Stats Analysis: How do the Reds Compare to the other Premier League “Title Challengers”

Written on 10/02/2024, data collected on 09/02/2024

As we get close to entering the business part of the 2023/24 season, there is a general consensus that two teams are capable of challenging Manchester City for the Premier League title this time around - Liverpool and Arsenal. The latter are just about in it after defeating the former last week.

Although the gap isn’t much between the three, Arsenal do have the tougher away games remaining. They still have to go to City and Tottenham, while a trip to Brighton won’t be easy. Liverpool, on the other hand, have played most of the tough away games. They will welcome City and Tottenham to Anfield during the deciding part of the campaign. Away games against Manchester United and Everton should be winnable fixtures, but history of the game might play a part.

The defending champions have a trip to Anfield and they welcome Arsenal as mentioned above. So, they are set to play a major part in who remains a viable contender to dethrone them come May.

Below, we take a look at the numbers from the season so far and see how the three contenders are fairing in some of the underlying metrics. Later on, we will look at comparison radar to analyse where Liverpool are when tipped against Arsenal and City in metrics other than the basic ones.

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Only Manchester City are scoring at a better rate than Liverpool in the league. The Reds have a better xG rate though. As per the official Premier League website, Jürgen Klopp’s men have missed 46 big chances compared to City’s 37. Arsenal have missed 39.