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Overview:

On Sunday, March 19th, (16-7-5) Liverpool will be on the road to take on (17-5-5) Manchester City.

The Crowd:

“The Crowd” projects a final score of Manchester City 2.5 – Liverpool 1.2 with an over/under of 3.7.

EPL Table:

Manchester City is in 3^rd place in with 56 points while Liverpool is in 4^th place with 55 points.

Statistics 2016-17 (20 Teams):

Goals: Liverpool 59 (1^st) > Manchester City 49 (5^th)

Assists: Liverpool 42 (1^st) > Manchester City 31 (6^th)

Shots per game: Liverpool 16.9 (3^rd) > Manchester City 15.9 (4^th)

Goals Allowed: Manchester City 29 (4^th) > Liverpool 35 (9^th)

Possession: Manchester City 60.8% (1^st) > Liverpool 58.4% (2^nd)

Pass Success: Manchester City 84.9% (1^st) > Liverpool 82.3% (5^th)

Top Scorers:

Manchester City: Sergio Aguero 12 (tied for 8^th)

Liverpool: Sadio Mane 12 (tied for 8^th)

Summary:

Manchester City is in excellent form going (7-2-1) in their last ten matches while Liverpool is just (4-1-5).  Liverpool has elevated their play against the upper echelon competition going (4-3-0) against the top 6 teams in the EPL.  Liverpool is the most potent attacking team in the league ranking first in goals and assists.  Manchester City leads the league in possession and pass success so they should be able to dictate the tempo.  Manchester City has allowed the 4^th fewest goals (29) and have 10 clean sheets.  This game will likely end in a 1-1 draw but I’ll give the slight edge to an in form Manchester City team playing at home.

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