Liverpool 0-3 Manchester City: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
8 of 12 right
- Result Manchester City win37% 0-3
- Double chance Liverpool or Manchester City (12)73% 0-3
- Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.556% 3 goals
- More corners Liverpool46% Manchester City (5-6)
- Yellow cards Around average 4 yellow cards · league 3.8
- Yellow cards 4 yellow cards 3.5 Over54% 4.5 Under65% 5.5 Under80%
- Corners Around average 11 corners · league 9.4
- Corners 11 corners 8.5 Over60% 9.5 Under51% 10.5 Under62%
Match stats
- 0 Goals 3
- 2 Yellow cards 2
- 1 Red cards 0
- 5 Corners 6
Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.
Before kick-off
What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.
Match summary
Liverpool vs Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday 11 October 2026 sees our model back a Manchester City win, while our double chance pick is Liverpool or Manchester City to win (no draw).
Why this pick?
Our model's result pick is a Manchester City win, mainly because City are rated slightly stronger than Liverpool on our long-run, xG-based strength rating. The clearest counterweight is Anfield: home advantage for Liverpool is a moderate factor. Even so, no single point settles this one; the overall view is that City's rating edge and their sharper chance creation — clearly above the league average over the last five matches — just about outweigh it, especially with Liverpool's big chances created below the average. It is a narrow call.
Form guide
Liverpool
- W 1-0 at AFC Bournemouth (A) Premier League · 20 Sep
- W 3-1 vs Tottenham Hotspur (H) EFL Cup · 15 Sep
- D 0-0 vs Fulham (H) Premier League · 12 Sep
- W 2-1 vs Atlético Madrid (H) Champions League · 9 Sep
- W 2-0 at Ipswich Town (A) Premier League · 4 Sep
Manchester City
- W 5-3 vs Sunderland (H) Premier League · 20 Sep
- W 5-0 vs Norwich City (H) EFL Cup · 17 Sep
- W 1-0 at Manchester United (A) Premier League · 13 Sep
- W 2-0 at FC Porto (A) Champions League · 8 Sep
- W 1-0 vs Coventry City (H) Premier League · 5 Sep
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Attack and defence ratings
0 to 100 against this season's Premier League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
42 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 4 Apr 2026 · FA Cup Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool
- 8 Feb 2026 · Premier League Liverpool 1-2 Manchester City
- 9 Nov 2025 · Premier League Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
- 23 Feb 2025 · Premier League Manchester City 0-2 Liverpool
- 1 Dec 2024 · Premier League Liverpool 2-0 Manchester City
Premier League so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13:5 | +8 | 15 |
| 6 | | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7:4 | +3 | 9 |
Positions in our table of 20 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- Premier League, Matchday 6
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Anfield, Liverpool
Questions and answers
What was the score of Liverpool vs Manchester City?
Liverpool 0-3 Manchester City in the Premier League (Matchday 6) on Sunday 11 October 2026.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Liverpool vs Manchester City right?
Yes: our result pick was Manchester City win, and the score after 90 minutes was 0-3. 8 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.
How many cards and corners were there in Liverpool vs Manchester City?
4 yellow cards (Liverpool 2, Manchester City 2), 1 red card (Liverpool 1, Manchester City 0) and 11 corners (Liverpool 5, Manchester City 6).
Other Premier League results that day
All resultsTimes are UTC.