The 19th-round Premier League match between Liverpool and Leeds United will take place on January 1 at Anfield. Liverpool vs Leeds United: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Liverpool
Liverpool struggled to beat the league's main outsider at home in the last round. Nevertheless, the 2:1 win over Wolverhampton became the club's third consecutive league victory, and the team is unbeaten in the Premier League for six matches (4 wins, 2 draws), which is the home side's longest unbeaten run in the 2025/26 Premier League. However, in that stretch the side kept a clean sheet only twice, and seven opponents have a higher number of clean sheets. In the main standings the home side has already risen to fourth place.
- The club opened the scoring in 5 of the last 6 league matches.
- At home the home side has not lost in 24 of the last 26 Premier League matches (19 wins, 5 draws).
- The team conceded in 5 of the previous 7 home matches in this competition.
Potential Liverpool Lineup (4-5-1)*
Liverpool: Alisson – Jeremy Frimpong, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez – Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch, Federico Chiesa, Florian Wirtz, Alexis Mac Allister – Hugo Ekitike.
Defenders Jeremy Frimpong and Joe Gomez, midfielder Wataru Endo, and forwards Cody Gakpo and Alexander Isak are injured. Mohamed Salah has departed for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Leeds United
Leeds United drew 1:1 away at Sunderland in the last round. This is the club's third draw in its last four league matches (1 win), and all of them featured goals at both ends. Moreover, both teams scored in eight consecutive Premier League matches for the visiting team. The run of conceding goals is even more impressive and stands at 15 games. In total the club has conceded 32 goals, and only four opponents have a worse figure. In the standings the club remained in 16th place but increased the gap from the relegation zone to 7 points.
- Both halves featured a goal in 12 of the club's last 14 Premier League matches.
- On the road the team has not won in six league matches (2 draws, 4 defeats).
- Leeds United scored in 5 of the last 7 away matches in this competition.
Potential Leeds United Lineup (3-5-2)*
Leeds United: Lukas Perry – Joe Rodon, Jaka Bijol, Pascal Struijk – Brenden Aaronson, Jayden Bogle, Ethan Ampadu, Anton Stach, Gabriel Gudmundsson – Noa Okafor, Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Forwards Lukas Nmecha and Daniel James, as well as midfielder Sean Longstaff, are injured.
Referee
Chris Kavanagh (England)
Matches – 13 (the Premier League, 2025/26);
Yellow/Red Cards Shown (Including Second Yellows) – 51;
Average Yellow Cards Per Match – 3.9;
Red Cards Shown – 1;
Fouls Average Per Match – 24;
Penalties – 23%.
Liverpool vs Leeds United: Match Prediction
Liverpool are regaining confidence. The home side is on its longest unbeaten run of the season, and during that stretch the team only once scored fewer than two goals. The opponent that managed to restrain their attack was Sunderland, who are among the top three most defensively reliable teams. At the same time the hosts allow a lot at their own goal. In the last round the home side conceded against the league's lowest-scoring team. Even at Anfield the side conceded in 5 of the last 7 Premier League matches.
The goal scored against the aforementioned Sunderland allowed Leeds United to extend its scoring run in the league to eight matches. Moreover, the visiting team has long been unconcerned by the level of opponents: during this period the club found the net against four of the five teams in the European places. A month ago the visitors also scored three goals against Liverpool. Note the excellent form of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who has scored in six consecutive matches for Leeds United, setting a club record. However, Leeds United are among the four worst teams in the 2025/26 Premier League in terms of clean sheets.
Prediction: Both Teams To Score
* For each team the starting lineup listed is from its previous match in this competition.