Skip to content
Download the app

Type the name of a team, a competition or a match.

Liverpool 2-1 Atletico Madrid: match report and statistics

Updated on

FlashSport: today’s AI picksFree app · your AI pick freeInstall
UEFA Champions LeagueWorldLeague phase · matchday 1

Liverpool

Liverpool logo
2 - 1Full-time · 09/09/2026
Atletico Madrid logo

Atletico Madrid

  • Anfield, Liverpool
  • Referee: Davide Massa
  • Wednesday, 9 September 2026 at 20:00 (UK time)

Key facts

UEFA Champions League (League phase · matchday 1): Liverpool beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 on . Scorers: M. Llorente 17', D. Szoboszlai 40', A. Mac Allister 50'.

Match summary Liverpool – Atletico Madrid

UEFA Champions League: Liverpool beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 (1-1 at half-time).

Scorers: Liverpool — D. Szoboszlai (40'), A. Mac Allister (50'); Atletico Madrid — M. Llorente (17').

Possession 45% – 55%, shots 14 – 9, expected goals (xG) 1.62 – 0.91.

1st half1 - 1
  1. 17'M. Llorente (assist: J. Alvarez)Goal · Atletico Madrid0-1
  2. 28'Alexis Mac AllisterYellow card · Liverpool
  3. 40'D. Szoboszlai (assist: R. Araujo)Goal · Liverpool1-1
2nd half1 - 0
  1. 50'A. Mac Allister (assist: A. Isak)Goal · Liverpool2-1
  2. 51'Marc PubillYellow card · Atletico Madrid
  3. 59'A. Grimaldo ↑ Lee Kang-In ↓Substitution · Atletico Madrid
  4. 59'A. Lookman ↑ Koke ↓Substitution · Atletico Madrid
  5. 60'J. Frimpong ↑ R. Ngumoha ↓Substitution · Liverpool
  6. 60'V. Munoz ↑ B. Barcola ↓Substitution · Liverpool
  7. 69'R. Gravenberch ↑ A. Mac Allister ↓Substitution · Liverpool
  8. 73'J. David ↑ A. Baena ↓Substitution · Atletico Madrid
  9. 77'R. Le Normand ↑ C. Romero ↓Substitution · Atletico Madrid
  10. 77'M. Hjulmand ↑ P. Barrios ↓Substitution · Atletico Madrid
  11. 88'K. Tsimikas ↑ M. Kerkez ↓Substitution · Liverpool
  12. 88'L. Koumas ↑ A. Isak ↓Substitution · Liverpool

Match stats – Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid

LiverpoolAtletico Madrid
  • 1.62Expected goals (xG)0.91
  • 14Total shots9
  • 5Shots on target4
  • 5Shots off target4
  • 4Blocked shots1
  • 12Shots inside box4
  • 2Shots outside box5
  • 7Corners5
  • 3Offsides5
  • 11Fouls10
  • 1Yellow cards1
  • 3Goalkeeper saves3
  • 419Passes515
  • 354Accurate passes438
  • 84%Pass accuracy85%
  • -0.21Goals prevented-0.21

Official lineups Liverpool – Atletico Madrid

Liverpool4-2-3-13-5-2Atletico Madrid

Official lineups published before kick-off.

Managers: Andoni Iraola (Liverpool) · Diego Simeone (Atletico Madrid)

The AI built for football.

A football AI that gives the chances for every match and answers your questions.

UEFA Champions League · 20:00FlashSport AI
LiverpoolDRAWAtletico Madrid

The AI analysis of this match will be published the day before kick-off.

Discover the AI prediction for Liverpool – Atletico Madrid

Your AI prediction is free every day! Download FlashSport to see our AI’s pick for this match.

See my AI prediction for free

Want more? Go FlashSport PRO

Unlock AI predictions for all covered matches and get in-depth analysis.

Discover PRO and its benefits

Free download • Android and iPhone • 25 free credits on signup

Latest matches

LiverpoolWDDDL
Atletico MadridLWDWL

Head-to-head (H2H) last 0 matches

0Wins
0Draws
0Wins

Pre-match statistics — both teams before kick-off

Head-to-head statistics – Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid

No meetings between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid in our data.

Prediction statistics – Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid

Over 2.5 goals in 60% of Liverpool and Atletico Madrid matches on average, against 53% across UEFA Champions League.

60% Over 2.5 goalsCompetition average: 53%
90% Over 1.5 goalsCompetition average: 82%
65% Both teams scoreCompetition average: 53%
3.3 goals / matchCompetition average: 2.88
4.5 cards / matchCompetition average: 2.26
10 corners / matchCompetition average: 5.35

Competition averages: 92 UEFA Champions League 2026-27 matches already played. Matches finished before kick-off — Liverpool: last 10 available matches; Atletico Madrid: last 10 available matches.

Team profiles – Liverpool and Atletico Madrid

Liverpool takes 1.6 points per match and Atletico Madrid 1.9; Liverpool wins 40% of their matches, Atletico Madrid 60%.

LiverpoolUEFA Champions League · #13 of 36
FormResultsPts / match
OverallWDDDL1.6
HomeDDDWW1.8
AwayWDLLW1.4
StatsOverallHomeAway
Wins40%40%40%
Total goals / match3.42.84
Goals scored / match1.91.82
Goals conceded / match1.512
Both teams score80%80%80%
Clean sheets20%20%20%
Failed to score0%0%0%
xG / match1.571.621.51
xG conceded / match1.51.531.47

last 10 available matches.

Atletico MadridUEFA Champions League · #26 of 36
FormResultsPts / match
OverallLWDWL1.9
HomeDWWLW2
AwayLWLWW1.8
StatsOverallHomeAway
Wins60%60%60%
Total goals / match3.12.63.6
Goals scored / match1.61.61.6
Goals conceded / match1.512
Both teams score50%40%60%
Clean sheets30%40%20%
Failed to score20%20%20%
xG / match1.471.591.34
xG conceded / match1.51.371.64

last 10 available matches.

Current form — who will win Liverpool – Atletico Madrid?

Over their last 5 matches, Liverpool shows W-D-D-D-L and Atletico Madrid L-W-D-W-L (W = win, D = draw, L = defeat).

1.6WDDDL

Atletico Madrid is 16% worse on points per match.

1.9LWDWL
  1. WIpswich – Liverpool0 - 2
  2. DLiverpool – Nottingham Forest2 - 2
  3. DNewcastle – Liverpool2 - 2
  4. DLiverpool – Brentford1 - 1
  5. LAston Villa – Liverpool4 - 2
  1. LAthletic Club – Atletico Madrid3 - 0
  2. WSevilla – Atletico Madrid1 - 3
  3. DAtletico Madrid – Villarreal2 - 2
  4. WAtletico Madrid – Malaga2 - 0
  5. LVillarreal – Atletico Madrid5 - 1

Goals scored – Liverpool – Atletico Madrid: who will score more?

Liverpool scores 1.9 goals per match and concedes 1.5; Atletico Madrid scores 1.6 and concedes 1.5.

Goals scored per match
LiverpoolAtletico Madrid
Scores over 0.5 goal100%80%
Scores over 1.5 goal80%60%
Scores over 2.5 goals10%20%
Scores over 3.5 goals0%0%
Fails to score0%20%
Goals scored / match1.91.6

Goals conceded – who will concede?

Goals conceded per match
LiverpoolAtletico Madrid
Concedes over 0.5 goal80%70%
Concedes over 1.5 goal40%40%
Concedes over 2.5 goals20%20%
Concedes over 3.5 goals10%10%
Clean sheets20%30%
Goals conceded / match1.51.5

Matches finished before kick-off — Liverpool: last 10 available matches; Atletico Madrid: last 10 available matches.

Over 2.5 goals & both teams score – how many goals in Liverpool – Atletico Madrid?

Both teams score in 80% of Liverpool matches and 50% of Atletico Madrid matches (competition average: 53%).

Goals in the match
LiverpoolAtletico MadridAverage
Over 0.5 goal100%100%100%
Over 1.5 goal100%80%90%
Over 2.5 goals60%60%60%
Over 3.5 goals50%40%45%
Over 4.5 goals20%20%20%
Both teams score80%50%65%
Both score and win20%30%25%
Both score and draw40%10%25%
Both score and over 2.560%50%55%
Not both and over 2.50%10%5%
Under X goals
Under X goals
LiverpoolAtletico MadridAverage
Under 0.5 goal0%0%0%
Under 1.5 goals0%20%10%
Under 2.5 goals40%40%40%
Under 3.5 goals50%60%55%
Under 4.5 goals80%80%80%

Matches finished before kick-off — Liverpool: last 10 available matches; Atletico Madrid: last 10 available matches.

Corners Liverpool – Atletico Madrid – how many corners?

Liverpool and Atletico Madrid matches average 10 corners; Liverpool wins 5.9 per match, Atletico Madrid 6.3 (competition: 5.4).

10corners / match (average of both teams)
5.9corners won / match – Liverpool
6.3corners won / match – Atletico Madrid
Corners in the match
LiverpoolAtletico MadridAverage
Over 6 corners90%90%90%
Over 7 corners60%70%65%
Over 8 corners40%50%45%
Over 9 corners40%50%45%
Over 10 corners40%40%40%
Over 11 corners40%30%35%
Over 12 corners40%20%30%
Over 13 corners20%20%20%

Team corners — won / conceded

Team corners
LiverpoolAtletico MadridAverage
Corners won / match5.96.36.1
Corners conceded / match43.73.85
Over 2.5 corners won90%90%90%
Over 3.5 corners won70%80%75%
Over 4.5 corners won70%70%70%
Over 2.5 corners conceded60%70%65%
Over 3.5 corners conceded50%50%50%
Over 4.5 corners conceded30%30%30%

Competition average: 5.4 corners per match (92 matches). Liverpool: 10 matches with statistics; Atletico Madrid: 10. The split of corners by half is not provided by our source.

Will Liverpool score? · Will Atletico Madrid score?

Scored in 100% of their matches

Strong chance

Atletico Madrid: clean sheet in 30% of their matches
Scored in 80% of their matches

Strong chance

Liverpool: clean sheet in 20% of their matches

Chance = average of the share of matches in which the team scores and the share of matches in which the opponent concedes. Matches finished before kick-off — Liverpool: last 10 available matches; Atletico Madrid: last 10 available matches.

Cards Liverpool – Atletico Madrid – how many cards?

4.5 cards per match on average for these two teams; Liverpool receives 2, Atletico Madrid 2.4; referee Davide Massa, Italy shows 4.6.

4.5cards / match (average of both teams)
2cards received / match – Liverpool
2.4cards received / match – Atletico Madrid
Cards in the match
LiverpoolAtletico MadridAverage
Over 2.5 cards89%67%78%
Over 3.5 cards89%56%73%
Over 4.5 cards44%33%39%
Over 5.5 cards33%22%28%
Over 6.5 cards11%11%11%

Cards by half

Cards by half
LiverpoolAtletico MadridAverage
Cards received in the 1st half (avg.)0.330.780.56
Cards received in the 2nd half (avg.)1.671.671.67
Total 1st half (avg.)1.441.331.39
Total 2nd half (avg.)3.332.893.11
More cards in the 1st half0%33%17%
More cards in the 2nd half44%56%50%

Referee: Davide Massa, Italy — 4.6 cards and 26.1 fouls per match on average over 13 matches in our data.

Competition average: 2.3 cards per match. Matches finished before kick-off — Liverpool: last 10 available matches; Atletico Madrid: last 10 available matches.

Win / draw / defeat by half – Liverpool – Atletico Madrid

Liverpool leads at the break in 40% of their matches, Atletico Madrid in 30%.

1.4pts / match at half-time

Liverpool is 0% better at half-time.

1.4pts / match at half-time
Results by half
LiverpoolAtletico Madrid
Wins the 1st half40%30%
Wins the 2nd half30%30%
Draw in the 1st half20%50%
Draw in the 2nd half60%30%
Loses the 1st half40%20%
Loses the 2nd half10%40%
Over 0.5 goal at half-time90%50%
Over 1.5 goal at half-time50%20%

Matches finished before kick-off — Liverpool: last 10 available matches; Atletico Madrid: last 10 available matches.

Who will score first in Liverpool – Atletico Madrid?

Liverpool opened the scoring in 60% of their matches with a goal, Atletico Madrid in 60%.

Liverpool
60%scored first in 6 / 10 matches
Atletico Madrid
60%scored first in 6 / 10 matches

Goals by 10-minute period

MinutesLiverpool · totalLiverpool · scoredLiverpool · concededAtletico Madrid · totalAtletico Madrid · scoredAtletico Madrid · conceded
0–10 min15%16%13%3%6%0%
11–20 min3%0%7%3%6%0%
21–30 min6%5%7%13%13%13%
31–40 min15%21%7%10%6%13%
41–50 min6%5%7%16%13%20%
51–60 min24%26%20%10%13%7%
61–70 min6%0%13%13%6%20%
71–80 min9%0%20%10%13%7%
81–90 min18%26%7%23%25%20%

Goals by 15-minute period

MinutesLiverpool · totalAtletico Madrid · total
0–15 min18%6%
16–30 min6%13%
31–45 min18%16%
46–60 min26%19%
61–75 min12%19%
76–90 min21%26%

Share of goals (scored + conceded) falling in each period; stoppage time counts in the 45th and 90th minute. Matches finished before kick-off — Liverpool: last 10 available matches; Atletico Madrid: last 10 available matches.

Shots, offsides, fouls and possession – Liverpool – Atletico Madrid

Liverpool shoots 15.2 times per match (5.3 on target), Atletico Madrid 13.8 (4.5 on target); average possession 57% against 52%.

Shots
LiverpoolAtletico MadridAverage
Shots / match15.213.814.5
Shot conversion rate (%)131212.5
Shots on target / match5.34.54.9
Shots off target / match4.86.15.45
Shots per goal scored88.638.32
Over 10.5 shots70%70%70%
Over 11.5 shots70%70%70%
Over 12.5 shots70%60%65%
Over 13.5 shots50%60%55%
Over 14.5 shots40%60%50%
Over 15.5 shots40%40%40%
4+ shots on target80%100%90%
5+ shots on target70%40%55%
6+ shots on target40%10%25%
7+ shots on target30%0%15%

Offsides and more

Offsides and more
LiverpoolAtletico MadridAverage
Offsides / match2.22.12.15
Over 2.5 offsides50%20%35%
Over 3.5 offsides20%10%15%
Fouls committed / match11.911.311.6
Fouls suffered / match10.411.310.85
Average possession (%)575254.5
Draws40%10%25%

Matches finished before kick-off — Liverpool: last 10 available matches; Atletico Madrid: last 10 available matches.

Free kicks – Liverpool – Atletico Madrid

Liverpool matches average 22.3 free kicks, Atletico Madrid matches 22.6.

Every foul given awards a free kick to the opponent: a match’s total fouls therefore measures its free kicks (excluding penalties and advantage played).

Free kicks
LiverpoolAtletico MadridAverage
Free kicks won / match10.411.310.85
Free kicks conceded / match11.911.311.6
Total free kicks / match22.322.622.45
Over 20.5 free kicks50%60%55%
Over 21.5 free kicks40%50%45%
Over 22.5 free kicks40%50%45%
Over 23.5 free kicks20%50%35%
Over 24.5 free kicks20%40%30%
Over 25.5 free kicks20%30%25%

Goal kicks and throw-ins are not provided by our data source, so they are not shown. Matches finished before kick-off — Liverpool: last 10 available matches; Atletico Madrid: last 10 available matches.

Which players will score in Liverpool – Atletico Madrid?

Top scorers – Liverpool

No data yet this season.

UEFA Champions League statistics, 2026-27 season (0 matches).

Top scorers – Atletico Madrid

No data yet this season.

UEFA Champions League statistics, 2026-27 season (0 matches).

Who will get a card?

Cards received – Liverpool

No data yet this season.

UEFA Champions League statistics, 2026-27 season.

Cards received – Atletico Madrid

No data yet this season.

UEFA Champions League statistics, 2026-27 season.

Cards per 90 minutes

Cards / 90 – Liverpool

No data yet this season.

UEFA Champions League statistics, 2026-27 season — players with at least 180 minutes played.

Cards / 90 – Atletico Madrid

No data yet this season.

UEFA Champions League statistics, 2026-27 season — players with at least 180 minutes played.

The teams in numbers

Liverpool

  • Before this match, Liverpool took 6 points from their last 5 matches (1.2 per match), scored 9 goals and saw both teams score in 4 of them.
  • Over their last 5 matches, Liverpool has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
  • Liverpool kept a clean sheet 1 time in their last 5 matches and conceded 9 goals over that period.
  • Liverpool scored in every one of their 5 home matches in the sample studied.
  • Both teams scored in 80% of Liverpool matches (10 matches, recent form).

Atletico Madrid

  • Before this match, Atletico Madrid took 7 points from their last 5 matches (1.4 per match), scored 8 goals and saw both teams score in 3 of them.
  • Over their last 5 matches, Atletico Madrid has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
  • Atletico Madrid kept a clean sheet 1 time in their last 5 matches and conceded 11 goals over that period.
  • Away from home, Atletico Madrid wins 60% of their matches (5 played) and scores 1.6 goals per match.
  • Both teams scored in 50% of Atletico Madrid matches (10 matches, recent form).

Match analysis

Liverpool and Atletico Madrid meet on Wednesday, 9 September 2026 — UEFA Champions League (League phase · matchday 1), at Anfield (Liverpool).

Over their recent matches, Liverpool takes an average of 1.8 points per home match (5 matches), and Atletico Madrid 1.8 points per away match (5 matches).

Frequently asked questions

Where and when was Liverpool – Atletico Madrid played?

The match was played on Wednesday, 9 September 2026 at 20:00 (UK time), at Anfield in Liverpool — UEFA Champions League.

Who won Liverpool – Atletico Madrid?

Liverpool beat Atletico Madrid 2-1. Scorers: M. Llorente 17', D. Szoboszlai 40', A. Mac Allister 50'.

Sources and method

All statistics on this page are calculated by FlashSport from matches actually played before kick-off (7,817 matches in our archive). Each block states its sample. Data our source does not provide is never estimated. The AI probabilities come from the FlashSport model, calculated before the match.

Page updated on 10 October 2026 at 03:41.

All the analysis in the app

Follow your favourite teams, find lineups, statistics and standings, plus our model’s statistical reading of matches when the data allows: it’s all in the FlashSport app.

For ages 18 and over only, under our Terms of Use.