Liverpool vs Manchester City prediction & probabilities (2026-10-11)

Liverpool vs Manchester City: model prediction

Premier League
Liverpool

DDWDW

Sun, 11 Oct 202611/1016:30UK
Manchester City

WWWWW

Model’s top convictions

80%

Over 1.5 goals

67%

Draw or Manchester City

64%

Over 8.5 corners

Our priceNo bookmaker price published for this match yet.

Model pick

Manchester City42.4%

Win probability · fair 2.36

Top signals

Over 1.5 goalsVery likely80.3%Fair 1.25
Draw or Manchester CityLikely67.1%Fair 1.49
Over 8.5 cornersLikely63.8%Fair 1.57

Model read

Expect a tight one: the model splits Liverpool and Manchester City almost evenly, Manchester City marginally on top at 42%. Three things stand out in the data: 1) No strong lean on goals (57% Over 2.5). The interest, if any, lives elsewhere. 2) Head to head, the last 5 meetings gave 2 wins for Liverpool, 1 draws and 2 for Manchester City, averaging 2.4 goals a game. 3) For shots markets, Bradley Barcola is the obvious watch at 1.4 on target per 90 in recent data. Squad notes: Liverpool have Pecsi ruled out, Jaros ruled out, Bradley ruled out, Leoni ruled out. Form guide over the last six: Liverpool W2 D4 L0, Manchester City W5 D0 L1. The engine passes on this one (no bookmaker price published for this match yet).

Value & higher-risk angles

Outcomes the model rates higher than the obvious price suggests, plus a few long-shot scorelines that are simply possible. These are the least likely calls on the page, so treat them as such. They are not tips, and we do not beat the sharp bookmakers.

High risk

Over 10.5 corners44.2%@ 2.26
Manchester City win42.4%@ 2.36
Over 11.5 corners35.2%@ 2.84
Medium risk

Both teams to score60.3%@ 1.66
Liverpool or draw57.6%@ 1.74
Over 2.5 goals57.1%@ 1.75
Random finds

1-1 correct score11.8%@ 8.47
1-2 correct score8.8%@ 11.39
2-1 correct score7.9%@ 12.59

Model vs market

Liverpool

32.9%

Draw

24.7%

Man City

42.4%

Model

no bookmaker price published for this match yet

Goals

Over 1.5Strongest read · Very likely80.3%Fair 1.25
Over 2.5Close call57.1%Fair 1.75
BTTS · YesLikely60.3%Fair 1.66

Corners

Over 8.5 cornersLikely63.8%Fair 1.57
Over 9.5 cornersClose call53.9%Fair 1.86
Over 10.5 cornersUnlikely44.2%Fair 2.26
Over 11.5 cornersUnlikely35.2%Fair 2.84
Most cornersLiverpool47.8%Manchester City42.0%

Shots

Over 22.5 shotsLikely66.0%Fair 1.51
Over 24.5 shotsClose call54.7%Fair 1.83
Over 26.5 shotsUnlikely43.3%Fair 2.31
Over 28.5 shotsUnlikely32.7%Fair 3.06

Recent shot volume

Liverpool16.7 taken11.5 faced
Manchester City14.0 taken11.8 faced

Shots taken and faced per game over each side’s last 6 matches, from real match data.

First half / second half shots

Shots before and after the break, per game, across the number of games in brackets. The bar shows how much of the shooting happens in the first half. These come from a different source than the match shot totals above, and we only count a match when the shots before the break add up to the actual half-time score. A match where they did not is left out rather than guessed at, which is why the two sets of numbers can differ.

Liverpool (5 games)

6.6 / 8.6

Manchester City (5 games)

6.8 / 7.0

Totals line guide

0.5·1.580.3%2.557.1%3.5·4.5·
Recommended focusOver 1.580.3%

Discipline: Our price. No bookmaker price published for this match yet.

Form & head-to-head

LiverpoolDDWDW
Manchester CityWWWWW

Last 5 meetings: Liverpool 2 · 1 draws · Manchester City 2 · 2.4 goals/game.

2026-02-08Liverpool 1-2 Manchester City
2025-11-09Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
2025-02-23Manchester City 0-2 Liverpool
2024-12-01Liverpool 2-0 Manchester City
2024-03-10Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City

Season stats

Season 2026/27, real results only

LiverpoolManchester City
League position#6 of 20#1 of 20
Record W-D-L2-3-05-0-0
Current streakW1W5
Points per game1.803.00
Record, home vs away0-2-02-0-0
Goals scored per game1.402.60
Goals conceded per game0.801.00
1st half goals per game0.401.00
2nd half goals per game1.001.60
Corners won per game4.06.2
Cards per game2.41.4
Fouls per game13.010.6
Red cards this season01
Shots per game15.213.6
Shots faced per game11.611.8
Shots on target per game4.85.4
1st half shots per game6.66.8
2nd half shots per game8.67.0
xG for per game1.652.21
xG against per game1.391.44
Over 2.5 rate

40.0%60.0%

BTTS rate

40.0%60.0%

Clean sheets

60.0%40.0%

Rates this season:LiverpoolManchester City

League averages this season: 2.82 goals per match · Over 2.5 in 52% · BTTS in 50%. Full league tables & stats →

Players to watch

Top 3 per side by recent form, this season’s squad only, a watch list, not a confirmed lineup

Bradley BarcolaLiverpool · key player
To score29.1%3.44
1+ on target63.9%1.56
2+ shots63.3%1.58
Shots/90 3.06SoT/90 1.45Goals/90 0.49
Erling HaalandManchester City · key player
To score49.1%2.04
1+ on target81.0%1.23
2+ shots86.3%1.16
Shots/90 3.62SoT/90 1.72Goals/90 0.7
Alexander IsakLiverpool · in form
To score45.5%2.20
1+ on target68.8%1.45
2+ shots71.2%1.40
Shots/90 3.04SoT/90 1.42Goals/90 0.74
Antoine SemenyoManchester City · in form
To score31.5%3.17
1+ on target65.6%1.52
2+ shots73.2%1.37
Shots/90 2.68SoT/90 1.1Goals/90 0.39
Víctor MuñozLiverpool · in form
To score15.7%6.37
1+ on target55.2%1.81
2+ shots63.9%1.56
Shots/90 2.68SoT/90 0.99Goals/90 0.21
Enzo FernándezManchester City · in form
To score20.7%4.83
1+ on target51.5%1.94
2+ shots52.6%1.90
Shots/90 1.9SoT/90 0.78Goals/90 0.25

Model fair odds

Our calibrated probability as a decimal price (1 divided by probability). A fair model price, not a bookmaker quote.

Match result

Liverpool win2.94
Draw3.94
Manchester City win2.46
Both teams to score1.66

Goals

Over 0.5 goals1.06
Over 1.5 goals1.25
Over 2.5 goals1.75
Over 3.5 goals2.88
Liverpool most2.94
Manchester City most2.46

Corners

Over 7.5 corners1.28
Over 8.5 corners1.48
Over 9.5 corners1.78
Over 10.5 corners2.23
Liverpool most2.09
Manchester City most2.37

Cards

Over 2.5 cards1.43
Over 3.5 cards2.05
Over 4.5 cards3.38
Over 5.5 cards6.34
Liverpool most3.04
Manchester City most2.20

Shots on target

Over 6.5 SoT1.39
Over 7.5 SoT1.65
Over 8.5 SoT2.06
Over 9.5 SoT2.69
Liverpool most2.23
Manchester City most2.33

Shots

Over 22.5 shots1.51
Over 24.5 shots1.83
Over 26.5 shots2.31
Over 28.5 shots3.06
Liverpool most1.77
Manchester City most2.64

Fouls

Over 20.5 fouls1.87
Over 22.5 fouls2.70
Over 24.5 fouls4.30

Team news

Most likely availability, voted across independent sources. A model input, not a confirmed lineup.

  • PecsiLiverpoolOut0% to play
  • JarosLiverpoolOut0% to play
  • BradleyLiverpoolOut0% to play
  • LeoniLiverpoolOut0% to play
  • RamsayLiverpoolOut0% to play
  • ChiesaLiverpoolOut0% to play
  • C.JonesLiverpoolOut0% to play
  • BajceticLiverpoolOut0% to play
  • EkitikéLiverpoolOut0% to play
  • ElliottLiverpoolOut0% to play
  • Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni, Wataru Endo, Alexander Isak, Alisson BeckerLiverpoolOut
  • AlleyneManchester CityOut0% to play
  • FodenManchester CitySuspended0% to play
  • RodrigoManchester CityOut0% to play

What the absences carry

Share of the squad’s total expected goal involvement (xG + xA) this season. It is a measure of what the team is missing, not a prediction of the result: we do not publish a re-run win probability, because estimating who replaces him is a model change that has to be validated first.

  • Phil FodenManchester City8.4%27.2 xG+xA in 4,034 min
All model outcomes · full market spectrum & player markets

Shots

Over 22.5 66.0% Over 24.5 54.7% Over 26.5 43.3% Over 28.5 32.6%
Most: Liverpool 56.4% Most: Manchester City 38.0%
Liverpool Over 13.2 48.3% Manchester City Over 13.2 35.2%

Shots on target

Over 6.5 72.1% Over 7.5 60.5% Over 8.5 48.5% Over 9.5 37.1%
Most: Liverpool 44.8% Most: Manchester City 42.9%
Liverpool Over 4.2 43.1% Manchester City Over 4.2 41.8%

Cards

Over 2.5 70.0% Over 3.5 48.8% Over 4.5 29.6%
Most: Liverpool 32.9% Most: Manchester City 45.5%
Liverpool Over 1.8 49.1% Manchester City Over 1.8 58.4%

Liverpool: players to watch (recent-form projection)

Each number is the player’s recent rate per 90 minutes, scaled to how long we expect them to play. Only players in this season’s squad appear. It is a projection from recent form, not a confirmed lineup: nobody has announced the team yet.

Player Shots/90 SoT/90 Goals/90 1+ SoT 2+ shots To score
Bradley Barcola 3.06 1.45 0.49 63.9% 63.3% 29.1%
Alexander Isak 3.04 1.42 0.74 68.8% 71.2% 45.5%
Víctor Muñoz 2.68 0.99 0.21 55.2% 63.9% 15.7%
Florian Wirtz 2.34 0.95 0.22 54.5% 57.8% 16.7%
Rio Ngumoha 2.65 0.88 0.29 23.8% 19.8% 8.6%

Manchester City: players to watch (recent-form projection)

Each number is the player’s recent rate per 90 minutes, scaled to how long we expect them to play. Only players in this season’s squad appear. It is a projection from recent form, not a confirmed lineup: nobody has announced the team yet.

Player Shots/90 SoT/90 Goals/90 1+ SoT 2+ shots To score
Erling Haaland 3.62 1.72 0.7 81.0% 86.3% 49.1%
Antoine Semenyo 2.68 1.1 0.39 65.6% 73.2% 31.5%
Enzo Fernández 1.9 0.78 0.25 51.5% 52.6% 20.7%
Mathis Cherki 2.36 0.78 0.32 41.1% 47.6% 19.5%
Jéremy Doku 1.93 0.67 0.23 33.1% 32.2% 12.9%

Clean sheet & win to nil

Worked out from the scoreline grid above: a clean sheet is every scoreline where the other side fails to score. It is the model’s own percentage, scored against the result afterwards, and it is not a tip.

Liverpool clean sheet 20.9%
Manchester City clean sheet 24.3%
Liverpool win to nil 15.3%
Manchester City win to nil 18.6%

Full market spectrum · model probabilities

The model’s own percentages, with no odds attached. The smaller markets are here so you can see everything we hold a number on, not because we claim an advantage in them. The colour says how close our percentages have landed to reality on matches the model had never seen.

Match result & goals calibrated
1×2
home 34.0% draw 25.4% away 40.6%
double_chance
1X 59.4% 12 74.6% X2 66.0%
dnb
home 45.6% away 54.4%
btts
yes 60.3% no 39.7%
clean_sheet
home 21.0% away 24.4%
win_to_nil
home 15.3% away 18.7%
winning_margin
home_by_1 18.1% home_by_2 10.1% home_by_3plus 5.9%
away_by_1 20.1% away_by_2 12.3% away_by_3plus 8.2%
correct_score
0-0 5.7% 0-1 7.4% 0-2 6.2%
0-3 3.3% 0-4 1.3% 0-5 0.4%
1-0 6.6% 1-1 11.8% 1-2 8.8%
1-3 4.6% 1-4 1.8% 1-5 0.6%
2-0 5.1% 2-1 7.9% 2-2 6.2%
2-3 3.2% 2-4 1.3% 2-5 0.4%
3-0 2.4% 3-1 3.8% 3-2 2.9%
3-3 1.5% 3-4 0.6% 3-5 0.2%
4-0 0.9% 4-1 1.3% 4-2 1.0%
4-3 0.5% 4-4 0.2% 4-5 0.1%
5-0 0.3% 5-1 0.4% 5-2 0.3%
5-3 0.2% 5-4 0.1% 5-5 0.0%
other 0.9%
likeliest_score
h 100.0% a 100.0% p 11.8%
Goals: totals / handicap / exact calibrated
total
over_0.5 94.3% under_0.5 5.7% over_1.5 80.3%
under_1.5 19.7% over_2.5 57.2% under_2.5 42.9%
over_3.5 34.8% under_3.5 65.3% over_4.5 18.1%
under_4.5 81.9% over_5.5 8.2% under_5.5 91.9%
odd_even
odd 48.8% even 51.2%
team_home
over_0.5 75.6% under_0.5 24.4% over_1.5 41.3%
under_1.5 58.7% over_2.5 17.0% under_2.5 83.0%
team_away
over_0.5 79.0% under_0.5 21.0% over_1.5 46.3%
under_1.5 53.7% over_2.5 20.7% under_2.5 79.3%
most
home 34.0% draw 25.4% away 40.6%
handicap
home_-2.5 5.9% away_+2.5 94.2% home_-1.5 15.9%
away_+1.5 84.1% home_-0.5 34.0% away_+0.5 66.0%
home_+0.5 59.4% away_-0.5 40.6% home_+1.5 79.5%
away_-1.5 20.5% home_+2.5 91.8% away_-2.5 8.2%
total_exact
exact_0 5.7% exact_1 14.1% exact_2 23.1%
exact_3 22.4% exact_4 16.7% exact_5 9.9%
exact_6 4.9% exact_7plus 3.2%
First half range, not a point
1×2
home 24.8% draw 42.3% away 32.9%
total
over_0.5 69.2% under_0.5 30.8% over_1.5 32.9%
under_1.5 67.1% over_2.5 11.6% under_2.5 88.4%
btts
yes 19.6% no 80.4%
total_exact
exact_0 30.8% exact_1 36.3% exact_2 21.3%
exact_3 8.4% exact_4plus 3.2%
Second half range, not a point
1×2
home 29.5% draw 32.8% away 37.7%
total
over_0.5 83.4% under_0.5 16.7% over_1.5 53.5%
under_1.5 46.5% over_2.5 26.7% under_2.5 73.3%
btts
yes 34.8% no 65.2%
Half-time / full-time range, not a point
H/H 16.9% H/D 5.0% H/A 2.9%
D/H 12.5% D/D 13.9% D/A 15.9%
A/H 2.5% A/D 5.3% A/A 25.2%
Corners range, not a point
total
over_7.5 77.9% under_7.5 22.1% over_8.5 67.6%
under_8.5 32.4% over_9.5 56.3% under_9.5 43.7%
over_10.5 44.9% under_10.5 55.1% over_11.5 34.3%
under_11.5 65.7% over_12.5 25.1% under_12.5 74.9%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_3.5 72.1% under_3.5 27.9% over_4.5 57.3%
under_4.5 42.7% over_5.5 42.7% under_5.5 57.3%
team_away
over_3.5 68.5% under_3.5 31.5% over_4.5 53.0%
under_4.5 47.0% over_5.5 38.4% under_5.5 61.7%
most
home 47.9% draw 9.9% away 42.2%
handicap
home_-3.5 21.3% away_+3.5 78.7% home_-1.5 38.1%
away_+1.5 61.9% home_-0.5 47.9% away_+0.5 52.1%
home_+0.5 57.8% away_-0.5 42.2% home_+1.5 67.3%
away_-1.5 32.7% home_+3.5 82.7% away_-3.5 17.3%
Shots range, not a point
total
over_22.5 66.0% under_22.5 34.0% over_24.5 54.7%
under_24.5 45.3% over_26.5 43.3% under_26.5 56.7%
over_28.5 32.7% under_28.5 67.4%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_10.5 71.4% under_10.5 28.7% over_12.5 56.1%
under_12.5 43.9% over_14.5 40.9% under_14.5 59.1%
team_away
over_10.5 59.5% under_10.5 40.5% over_12.5 42.8%
under_12.5 57.2% over_14.5 28.3% under_14.5 71.7%
most
home 56.4% draw 5.7% away 38.0%
handicap
home_-4.5 33.6% away_+4.5 66.5% home_-2.5 44.7%
away_+2.5 55.3% home_-0.5 56.4% away_+0.5 43.6%
home_+0.5 62.1% away_-0.5 38.0% home_+2.5 72.6%
away_-2.5 27.5% home_+4.5 81.4% away_-4.5 18.6%
Shots on target range, not a point
total
over_6.5 72.1% under_6.5 27.9% over_7.5 60.5%
under_7.5 39.5% over_8.5 48.5% under_8.5 51.5%
over_9.5 37.1% under_9.5 62.9%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_3.5 60.1% under_3.5 40.0% over_4.5 43.1%
under_4.5 56.9% over_5.5 28.7% under_5.5 71.3%
team_away
over_3.5 58.8% under_3.5 41.2% over_4.5 41.8%
under_4.5 58.2% over_5.5 27.5% under_5.5 72.5%
most
home 44.8% draw 12.3% away 42.9%
handicap
home_-2.5 22.9% away_+2.5 77.1% home_-0.5 44.8%
away_+0.5 55.2% home_+0.5 57.1% away_-0.5 42.9%
home_+2.5 78.5% away_-2.5 21.5%
Cards calibrated
total
over_2.5 70.0% under_2.5 30.0% over_3.5 48.8%
under_3.5 51.2% over_4.5 29.6% under_4.5 70.4%
over_5.5 15.8% under_5.5 84.2%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_1.5 49.1% under_1.5 50.9% over_2.5 23.0%
under_2.5 77.0%
team_away
over_1.5 58.4% under_1.5 41.6% over_2.5 31.3%
under_2.5 68.7%
most
home 32.9% draw 21.6% away 45.5%
handicap
home_-1.5 16.1% away_+1.5 83.9% home_-0.5 32.9%
away_+0.5 67.1% home_+0.5 54.5% away_-0.5 45.5%
home_+1.5 74.5% away_-1.5 25.5%
Fouls calibrated
total
over_20.5 53.3% under_20.5 46.7% over_22.5 37.1%
under_22.5 62.9% over_24.5 23.3% under_24.5 76.7%
odd_even
odd 50.0% even 50.0%
team_home
over_9.5 65.1% under_9.5 34.9% over_11.5 42.3%
under_11.5 57.8% over_13.5 22.8% under_13.5 77.2%
team_away
over_9.5 54.7% under_9.5 45.3% over_11.5 31.7%
under_11.5 68.3% over_13.5 15.1% under_13.5 84.9%
most
home 53.5% draw 8.2% away 38.2%
handicap
home_-3.5 29.4% away_+3.5 70.6% home_-0.5 53.5%
away_+0.5 46.5% home_+2.5 76.4% away_-2.5 23.6%
Red card range, not a point
any
yes 8.6% no 91.4%
home
yes 2.9% no 97.1%
away
yes 5.9% no 94.1%

How this works (honestly)

We are transparent about our method, our limits and how we measure performance.

What we use

Results, odds & closing prices, xG, shots, lineups, referee and schedule load.

Our method

Dixon-Coles + an xG strength model + champion/challenger selection + probability calibration + a trust gate.

What we don’t do

We do not beat the sharp market. The value is honest probabilities, No-bet calls and CLV.

Performance snapshot

Top-pick hit rate 47.7% (reliability, not edge). Calibration error 0.0097 (55560 matches).

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