Liverpool vs Man City: Premier League Rivalry Compared
Liverpool are 4th in the Premier League with 15 points and Man City are 1st with 21, a gap of 6 points.
Record and efficiency
Liverpool: 4W 3D 1L in 8 games. Man City: 7W 0D 1L in 8 games.
Man City have the edge in points per game: 2.62 against 1.88 for Liverpool.
Attack and defence
Man City have the edge in goals scored per game: 2.5 against 1.38 for Liverpool.
Liverpool have the edge in goals conceded per game: 1.0 against 1.12 for Man City.
Liverpool have the edge in clean sheets: 4 against 3 for Man City.
How they rank in the league
Liverpool's league rankings: goals scored 9th, goals conceded 4th, home points per game 10th, away points per game 1st, points from the last five games 4th.
Man City's league rankings: goals scored 2nd, goals conceded 6th, home points per game 1st, away points per game 2nd, points from the last five games 1st.
Home and away
Liverpool take 1.25 points per home game and 2.5 away; Man City take 3.0 at home and 2.25 away.
Form
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.
Man City's last 5 results in the Premier League, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 1-2 at Aston Villa (9th, L); 3-2 vs Ipswich (12th, W); 3-0 at Liverpool (4th, W); 5-3 vs Sunderland (20th, W); 1-0 at Man United (16th, W). That is 12 points from a possible 15, with 13 goals scored and 7 conceded.
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).
Against top-half opponents Man City have 1W 0D 1L (1.5 points per game from 2 games); against the bottom half it is 6W 0D 0L (3.0 per game from 6).
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.
Man City's 21 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 46-60 (6 goals); 14 (67%) came after half-time and 5 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 0-15 (2 of 8 goals), including 1 after the 75th minute.
Late goals could matter: Liverpool have scored 2 after the 75th minute and Man City have conceded 1 there, while Man City have scored 5 and Liverpool have conceded 1. Before half-time, Liverpool have scored 4 and Man City have conceded 5; Man City have scored 7 and Liverpool have conceded 4.
Tactics and discipline
Liverpool's most used formations: 4-2-3-1 (8 games).
Man City'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.
Man City have collected 13 yellow and 1 red cards.
Key players
Liverpool's players to watch: A. Isak (6 goals and 0 assists in 7 appearances); C. Gakpo (1 goal and 3 assists in 6 appearances).
Man City's players to watch: E. Haaland (9 goals and 0 assists in 8 appearances); R. Cherki (4 goals and 2 assists in 7 appearances).
History between them
In their last 10 meetings Liverpool won 2, Man City won 6 and 2 were drawn, averaging 3.1 goals per game. Both teams scored in 5 of them and 6 had more than 2.5 goals. The most recent was Liverpool 0-3 Man City in the Premier League (2026).
Recent meetings, newest first: Liverpool 0-3 Man City (2026); Man City 4-0 Liverpool (2026); Liverpool 1-2 Man City (2026); Man City 3-0 Liverpool (2025); Man City 0-2 Liverpool (2025).
What comes next
Liverpool's next games: vs Arsenal (2nd), at C.Palace (17th), vs Man United (16th).
Man City's next games: vs Brighton (3rd), at N.Forest (18th), vs Fulham (15th).
Verdict
Season-long numbers favour Man City on points per game (1.88 against 2.62). Recent form gives Liverpool 10 points from the last five and Man City 12.
