Liverpool vs Fulham: Stats prove it’ll be a proper goal-fest
Liverpool welcome Premier League strugglers to Anfield on Sunday afternoon and the stats are showing it’ll be an absolute goal-fest.
The Cottagers have one of the league’s worst defenses, while the Reds love turning up any ruining their day by scoring bulk goals against the London side.
Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Robeto Firmino might not be at their best this season, but Mane and Salah still lead the Liverpool scoring charts while Firmino has been unlucky not to hit the back of the net more this campaign.
Fulham spent big in the summer but neglected to bring in quality defensive reinforcements. Alfie Mawson and Calum Chambers haven’t really cut the mustard this season and were left out the side who lost 1-0 to Huddersfield Town last weekend.
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Aleksandar Mitrovic and Andre Schurrle might be leading their scoring charts this season, but the Cottagers have only scored once in the last eight games against Liverpool. Expect Virgil van Dijk to nullify the threat Mitrovic poses.
As mentioned previously, Slavisa Jokanovic is in charge of a side who can’t stop scoring goals – and history suggests that he’ll be unable to turn that around on Sunday afternoon.
That’s because Liverpool have scored three goals per game in their last four games against Fulham across all competitions. This could well be the perfect time to get the Reds firing on all cylinders once again.
This is truly a game that features two sides at opposite ends of the league spectrum. While Jurgen Klopp’s team is still unbeaten in the Premier League, Jokanovic’s outfit have lost their last five league games. On top of that, they’ve only won once all season.
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As you can see, things aren’t pointing towards the away side having a fun trip to Merseyside. Anfield will be intimidating as always. Fulham are shell-shocked, their boss is fighting for his life. And the stats show it’ll be a Liverpool goal-fest.