Liverpool vs Como preview

2026 Club Friendlies 1, World
Anfield Tomorrow - 5:00 PM
Club Friendlies 1
KICKOFF : Tomorrow - 5:00 PM
Regular Season

CONTEXT

Liverpool prepares to host Como at Anfield in a Club Friendlies encounter during the 2026 season. The home side carries a notable power score of 91.27 against the visitors' 86.6, creating a 4.7-point edge that underscores their overall strength. Form metrics further tilt toward Liverpool with a score of 25 compared to Como's 16.67. Both teams lack recent outing details, leaving analysts to focus on broader indicators. Venue familiarity at Anfield could play a role in shaping the contest. Limited data on efficiency and set pieces adds an element of uncertainty to preparations. The match offers an opportunity for Liverpool to leverage their structural advantages in a league setting.

TL;DR

  • Structural: Liverpool holds a power score advantage of 4.7 points over Como.
  • Form: Liverpool's form score stands at 25 compared to Como's 16.67.
  • Squad: Liverpool enters the match as the stronger side based on overall metrics.
  • Efficiency: Efficiency data is not available for this fixture.
  • Transition: Transition play details remain unspecified in available records.
  • Set pieces: Set piece performance indicators show low confidence levels for both teams.
  • xVariable: Power advantage points total 4.7 in favor of the home side.
  • Market: Baseline split: Liverpool 0% (Δ+0%) | Draw 0% (Δ+0%) | Como 0% (Δ+0%).
No standings statistics available.
No head-to-head records found.
0.5+ goals: 85%
1.5+ goals: 70%
2.5+ goals: 50%
3.5+ goals: 25%
Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15
Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%
Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

TeamxPts
Home1.8
Away1.2
ℹ️ Methodology: Expected Goals (xG) measures shot quality
Jan 25 vs Team A
Feb 1 vs Team B
Feb 8 vs Team C
Liverpool Liverpool
Liverpool
VS
Como Como
Como
1.5
Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)
1
1.5 i
Last 6 Opponents
Monaco Rank: 81 L
Leeds United Rank: 89 L
Wrexham Rank: 76 W
Sunderland Rank: 84 W
Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)
1 i
Last 6 Opponents
Arsenal Rank: 98 D
0
Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)
0 - 0 - 0
0
No sidelined player data available.

Team Power Ranking

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What is Power Ranking?
Power ranking is SportMonks' model-based team strength indicator. Historical input capped to 2 seasons.
91.27
86.6
0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)
Metric
Liverpool
Como
Power Score
91.27
86.6
League Position
-
-
Global Rank
11
35

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

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Liverpool Opponent-weighted form score
Como Opponent-weighted form score
Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Liverpool Como

General Information

Date & Time
Aug 16, 2026, 05:00 PM
Competition
2026 Club Friendlies 1, World · Regular Season
Stadium
Anfield
Capacity
61276
Pitch Surface
Grass
Weather
☀️ 12°C, Fair

Squad

Squad

28
Freddie Woodman
Freddie Woodman Goalkeeper
1
Alisson Ramsés Becker
56
Vítězslav Jaroš
Vítězslav Jaroš Goalkeeper
25
Giorgi Mamardashvili
95
Harvey Peter Davies
Harvey Peter Davies Goalkeeper
2
Joe Gomez
Joe Gomez Defender
4
Virgil van Dijk
Virgil van Dijk Defender
21
Konstantinos Tsimikas
30
Jeremie Frimpong
Jeremie Frimpong Defender
47
Calvin Ramsey
Calvin Ramsey Defender
12
Conor Bradley
Conor Bradley Defender
6
Milos Kerkez
Milos Kerkez Defender
5
Jérémy Jacquet
Jérémy Jacquet Defender
15
Giovanni Leoni
Giovanni Leoni Defender
10
Alexis Mac Allister
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
3
Wataru Endo
Wataru Endo Midfielder
8
Dominik Szoboszlai
Dominik Szoboszlai Midfielder
17
Curtis Jones
Curtis Jones Midfielder
38
Ryan Gravenberch
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder
19
Harvey Elliot
Harvey Elliot Midfielder
7
Florian Wirtz
Florian Wirtz Midfielder
43
Stefan Bajcetic Maquieira
Stefan Bajcetic Maquieira Midfielder
42
Trey Nyoni
Trey Nyoni Midfielder
18
Cody Mathès Gakpo
9
Alexander Isak
Alexander Isak Attacker
14
Federico Chiesa
Federico Chiesa Attacker
22
Hugo Ekitike
Hugo Ekitike Attacker
73
Rio Ngumoha
Rio Ngumoha Attacker

Squad

1
Jean Butez
Jean Butez Goalkeeper
22
Mauro Vigorito
Mauro Vigorito Goalkeeper
Emil Audero Mulyadi
Emil Audero Mulyadi Goalkeeper
21
Noel Törnqvist
Noel Törnqvist Goalkeeper
2
Marc-Oliver Kempf
5
Edoardo Goldaniga
Alberto Dossena
Alberto Dossena Defender
26
Trevoh Chalobah
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
77
Ignace Van Der Brempt
Ignace Van Der Brempt Defender
28
Ivan Smolčić
Ivan Smolčić Defender
16
Yan Bueno Couto
Yan Bueno Couto Defender
Kaiki Bruno da Silva
3
Álex Valle Gómez
14
Jacobo Ramón Naveros
Andrés Cuenca Cejudo
Andrés Cuenca Cejudo Defender
Luca Mazzitelli
Luca Mazzitelli Midfielder
Luis Milla Manzanares
6
Maxence Caqueret
Maxence Caqueret Midfielder
33
Lucas Da Cunha
Lucas Da Cunha Midfielder
Matthias Braunöder
Matthias Braunöder Midfielder
23
Maximo Perrone
Maximo Perrone Midfielder
20
Martin Baturina
Martin Baturina Midfielder
10
Nicolás Paz Martínez
Mattia Liberali
Mattia Liberali Midfielder
Fabio Rispoli
Fabio Rispoli Midfielder
15
Adrian Adriano Lahdo
Alessandro Gabrielloni
19
Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn
11
Anastasios Douvikas
Suliman Mustapha
Suliman Mustapha Attacker
Tommaso Fumagalli
Tommaso Fumagalli Attacker
Ivan Azón Monzón
Ivan Azón Monzón Attacker
Alieu Fadera
Alieu Fadera Attacker
42
Jayden Addai
Jayden Addai Attacker
38
Assane Diao Diaoune
Ali-Jasim El-Aibi Al-Tameemi
Ali-Jasim El-Aibi Al-Tameemi Attacker

CONCLUSION

Overall, the structural indicators point toward Liverpool holding the stronger pre-match profile. Power rankings give Liverpool a 4.7-point edge. Projection probabilities are unavailable or insufficient in the available data for this fixture. The balance of play should hinge on execution in transitions and set-piece phases.