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Leeds United v Liverpool : What the stats say

football19 April 2021 11:29
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Leeds have won just one of their last 11 home games against Liverpool in all competitions (D3 L7), with that being a famous 4-3 victory in November 2000 with Mark Viduka scoring all four for the Whites.

Liverpool won the reverse fixture 4-3 on the opening day – they’ve done the double over Leeds four times in the Premier League, with no side doing so more against them (1996-97, 1997-98, 1999-00 and 2002-03).

Leeds have conceded 52 goals in their 25 Premier League games against Liverpool, more than they have versus any other side in the competition.

Following their 2-1 win at Man City last time out, Leeds could become just the second side in Premier League history to beat the league leaders and the reigning champions (in either order) in consecutive matches, after Everton in February 2010 (vs Chelsea and Manchester United).

Leeds have won each of their last three Premier League matches, with the Whites last winning four top-flight games in a row within the same season back in April 2001 (a run of six).

Liverpool have won three consecutive league games for just the second time this season (also their first three of the campaign in September), coming from behind to beat Aston Villa last time out.

Liverpool have won five of their last six away league games (L1), more than they had in their previous 15 on the road (W4 D6 L5). The Reds have also won each of their last four Premier League games in Yorkshire, last having a longer winning run in the county in the top-flight between March 1908-October 1909 (5).

Leeds have both scored and conceded exactly 49 Premier League goals this season – if they score and concede in this game, it will be the joint-second fewest games in which a team has both scored and conceded 50 goals in a single Premier League campaign (Tottenham 30 in 2007-08, QPR 32 in 1994-95).

No side have scored more Premier League goals from outside the box than Leeds this season (12). Indeed, both of Leeds’ goals against Man City last time out were from outside the box, with both scored by Stuart Dallas from the Whites’ only two shots in the game.

Mohamed Salah has scored 19 Premier League goals this season – he could become the first Liverpool player to reach 20 in three separate campaigns in the competition (also 2017-18 and 2018-19).

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