Premier League: 13 stats to know before Brentford v Liverpool
Read our statistical preview of Liverpool's visit to Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday.
The Reds have quickly turned their focus back to domestic matters as they head to Gtech Community Stadium for a 3pm BST kick-off.
Provided by Opta and club statistician Ged Rea, a baker's dozen of facts and figures related to the match can be found below...
Virgil van Dijk is in line to captain Liverpool for the 200th time, with this also set to be his 150th occasion in the Premier League.
Bradley Barcola could become the first Red to score a hat-trick in successive fixtures since Jack Balmer in November 1946.
In the 25 encounters between the clubs in all competitions, Liverpool have scored in all bar one – a 0-0 draw at Anfield in 1936. They have won 15.
The five previous Premier League meetings between Brentford and Liverpool at Gtech Community Stadium saw 22 goals scored – an average of 4.4 per game.
The Reds are unbeaten in their last six Premier League fixtures in the 3pm Saturday slot, with four wins and two draws.
Liverpool have won their last two Premier League away games, keeping a clean sheet in both; they last won three in a row on the road without conceding in March 2022.
They are undefeated in the last four league visits to London (two wins, two draws) since losing to Keith Andrews' side almost a year ago.
Only three outfield players have started every Premier League game this season – Van Dijk, Jeremy Jacquet and Florian Wirtz.
Brentford are unbeaten in their six league games so far this season (two wins, four draws), their best run from the start of a campaign since 2006-07 in League One (first seven).
Overall, the Bees are unbeaten in eight Premier League matches, the longest current run of any side.
They have not lost any of their last eight top-flight home games and have kept clean sheets in four of the past six.
Brentford's Vitaly Janelt has recorded the most interceptions in the division so far this term (20).
Only Brighton & Hove Albion (10) have had more different goalscorers in the league in 2026-27 than Brentford (nine).
