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EFL Cup | Quarter-Finals
Dec 18, 2024 at 8pm UK
St. Mary's Stadium
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Southampton
1 - 2
Liverpool

Archer (59')
Downes (57'), Brereton Diaz (90+4')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Nunez (24'), Elliott (32')
Elliott (57'), McConnell (90')

The Match

Match Report

Sports Mole looks at the highlights, man of the match, and stats from Wednesday's EFL Cup clash between Southampton and Liverpool.

Team News

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Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's EFL Cup clash between Southampton and Liverpool, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Liverpool could line up for their EFL Cup quarter-final away to Southampton on Wednesday.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Liverpool's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's EFL Cup quarter-final with Southampton.

Form, Standings, Stats

Southampton

All competitions
EFL Cup
Last Game: Southampton 0-5 Spurs
Sunday, December 15 at 7pm in Premier League

Liverpool

All competitions
EFL Cup
Last Game: Liverpool 2-2 Fulham
Saturday, December 14 at 3pm in Premier League

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 70.25%. A draw had a probability of 16.5% and a win for Southampton had a probability of 13.23%.

The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.96%) and 1-3 (7.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.27%), while for a Southampton win it was 2-1 (3.77%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Liverpool in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Liverpool.

Result
SouthamptonDrawLiverpool
13.23% (1.798 1.8)16.52% (1.506 1.51)70.25% (-3.308 -3.31)
Both teams to score 59.61% (-0.221 -0.22)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
69.73% (-2.835 -2.83)30.26% (2.829 2.83)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
48.49% (-3.478 -3.48)51.51% (3.472 3.47)
Southampton Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.6% (0.662 0.66)35.4% (-0.666 -0.67)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.83% (0.683 0.68)72.16% (-0.688 -0.69)
Liverpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.28% (-1.304 -1.3)7.71% (1.3 1.3)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
72.52% (-3.453 -3.45)27.48% (3.448 3.45)
Score Analysis
    Southampton 13.23%
    Liverpool 70.25%
    Draw 16.52%
SouthamptonDrawLiverpool
2-1 @ 3.77% (0.468 0.47)
1-0 @ 2.84% (0.477 0.48)
3-2 @ 1.67% (0.131 0.13)
2-0 @ 1.47% (0.269 0.27)
3-1 @ 1.31% (0.183 0.18)
Other @ 2.17%
Total : 13.23%
1-1 @ 7.27% (0.786 0.79)
2-2 @ 4.83% (0.296 0.3)
0-0 @ 2.73% (0.418 0.42)
3-3 @ 1.43% (0.017 0.02)
Other @ 0.27%
Total : 16.52%
1-2 @ 9.31% (0.409 0.41)
0-2 @ 8.96% (0.237 0.24)
1-3 @ 7.95% (-0.199 -0.2)
0-3 @ 7.66% (-0.335 -0.34)
0-1 @ 7% (0.643 0.64)
1-4 @ 5.09% (-0.503 -0.5)
0-4 @ 4.9% (-0.583 -0.58)
2-3 @ 4.13% (-0.027 -0.03)
2-4 @ 2.64% (-0.209 -0.21)
1-5 @ 2.61% (-0.465 -0.47)
0-5 @ 2.51% (-0.501 -0.5)
2-5 @ 1.36% (-0.212 -0.21)
1-6 @ 1.11% (-0.293 -0.29)
0-6 @ 1.07% (-0.307 -0.31)
3-4 @ 0.92% (-0.055 -0.05)
Other @ 3.03%
Total : 70.25%

How you voted: Southampton vs Liverpool

Southampton
23.3%
Draw
20.0%
Liverpool
56.7%
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