WSL: 10 stats to know before Brighton v Liverpool
Read a statistical preview of Liverpool's Barclays Women's Super League encounter with Brighton & Hove Albion.
The Reds take on the Seagulls at Amex Stadium on Saturday evening (5.15pm GMT kick-off).
Opta has supplied the following facts and figures to know about the fixture…
Liverpool head coach Gareth Taylor has won four of his five away WSL matches against Brighton, with his sides scoring 19 goals and conceding just three in the process.
The Reds are completing an average of 466 passes per game in the WSL this season – their most ever in a single season.
Their average possession of 58.2 per cent is their second-most in a campaign, behind 58.9 per cent in 2013, while their 84.9 per cent passing accuracy is also their best in a season.
In the last two terms, Beata Olsson ranks first among Liverpool players for goals scored (nine), shots attempted (41), shots on target (18), touches in the opposition box (81), xG (6.72) and xG in open play (5.42).
Among teams they have faced at least 10 times in the WSL, Liverpool hold their greatest win rate against Brighton, winning six of 11 meetings.
Brighton are winless in their last eight WSL games with the Reds (drawn three, lost five) since a 1-0 home victory in January 2020.
The Seagulls have won each of their last three WSL home fixtures and could win four in a row for the first time.
They have won seven points from losing positions in the WSL this season – the most of any side in the competition.
Across their last three home games, Arturo Ruiz's side have twice gone 1-0 down and came back to win both matches.
Brighton's Fran Kirby has scored in three of her last five WSL appearances (three goals), netting more times than she managed in her previous 22 outings.
