Liverpool go to Sunderland on Wednesday night, hoping to bounce back from Sunday’s home defeat by Manchester City.
With Dominik Szoboszlai suspended for this game after his red card at Anfield, Arne Slot is expected to bring Wataru Endo in at right-back.
While the two clubs have only met once in recent years – a 1-1 draw at Anfield in December – we crunch the numbers from historic games and current form ahead of the big game at the Stadium of Light…
Sunderland are winless in their last 11 Premier League games against Liverpool (D5 L6) since a 1-0 home win in March 2012 thanks to a Nicklas Bendtner strike.
All three of Liverpool’s Premier League defeats to Sunderland have come away from home, though they’re unbeaten in their last five visits to the Stadium of Light (W3 D2).
Sunderland have scored just 19 goals in 33 Premier League meetings with Liverpool (0.6 per game). Of all teams to face an opponent 30+ times, only Middlesbrough (0.5 vs Chelsea) have a lower goals-per-game average.
Though Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 19 Premier League games against promoted sides (W14 D5), they’ve drawn each of the last four. They last went five without a win against promoted teams between January and October 1981 (D3 L2).
Sunderland are winless in their last eight midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League games (D3 L5), with their only goal in this run coming in this season’s reverse fixture against Liverpool.
Liverpool have lost just one of their last 28 midweek (Tues, Weds, Thurs) Premier League games (W19 D8), going down 2-0 at Everton in April 2024. Six of their last eight midweek games have been drawn (W2), with both so far in 2026 finishing 0-0 (vs Leeds and Arsenal).
Having won their first two away league games this season, Liverpool have since won just two of their last 10 on the road (D3 L5). They’ve also conceded 21 goals away from home this term, more than bottom side Wolves (20).
