Liverpool vs Manchester City

LIVERPOOL (Interstat) — Anfield hosts an unbeaten matchup Saturday when Liverpool welcomes Manchester City, with the visitors carrying a 5-0 record across all competitions and the hosts sitting at 2-0-3.

Manchester City’s most recent result was a 5-3 home win over Sunderland on Sept. 20, its highest-scoring match of the season. Rúben Dias played the full 90 minutes in that game, while Géronimo Rulli and Abduqodir Xusanov did not appear.

Manchester City has scored in every outing. The club opened with a 2-1 home win over Bournemouth, then added a 4-1 victory at Crystal Palace, a 1-0 home win over Coventry and a 1-0 victory at Man United. Manchester City has totaled 13 goals and conceded five, winning both of its road matches. The club has scored at least twice in three of its five games and has conceded one goal or fewer in four. Manchester City’s five wins have come against Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Coventry, Man United and Sunderland.

Both clubs have played five matches across all competitions, and Manchester City has played three at home and two away. Saturday’s game is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.

Liverpool opened with a 2-2 draw at Newcastle, then played a 2-2 home draw with Nottingham, won 2-0 at Ipswich and settled for a 0-0 home draw with Fulham. The Reds’ most recent result was a 1-0 win at Bournemouth on Sept. 19, with Jérémy Jacquet and Ronald Araújo listed among the club’s most productive players.

Liverpool has scored seven goals and conceded four. The Reds have drawn both of their matches at Anfield this season, have posted three shutouts and enter Saturday’s game without a loss. Liverpool has scored in four of its five matches, the lone exception a 0-0 draw with Fulham, and has conceded one goal or fewer in three of five. The Reds’ two victories came at Ipswich and Bournemouth, and their three draws came against Newcastle, Nottingham and Fulham. Liverpool has played two matches at Anfield and three on the road.

Liverpool’s upcoming schedule features visits to Brentford U18, Crystal Palace and Everton and home dates with Brighton, Arsenal and Man United, with several opponents appearing twice in the next 10 fixtures. Manchester City’s coming slate includes home matches against Ipswich, Brighton, Fulham, Leeds United FC, Chelsea U18 and Hull and trips to Aston Villa, Nottingham, Arsenal and Brentford U18.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a 2-1 Manchester City victory. The ELO system gives Manchester City a 61.2 percent probability to win.