Liverpool 3-0 Middlesbrough
Premier League · Matchweek 38Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: Philippe Coutinho 8.9 · G. Wijnaldum 8.1 · S. Mignolet 7.6
Match analysis
5 sections19:57Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 3-0 in the Premier League matchday 38 on 21 May 2017.
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Result and story of the match
It was 1-0 at half-time. Liverpool scored first, in the 45th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 45+1' G. Wijnaldum, assisted by Roberto Firmino → 1-0; 51' Philippe Coutinho → 2-0; 56' A. Lallana, assisted by G. Wijnaldum → 3-0.
Yellow cards: Liverpool 0, Middlesbrough 1.
Statistical comparison
Shots 25-9 (10-3 on target); possession 73%-27%; corners 3-3; pass accuracy 89%-67%.
Goals by half: 1-0 in the first, 2-0 in the second.
Standout players
Philippe Coutinho was Liverpool's highest-rated player at 8.9 in 90 minutes: 1 goal, 3 shots on target, 1 key pass, 2 tackles, won 9 of 10 duels.
R. Gestede was Middlesbrough's highest-rated player at 7.5 in 73 minutes: 1 key pass, 1 tackle, won 19 of 25 duels.
How the model did
There was no model estimate locked before kick-off for this match, so it is not part of the track record.
Statistical model estimate; for information and entertainment only.
Match summary
21 May 2017: the Premier League matchday 38 match ended Liverpool 3-0 Middlesbrough. Goals: G. Wijnaldum 45+1', Philippe Coutinho 51', A. Lallana 56'. Match stats: possession Liverpool 73%, Middlesbrough 27%; shots on target 10-3.
Updated: · Sources: Methodology
Points are only for rankings and badges; they have no other value.The model's score is now the “predicted score”: a pick that agrees with the match outcome and follows the real score distribution over a season (previously the single most likely score). Past points are unchanged.