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Liverpool v Manchester City

34%Liverpool
27%Draw
39%Manchester City

Too close to call.

Tested

Out of 100: Liverpool 34, draw 27, Manchester City 39. No result stands out.

Forecast by Vesta, published Wednesday 30 September 2026, 13:27 CEST, before kickoff.

3 or more goals57%
Both teams score61%
Expected goals1.4 v 1.6
Most likely score1-113% chance

Likely line-ups

Our estimate from recent matches; the confirmed ones replace it about an hour before kickoff
Liverpool4-2-3-13-3-3-1Manchester City

Players to watch

Model estimate

Each player's chance to score and to assist, from Vesta's expected goals for his team, his expected goals and goals per 90 minutes, and the minutes he is likely to play (the likely line-ups above).

Numbers to expect

Forecast by Vesta

What each side should make in this match, forecast by Vesta from both teams' recent numbers and the match forecast.

Shots13.213.0
Shots on target4.34.6
Corners4.95.0
Fouls11.89.8
Yellow cards1.71.9

What's at stake

Model estimate

The chance of each team finishing first, in the top four or in the bottom three: today, and in the simulated seasons where this match ends in each result.

What Liverpool v Manchester City changes for both teams
Team and chanceNowLiverpool winDrawManchester City win
Liverpool
Title3%5%3%2%
Top 447%57%45%40%
Manchester City
Title46%40%45%53%
Top 496%95%96%98%

Goals in the match

Tested
1 or more goals94%
2 or more goals81%
3 or more goals57%
4 or more goals35%
5 or more goals18%

Exactly

0 goals6%
1 goal13%
2 goals24%
3 goals22%
4 goals17%
5 goals10%
6 or more goals8%

Goals by team

Tested
Liverpool: 1 or more76%
Liverpool: 2 or more42%
Liverpool: 3 or more17%
Manchester City: 1 or more79%
Manchester City: 2 or more46%
Manchester City: 3 or more21%
Both teams score61%
At least one team does not score39%

Winning margin

Tested
Liverpool by 3 or more6%
Liverpool by 210%
Liverpool by 118%
Draw27%
Manchester City by 119%
Manchester City by 212%
Manchester City by 3 or more8%

Result combinations

Tested
Liverpool win or draw61%
Either team wins (no draw)73%
Manchester City win or draw66%

Clean sheets

Tested
Liverpool keep a clean sheet21%
Manchester City keep a clean sheet24%
Liverpool win without conceding15%
Manchester City win without conceding18%
No goals at all6%

The first goal

Model estimate
Liverpool score first45%
Manchester City score first49%
No goals6%

When it comes

Minutes 1-1534%
Minutes 16-3022%
Minutes 31-45+16%
Minutes 46-6010%
Minutes 61-756%
Minutes 76-90+5%

Every score

Tested

Chance of each score in percent: Liverpool goals down, Manchester City goals across.

Chance of each exact score
Home goals down, away goals across012345
06.16.86.03.11.20.4
16.212.58.64.51.80.5
25.17.96.53.21.30.4
32.43.83.01.60.60.2
40.91.41.10.60.20.1
50.30.40.30.20.1·

Halves

Tested
A goal in the first half73%
A goal in the second half81%
Liverpool ahead at half-time29%
Level at half-time41%
Manchester City ahead at half-time31%
Liverpool win the second half30%
Second half level34%
Manchester City win the second half35%
More goals in the first half30%
More goals in the second half45%
Same goals in both halves26%

Half-time and full-time

Tested
Liverpool ahead at half-time, Liverpool win20%
Level at half-time, Liverpool win12%
Manchester City ahead at half-time, Liverpool win2%
Liverpool ahead at half-time, draw6%
Level at half-time, draw15%
Manchester City ahead at half-time, draw6%
Liverpool ahead at half-time, Manchester City win3%
Level at half-time, Manchester City win14%
Manchester City ahead at half-time, Manchester City win23%

When the goals come

Model estimate

Expected goals in each 15 minutes.

1-15'
16-30'
31-45+'
46-60'
61-75'
76-90+'
LiverpoolManchester City

Tested: checked on past matches at this level of detail. Tested in aggregate: checked on a coarser measure. Model estimate: not checked on real data yet. How Vesta works

Every player's chances

Model estimate

Everyone likely to play, by chance to score. Minutes: what we expect him to play; shots: how many he should take.

Liverpool
Liverpool: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
Alexander Isak8330%5%8%35%1.8
Cody Gakpo7515%1%15%28%1.6
Florian Wirtz8114%1%12%25%1.3
Bradley Barcola bench3412%<1%5%17%0.8
Dominik Szoboszlai8811%<1%17%26%1.5
Víctor Muñoz529%<1%4%13%1.1
Virgil van Dijk908%<1%1%9%0.6
Ronald Araújo566%<1%2%8%0.4
Alexis Mac Allister626%<1%6%12%0.9
Milos Kerkez774%<1%4%8%0.3
Rio Ngumoha bench193%<1%4%7%0.3
Ryan Gravenberch bench383%<1%3%6%0.4
Jérémy Jacquet842%<1%2%4%0.4
Jeremie Frimpong bench361%<1%5%6%0.2
Treymaurice Nyoni bench71%<1%<1%2%0.1
Konstantinos Tsimikas bench13<1%<1%<1%1%0.1
Alisson90<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
Manchester City
Manchester City: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
Erling Haaland9042%11%12%49%2.5
Antoine Semenyo9021%2%10%29%1.4
Mathis Cherki6311%<1%21%30%1.2
Enzo Fernández5010%<1%8%17%0.7
Phil Foden449%<1%9%17%0.7
Marc Guehi908%<1%7%15%0.6
Josko Gvardiol877%<1%7%13%0.6
Elliot Anderson846%<1%8%14%0.8
Iliman Ndiaye bench425%<1%5%10%0.5
Nico O&#039;Reilly bench325%<1%3%8%0.3
Rúben Dias903%<1%2%4%0.3
Abduqodir Khusanov541%<1%1%3%0.2
Matheus Nunes bench42<1%<1%3%4%0.1
Mateo Kovacic bench8<1%<1%1%2%0.1
Rico Lewis bench12<1%<1%2%2%0.1
Gianluigi Donnarumma90<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0