kings: Last time out against Brighton & Hove Albion, the Reds came from behind to win for the 100th time in the Premier League. It became the third club to reach the milestone.
High-Scoring Encounters:
The last 14 games between Liverpool and Villa in all competitions have produced 57 goals, an average of more than four per game.
Slotte’s Success: Arne Slott is only the fifth manager in Premier League history to win as many as eight of his first 10 games, after John Gregory (1998), Guus Hiddink (2009), Carlo Ancelotti (2009) and Ange Postecoglou (2023).
Salah’s Scoring Prowess:
No player has been involved in more goals in the Premier League this season than Mohamed Salah (12 – seven goals and five assists).
Points Target: A win on Saturday would take the Reds to 28 points from the first 11 games of the campaign, a result bettered just once in the last 34 seasons as they accumulated 31 points over the same period in 2019-20 to win.
Historical Significance:
This will be the 100th meeting between the Anfield clubs in all competitions, with Liverpool having won 62 of the previous 99.
Diaz’s Hat-Trick Hope: Luis Diaz could become the first Reds player since Jack Balmer in 1946 to score a hat-trick in back-to-back games.
Liverpool have not scored a hat-trick in back-to-back games since October 1993, when Ian Rush and Robbie Fowler did so against Ipswich Town and Southampton respectively.