Liverpool Premier League Analysis: 4th Place, 15 Points After 8 Games

Liverpool are 4th in the Premier League with 15 points from 8 games (4W 3D 1L) and a goal difference of +3.

Season at a glance

They trail the leaders Man City by 6 points, and are 2 points clear of fifth place.

They are 10 points above bottom-placed Sunderland.

Liverpool's season marks: biggest wins 2-0 at home and 0-2 away; heaviest defeats 0-3 at home and - away; a best winning run of 1; a longest losing run of 1.

Against top-half opponents Liverpool have 2W 1D 1L (1.75 points per game from 4 games); against the bottom half it is 2W 2D 0L (2.0 per game from 4).

Attack

Liverpool have scored 11 goals (1.38 per game), the 9th-best attack in the Premier League. The league average is 1.39 per team per game, so they sit 1% below it. They failed to score in 2 of 8 games. They average 1.0 goals per home game and 1.8 per away game.

Defence

They have conceded 8 (1.0 per game), the 4th-best defence, with 4 clean sheets in 8 games. Clean sheets: 2 at home and 2 away. They concede 1.3 per home game and 0.8 per away game.

When the goals come

Liverpool's 11 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 46-60 (3 goals); 7 (64%) came after half-time and 2 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 61-75 (3 of 9 goals), including 1 after the 75th minute.

Tactics and discipline

Liverpool's most used formations: 4-2-3-1 (8 games).

Liverpool have collected 19 yellow and 1 red cards and converted 1 of 1 penalties.

Home and away

Liverpool have 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat at home (5 points from 4 games, 1.25 per game), scoring 1.0 and conceding 1.25 per game. They kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score in 2 of those 4.

Liverpool have 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats away from home (10 points from 4 games, 2.5 per game), scoring 1.75 and conceding 0.75 per game. They kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score in 0 of those 4.

Form and streaks

Liverpool's last 5 results in the Premier League, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 2-0 vs Brighton (3rd, W); 2-1 at Brentford (6th, W); 0-3 vs Man City (1st, L); 1-0 at Bournemouth (13th, W); 0-0 vs Fulham (15th, D). That is 10 points from a possible 15, with 5 goals scored and 4 conceded.

Current streaks for Liverpool: 2 straight wins.

Squad leaders

Liverpool's league contributors: goals - A. Isak 6, Víctor Muñoz 2, C. Gakpo 1; assists - C. Gakpo 3, F. Wirtz 2, B. Barcola 2.

Highest average ratings among regulars (270+ minutes): A. Isak 7.54, J. Jacquet 7.38, V. van Dijk 7.16.

Workload and impact: most minutes - Alisson Becker (720), V. van Dijk (720); most key passes - F. Wirtz (22); most tackles and interceptions - J. Jacquet (34); goalkeeper Alisson Becker has made 17 saves; most yellow cards - V. van Dijk (2).

Strengths and weaknesses

Liverpool's strengths: 1st in the league for away points per game (2.50).

The schedule ahead

Next up: vs Arsenal (2nd), at C.Palace (17th), vs Man United (16th). The average league position of those opponents is 11.7, a mixed run.

Outlook

At 1.88 points per game, a full 38-game season would end near 71 points, and at 1.38 goals per game near 52 goals. That is a projection from the current rate, not a prediction.