Opta Stats: Liverpool v Arsenal

Will Brendan Rodgers get Liverpool back to winning ways when they face Arsenal?

Can Liverpool rise to the occasion in another massive fixture when they face Arsenal? Opta gives their statistical verdict. 

Liverpool have won just two of the last 14 Premier League meetings with Arsenal (W2 D7 L5). The draw is 3.613/5.

There have been four 90th minute or later goals in the last six Premier League meetings between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield. The odds of the second-half containing the most goals is 1.814/5.

Liverpool v Arsenal has seen more hat-tricks than any other fixture in Barclays Premier League history (5). The odds of a hat-trick being scored are 2.56/4.

Last season's 5-1 annihilation of the Gunners at Anfield ended a run of six home games without a win over the Gunners for the Reds (D3 L3). Liverpool are 2.829/5 to win.

Arsenal have trailed in six of the last seven Premier League games against Liverpool at Anfield and come back to win two and draw three of those six where they fell behind. The Liverpool half-time/Arsenal full-time double result is 30.029/1.

Mario Balotelli has had more shots (42 - inc. blocked) than any other player yet to score in the Premier League this season. Arsenal are 4.216/5 to keep a clean sheet.

Only Sergio Aguero (17) has had an involvement (goals or assists) in more Premier League goals than Alexis Sanchez (14) this season. Sanchez is 2.89/5 to score.

Alexis Sanchez has scored (7) or assisted (4) 11 of Arsenal's last 17 Premier League goals (65%). Sanchez is 7.87/1 to score the first goal.

After failing to score with his previous 38 shots this season in the Premier League (inc. blocked), Santi Cazorla has scored with three of his last seven in the competition. Cazorla is 5.14/1 to score.

Liverpool had more points from their first 16 games of 2010-11 under Roy Hodgson (22) than they do currently in 2014-15 (21). Based on three points for a win, this is Liverpool's worst -record after 16 games since 1964-65. You can lay Liverpool to finish in the top six at 2.26/5.