Position2of 20
Points86in 38
Won, drawn, lost25-11-2
Goals77for, 27 against
FormWWWWW
Results
2008-09Sun 24 May
FT
Sun 17 May
FT
Sat 9 May
FT
Sun 3 May
FT
Sat 25 Apr
FT
Tue 21 Apr
FT
Sat 11 Apr
FT
Sat 4 Apr
FT
Sun 22 Mar
FT
Sat 14 Mar
FT
Tue 3 Mar
FT
Sat 28 Feb
FT
Sun 22 Feb
FT
Sat 7 Feb
FT
Sun 1 Feb
FT
Wed 28 Jan
FT
Mon 19 Jan
FT
Sat 10 Jan
FT
Sun 28 Dec
FT
Fri 26 Dec
FT
Sun 21 Dec
FT
Sat 13 Dec
FT
Sat 6 Dec
FT
Mon 1 Dec
FT
Sat 22 Nov
FT
Sat 15 Nov
FT
Sat 8 Nov
FT
Sat 1 Nov
FT
Wed 29 Oct
FT
Sun 26 Oct
FT
Sat 18 Oct
FT
Sun 5 Oct
FT
Sat 27 Sep
FT
Sat 20 Sep
FT
Sat 13 Sep
FT
Sun 31 Aug
FT
Sat 23 Aug
FT
Sat 16 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 21stof 84 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 5wins in a row, running now
- 5wins in a row, the longest run of 2008-09
- 4clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2008-09
- 21%of the team's league goals scored by Steven Gerrard
- 56%of matches won since 2001-02
- 9–0Biggest win since 2001-02: Liverpool 9–0 Bournemouth
- 2–7Heaviest defeat: Aston Villa 7–2 Liverpool
In Europe
123 matches in the European cups since 2014-15Won, drawn, lost73-18-32
Goals248– 130
Finals4won Champions League 2018-19
Vesta and Liverpool
347 league matches since 2017-18- 64%of Liverpool's matches won by Vesta's favourite
- 210wins in 315 matches as Vesta's favourite
- 25%won with 25%: Liverpool 4–3 Manchester City
- 27%won with 27%: Liverpool 1–0 Manchester City
- 28%won with 28%: Newcastle United 1–2 Liverpool
- 82%lost at 82%: Liverpool 0–1 Crystal Palace
- 78%lost at 78%: Liverpool 1–2 Leeds
- 78%lost at 78%: Watford 3–0 Liverpool
Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with each season hidden (how).
By the minute
2008-09, 33 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 5 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 26 |
| Against | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
- 10points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 3points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 22points won after going behind
- 9points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 33 of the 38 matches played. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.
League position
2008-09Strength
Rating 1,581Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2008-09| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepe ReinaGoalkeeper | 38 | 3,420 | 0 | 2 |
| Jamie CarragherCentre-back | 38 | 3,401 | 0 | 1 |
| Dirk KuytForward | 38 | 3,182 | 12 | 8 |
| Álvaro ArbeloaRight-back | 30 | 2,669 | 1 | 1 |
| Steven GerrardMidfielder | 31 | 2,633 | 16 | 9 |
| Xabi AlonsoDefensive midfielder | 33 | 2,561 | 3 | 4 |
| Javier MascheranoCentre-back | 27 | 2,314 | 0 | 1 |
| Albert RieraMidfielder | 28 | 1,901 | 3 | 3 |
| Yossi BenayounMidfielder | 32 | 1,891 | 8 | 5 |
| Martin SkrtelCentre-back | 21 | 1,811 | 0 | 1 |
| Fabio AurelioCentre-back | 24 | 1,735 | 2 | 4 |
| Fernando TorresForward | 24 | 1,734 | 14 | 3 |
| Daniel AggerCentre-back | 18 | 1,366 | 1 | 2 |
| Lucas LeivaMidfielder | 25 | 1,282 | 1 | 2 |
| Robbie KeaneForward | 19 | 1,264 | 5 | 4 |
| Sami HyypiäCentre-back | 16 | 1,091 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrea DossenaCentre-back | 16 | 1,041 | 1 | 0 |
| Emiliano InsúaLeft-back | 10 | 846 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan BabelForward | 27 | 833 | 3 | 1 |
| David N'GogForward | 14 | 311 | 2 | 0 |
| Nabil El ZharRight winger | 15 | 233 | 0 | 1 |
| Jermaine PennantMidfielder | 3 | 156 | 0 | 1 |
| Damien PlessisMidfielder | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 |

