5 stats to give Liverpool hope in the Premier League
By David Gate
No. 3: Opposition Shut Outs
For all of the sharp criticism for how leaky we are under Klopp he has a very good record of shutting teams out completely. Not simply keeping a clean sheet – which contains an element of luck – but reducing an opponent to zero shots on target in a game.
Saturday was the 14th time in last 10 seasons that LFC's opponents have had 0 shots on target. Klopp has achieved it most times: 6 #defence pic.twitter.com/pR4LY62M9b
— Andrew Beasley (@BassTunedToRed) October 30, 2017
Liverpool have achieved this 14 times in the last 10 season. Six of those times have come under Klopp including twice this season. We have the ability to choke teams out of a game.
The reputation we have is that our games are dangerously open. That for every chance we create we will give away one in return. This stat helps refute that. We are capable of totally dominating the opposition to the point where they have nothing to show for the game. Not even a speculative pop from distance.