GolVolt — Liverpool vs Leeds United: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Attack

Liverpool score 3.0 goals per match

Liverpool3.0 Leeds United1.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Leeds United score 1.2.

Last time

Last meeting, 1 January 2026: Liverpool – Leeds United 0:0

Streak

Liverpool unbeaten in 5 matches

WWWWW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 5 wins. Last defeat: 11 October, 0:3 against Manchester City.

Player in form

Alexander Isak: 5 goals in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG1.87

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.9).

Streak

Leeds United without a win in 4 matches

DLDD

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 3 draws and 1 defeat. Last win: 14 September, 4:1 against Newcastle United.

Players to watch

Premier League, this season.

Alexander Isak

Liverpool · forward

6goals 0assists 7.16avg rating

Last match, Brighton & Hove Albion: 1 goal, rating 7.5.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Leeds United · forward

3goals 1assist 6.82avg rating

Last match, Sunderland: rating 6.1.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Liverpool at home and Leeds United away, as in this match.

Liverpool

at home · 10

5W4D1L1.6scored per match1.3conceded per match

Leeds United

away · 10

2W4D4L1.1scored per match1.6conceded per match

Head to head

3 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 1 Jan 2026 · Premier League Liverpool 0:0 Leeds United

0wins

2 draws4.0 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 3

1wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Liverpool (4-2-3-1, last: Chelsea) · Leeds United (3-4-2-1, last: Sunderland).

Official around 15:00, Sat 12 Dec

GMMamardashvili JGGomez RAAraujo VDvan Dijk KTTsimikas RGGravenberch TNNyoni LKKoumas JMMcConnell RNNgumoha CGGakpo JTTrafford TMMuharemović JBBijol JJJustin GGGudmundsson ATTanaka EAAmpadu JBBogle BAAaronson HWWilson DLCalvert-Lewin

LiverpoolLeeds United

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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