Liverpool vs Bayer Leverkusen

5 November 2024 · Champions League · Matchday 4 · 2024/25

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Luis Díaz 61’, 83’, 90+2’
  • Cody Gakpo 63’

Match summary

Liverpool won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Bayer Leverkusen. It was goalless at half-time.

Luis Díaz put Liverpool ahead in the 61st minute, Cody Gakpo made it 2-0 with a header in the 63rd minute, Díaz made it 3-0 in the 83rd minute, and Díaz made it 4-0 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 3.80 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Bayer Leverkusen's 0.88 from 12.

Key events

Liverpool Bayer Leverkusen
Kick-off
Curtis JonesShot on target
14’
16’
Edmond TapsobaShot on target
26’
Aleix GarcíaFoul
Mohamed SalahShot on target
43’
Half-time0-0
Cody GakpoShot on target
47’
Second half underway
60’
Lukáš HrádeckýTime wasting
Luis DíazRight foot shot1-0 (Liverpool)
61’
Cody GakpoHeader2-0 (Liverpool)
63’
Cody GakpoVAR: Goal ruled out
65’
Alexis Mac AllisterShot on target
72’
Dominik SzoboszlaiCurtis Jones
73’
73’
Robert AndrichAleix García
73’
Jonas HofmannExequiel Palacios
Andy RobertsonKostas Tsimikas
80’
Darwin NúñezCody Gakpo
80’
81’
Nathan TellaAlejandro Grimaldo
81’
Patrik SchickVictor Okoh Boniface
Conor BradleyTrent Alexander-Arnold
81’
Luis DíazRight foot shot3-0 (Liverpool)
83’
85’
Florian WirtzShot on target
85’
Patrik SchickShot on target
87’
Robert AndrichShot on target
Jarell QuansahIbrahima Konaté
88’
Luis DíazRight foot shot4-0 (Liverpool)
90+2’
Full-time4-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.80 0.88 61’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), 1-0 61’ 63’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), 2-0 63’ 83’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), 3-0 83’ 90+2’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), 4-0 90+2’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.80 0.88 61’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), 1-0 Díaz 61’ 63’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), 2-0 Gakpo 63’ 83’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), 3-0 Díaz 83’ 90+2’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), 4-0 Díaz 90+2’
Liverpool 3.80 xGBayer Leverkusen 0.88 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bayer Leverkusen attacking Liverpool attacking 
61’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 63’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 90+2’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 68’ Victor Okoh Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.33 xG, off target 83’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 90’ Andy Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 90+2’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 85’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 58’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 36’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, blocked 47’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 27’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 7’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 55’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 87’ Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 85’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 2’ Victor Okoh Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 72’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 72’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 89’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 22’ Victor Okoh Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 87’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 63’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 90+2’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 83’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 68’ Victor Okoh Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.33 xG, off target 90’ Andy Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 90+2’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 85’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 58’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 36’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, blocked 47’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 27’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 7’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 55’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 87’ Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 85’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 2’ Victor Okoh Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 72’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 72’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 89’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 18’ Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 76’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 22’ Victor Okoh Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 87’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Liverpool 4-3-3 Starting XI
Kelleher
Konaté 88’
Dijk
Tsimikas 80’
Alexander-Arnold 81’
Jones 73’
Gravenberch
Allister
Díaz 3
Gakpo 80’
Salah
Bayer Leverkusen 3-5-2 Starting XI
Hrádecký
Hincapié
Tapsoba
Tah
Palacios 73’
Xhaka
García 73’
Grimaldo 81’
Frimpong
Wirtz
Boniface 81’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Caoimhin Kelleher
90′ 4 0 34 1 – – – –
Defenders7 players
Trent Alexander-Arnold Taken off
81′ 1 1 – 1 – 52 1 – – –
Ibrahima Konaté Taken off
88′ – 2 – 2 2 52 1 – – –
Virgil van Dijk
90′ – – 2 1 1 74 – – – –
Kostas Tsimikas Taken off
80′ 1 4 – 2 – 48 – – – –
Andy Robertson Came on as a substitute
10′ 1 – – 1 – 3 – – – –
Conor Bradley Came on as a substitute
9′ 1 – – 2 – 5 1 – – –
Jarell Quansah Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – 3 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Curtis Jones Taken off
73′ – 1 30 3 – – 1 4 – 2 –
Ryan Gravenberch
90′ – – 53 3 – 4 2 5 – – –
Alexis Mac Allister
90′ – – 39 2 – 3 – 3 1 – –
Mohamed Salah
90′ – 2 31 5 – – – 1 2 1 –
Luis Díaz
90′ 3 – 25 1 – – – 1 5 1 –
Dominik Szoboszlai Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 3 – – – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
Cody Gakpo Taken off
80′ 1 – 4 2 0.89 – – 3 2 18 –
Darwin Núñez Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 1 – 0.14 – – 2 1 2 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results from Bzzoiro Sports Data.