Match Report
In the standings it was Liverpool 1st on 21 points, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6th on 16 — separated by 5. Bayer 04 Leverkusen had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Liverpool 2.13 scored and 0.63 conceded per game, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.88 and 0.88, with the league averaging 1.63.
Liverpool carried an 11-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Defeat had not touched Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 11 games.
5 meetings are on record — 4 won by Liverpool, 1 by Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 0 drawn, at 3.8 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 80% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture leans high-scoring: 80% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match was played at Anfield in Liverpool (capacity 60,000). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Liverpool: Luis Díaz (90'), Luis Díaz (83'), C. Gakpo (63'), Luis Díaz (61')