Ballity Match Intelligence

LiverpoolvsFulham

Premier League
Sat 12 Sept · 14:00 UTC
Anfield
Current Squad v1 · Analytics 80% / 71%HIGH
Match Thesis

Cody Gakpo vs Timothy Castagne shapes the Liverpool–Fulham contest.

MED
Primary Edge
HIGH
Liverpool · Box Crasher

Florian Wirtz creation vs Fulham defensive resistance

Counter-Route
HIGH
Fulham · Box Crasher

Emile Smith Rowe box threat as Fulham counter-route

Expected Lineups

Ballity predicted shape · Current Squad State

Expected XIProjected from recent starts
Liverpool · 4-2-3-1
Fulham · 4-2-3-1
Injured / missing
Liverpool

No sidelined players listed

Fulham

No sidelined players listed

Key Match Players

BUILD-UP
Liverpool
#1 BUILD-UPHIGH
Virgil van Dijk
Ball-Playing CB
Aerial
ROLE FIT 86
25/26 · Previous Club
#2 BUILD-UPHIGH
Alisson
Distributor
ROLE FIT 100
25/26 · Previous Club
#3 BUILD-UPHIGH
Miloš Kerkez
Playmaking FB
ROLE FIT 79
25/26 · Previous Club
Fulham
#1 BUILD-UPHIGH
Antonee Robinson
Playmaking FB
Tempo
ROLE FIT 80
25/26 · Previous Club
#2 BUILD-UPHIGH
Timothy Castagne
Playmaking FB
ROLE FIT 80
25/26 · Previous Club
#3 BUILD-UPHIGH
Joachim Andersen
Ball-Playing CB
Tempo
ROLE FIT 80
25/26 · Previous Club
CREATION
Liverpool
#1 CREATIONHIGH
Florian Wirtz
Creator
Tempo
ROLE FIT 80
25/26 · Previous Club
#2 CREATIONHIGH
Dominik Szoboszlai
Creator
ROLE FIT 79
25/26 · Previous Club
#3 CREATIONHIGH
Cody Gakpo
Playmaking Winger
ROLE FIT 81
25/26 · Previous Club
Fulham
#1 CREATIONHIGH
Alex Iwobi
Playmaking Winger
ROLE FIT 76
25/26 · Previous Club
THREAT
Liverpool
#1 THREATHIGH
Florian Wirtz
Box Crasher
ROLE FIT 80
25/26 · Previous Club
#2 THREATHIGH
Cody Gakpo
Raumdeuter
Duels
ROLE FIT 81
25/26 · Previous Club
#3 THREATHIGH
Alexis Mac Allister
Box Crasher
ROLE FIT 71
25/26 · Previous Club
Fulham
#1 THREATHIGH
Emile Smith Rowe
Box Crasher
ROLE FIT 70
25/26 · Previous Club
Where The Match Can Be Won
Match-Defining Battle
LEFT CHANNEL
HIGH
Cody Gakpo
LAM · Playmaking Winger
1V1 THREAT
VS
Timothy Castagne
RB · Playmaking FB
DUEL RESISTANCE
Why it matters

A major attacking weapon meets meaningful related resistance, neither side owns this matchup.

Contested94 ↔ 38
Block Strength

How completely each unit covers key football functions

Liverpool
Fulham
PROGRESSION
Liverpool86GREAT

Coverage: 2/3 expected players

Fulham58AVERAGE

Coverage: 2/3 expected players

CARRYING
Liverpool86GREAT

Coverage: 2/3 expected players

Fulham52AVERAGE

Coverage: 2/3 expected players

CREATION
Liverpool87GREAT

Coverage: 2/3 expected players

Fulham56AVERAGE

Coverage: 2/3 expected players

DEFENSIVE PRESENCE
Liverpool74GOOD

Coverage: 2/3 expected players

Fulham38LIMITED

Coverage: 2/3 expected players

DUELS
Liverpool85GREAT

Coverage: 2/3 expected players

Fulham53AVERAGE

Coverage: 2/3 expected players

FUNCTION COVERAGE · HIGH confidence · Coverage 3/3 · 3/3 · Prior-season / prior-club evidence
Game State

What happens if the score changes · results history only

Liverpool, Level
HIGH
46%
Next goal for
38%
Next goal against
1.21
GF /90 while level
0.97
GA /90 while level
61%
Scored first (matches)
Fulham, Level
HIGH
39%
Next goal for
50%
Next goal against
1.01
GF /90 while level
1.30
GA /90 while level
44%
Scored first (matches)
Historical sampleLiverpool: 56 entries · 1942 minFulham: 54 entries · 1869 minHIGH
Routes To Advantage
01Liverpool

Virgil van Dijk → Reader CB → Releases Florian Wirtz

Evidence: progression · creation

02Fulham

Alex Iwobi → Box Crasher → Creator → threat arrivals

Evidence: link · box_threat

Ballity Verdict
Transition
Fulham
Individual
EVEN

Cody Gakpo vs Timothy Castagne shapes the Liverpool–Fulham contest.

Shapes the match
Florian Wirtz
Box Crasher vs Fulham
Deciding interaction
Cody Gakpo vs Timothy Castagne
Opponent route
Emile Smith Rowe box threat as Fulham counter-route
HIGH42 claims · coverage 80% / 70.6%