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Liverpool’s Unbeaten Premier League Run: Inside the Numbers

By Keith Lisenbee

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 29: Sadio Mane of Liverpool celebrates with Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool and Jordan Henderson of Liverpool after scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield on December 29, 2019 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 29: Sadio Mane of Liverpool celebrates with Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool and Jordan Henderson of Liverpool after scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield on December 29, 2019 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /
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MADRID, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 18: (BILD ZEITUNG OUT) Mohamed Salah of FC Liverpool controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg match between Atletico Madrid and Liverpool FC at Wanda Metropolitano on February 18, 2020 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Alejandro Rios/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)
MADRID, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 18: (BILD ZEITUNG OUT) Mohamed Salah of FC Liverpool controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg match between Atletico Madrid and Liverpool FC at Wanda Metropolitano on February 18, 2020 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Alejandro Rios/DeFodi Images via Getty Images) /

The Basics

Liverpool has given up only 15 goals in 26 Premier League matches. This is, by far, the lowest in the league. Sheffield United and Leicester City with 24 and 26 goals respectively against are second and third. Liverpool has 12 clean sheets which rank them 1st in the league by 3 over Burnley (!), Sheffield, and Leicester.

The Reds are also 1st in goal differential with a +46.  Manchester City is second at +36. Sadio Mane (12 goals) and Mohamed Salah (14 goals) make their squad one of two Premier League clubs (the other is Manchester City) with two players or more players with 10 or more goals.

Diving In

Klopp’s team is either at the top or near the top of several other team categories that put together show how unbeatable this team has become.

All the below statistics, unless otherwise indicated, are from FBRef.com.

  • Liverpool leads the Premier League in the lowest number of fouls committed, and yellow cards. Despite the fact that this club presses so much, they are clinically surgical about it.
  • The Reds are tops in the league in completed and attempted long passes (passes over 25 yards). They are third in long pass completion percentage. Their attack is predicated on long balls and this is a method they use frequently.
  • LFC is the best in the Top Flight in save percentage at 79.2%. Sheffield United is second in this category at 73.7%. Alisson leads the league with ten clean sheets in only 18 starts. His save percentage is an incredible 87.2% in league competition.
  • Klopp’s men are second in the league in expected goals (xG), expected goal differential (xGDiff), assists, expected assists (xA), expected goals plus assists per 90 minutes (xG+xA/90 min), and non-penalty expected goals plus expected assists per 90 minutes (npxG+xA/90 min).

These numbers indicate that Liverpool is highly clinical defensively, gives up very few goals, and has an attacking system that generates significant amounts of goal opportunities. The fact that they are either the best or second best in the Premier League in each area makes them nearly impossible to beat.

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