EFL Cup | Semi-Finals | 1st Leg
Jan 13, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
Anfield
Liverpool0 - 0Arsenal
The Match
Team News
Granit Xhaka makes the Arsenal starting lineup for Thursday's EFL Cup semi-final first leg with Liverpool at Anfield, but Martin Odegaard is missing.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's EFL Cup clash between Liverpool and Arsenal, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Arsenal could line up for Thursday's EFL Cup semi-final first leg against Liverpool.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up Arsenal's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their EFL Cup semi-final first leg with Liverpool.
We said: Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal
Arsenal's complete lack of a midfield presence is there to be exposed by a refreshed Liverpool outfit this week, although the Reds hardly have their first-choice XI available either. The return of several big-hitters should at least help the Gunners post one shot on target at Anfield, but we cannot look past Klopp's side to take a first-leg advantage into next week's second leg at the Emirates. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Liverpool win with a probability of 56.35%. A draw had a probability of 22.3% and a win for Arsenal had a probability of 21.37%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.65%) and 2-0 (9.14%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.44%), while for an Arsenal win it was 1-2 (5.65%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Liverpool | Draw | Arsenal |
| 56.35% | 22.28% | 21.37% |
| Both teams to score 56.19% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
