Liverpool 2-1 Atletico Madrid: Szoboszlai turns the match around
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- 12 of 14 shots from inside the box
- xG 1.62 v 0.91: better chances for Liverpool
- Szoboszlai: 5 key passes, the match high
Liverpool recover from an early deficit
Liverpool fell behind to Marcos Llorente's early opener yet won 2-1, levelling before the break and going ahead soon after it. They were in front for roughly 40 minutes, while Atletico Madrid led for roughly 23. Liverpool turned it round in a match where Atletico had the greater share of the ball.
Liverpool's chances were closer to goal
Atletico had the ball for longer, but the better openings came at the other end. Liverpool took 12 of their 14 shots inside the box and finished ahead on xG. By contrast, Atletico hit five of their nine shots from outside it, which fits the gap in threat.
Atletico's threat came from fewer shots
Atletico managed far fewer shots than their average of 15.3 across four matches this season. Each shot was worth more than usual in xG terms, but their 0.91 total matched that average. Fewer, better shots left their overall threat in line with the norm, though four matches is a small sample.
Two goals reset the match, the second bigger
The equaliser was worth +0.9 FN xPts. Alexis Mac Allister's goal early in the second half moved Liverpool from level to ahead and was worth +1.0 FN xPts. Dominik Szoboszlai, who scored the first of those and made five key passes, was Liverpool's driving force, and the lead held to full-time.
Player of the match
Dominik Szoboszlai 8.8Dominant
A goal, five key passes and four successful dribbles from six.
Szoboszlai earned most of his credit in attack: his five key passes were the most by anyone on the pitch, and he won four of six dribbles. His 40th-minute equaliser answered Llorente's goal and kept Liverpool in touch at the break, which set up the go-ahead goal early in the second half. He also won six of 12 duels, so his work was not confined to the final third.
Game state
0-11-12-1
Liverpool ahead 40 min · level 27 min · Atletico Madrid ahead 23 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
17'
Marcos Llorente
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Julián Alvarez +0.2
+0.8
40'
Dominik Szoboszlai
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Ronald Araújo +0.3
+0.9
50'
Alexis Mac Allister
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Alexander Isak +0.3
+1.0
Liverpool
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +1.9Opponent moments −0.8Time effect +0.2→ League points won 3
Atletico Madrid
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −1.8Time effect −0.1→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
LiverpoolAtletico Madrid
1.62Expected goals (xG)0.91
Compared with usual
Liverpool
3 matches this season, all competitions baseline
Atletico Madrid
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 0.91 | 0.91 | |
| xG against | 1.62 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 9 | 15.3 | |
| On target | 4 | 5 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 12.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.06 | |
| Possession | 55% | 56.3% | |
| Passes | 515 | 550.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 88% | |
| Corners | 5 | 5.3 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 12.8 | |
Timeline
- 17'
Goal
Marcos Llorente competition goal #1 assist Julián Alvarez
- 28'
Yellow
Alexis Mac Allister
- 40'
Goal
Dominik Szoboszlai competition goal #1 assist Ronald Araújo
- 50'
Goal
Alexis Mac Allister competition goal #1 assist Alexander Isak
- 51'
Yellow
Marc Pubill
- 59'
Sub
Kang-in Lee → Alejandro Grimaldo
- 59'
Sub
Koke → Ademola Lookman
- 60'
Sub
Rio Ngumoha → Jeremie Frimpong
- 60'
Sub
Bradley Barcola → Víctor Muñoz
- 69'
Sub
Alexis Mac Allister → Ryan Gravenberch
- 73'
Sub
Alex Baena → Jonathan David
- 77'
Sub
Cristian Romero → Robin Le Normand
- 77'
Sub
Pablo Barrios → Morten Hjulmand
- 88'
Sub
Miloš Kerkez → Kostas Tsimikas
- 88'
Sub
Alexander Isak → Lewis Koumas
Category leaders
- Key passesDominik Szoboszlai5
- Duels wonPablo Barrios8/12
- DribblesDominik Szoboszlai4/6
- Defensive actionsCristian Romero7
- ShotsRonald Araújo3 (on target 0)
#Liverpool#Atletico Madrid#Champions League#Szoboszlai#Mac Allister#Kang-in Lee
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.