By Alright so I figured I’d put together a quick pre-match stats thing before the Liverpool friendly against Bologna. You know how folks love those predictions and numbers, right? Figured I could whip it up quick.
Grabbing the Basics First
Started simple. Opened a fresh Google Doc. Just typed “Liverpool vs Bologna Pre-Match Stats” right at the top. Easy. Needed the basic info obviously. Kick-off time? Afternoon, gotta be specific. Found it was 1pm UK time. Stuck that in. Venue? Some stadium I can barely pronounce – Deepdale. Copied that down too. Weather? Looked out my window… cloudy. Close enough, wrote “likely cloudy” just to fill that bit.
Thought I should add the broadcast stuff. Scrolled through a few dodgy footy sites. Everyone kept saying LFCTV GO. Made a note: Watch on LFCTV GO. No other options popped up, so just left it at that.
Digging for Past Stuff… Pain
Now for the juicy bits – head-to-head stats. Remembered they played a while back. Was it preseason too? Racked my brain. Thought it was maybe 2021? Quick search… boom. 2-0 to Liverpool. Got the scorers: Jota and Salah. Simple. Copy-pasted that result into my doc. Salah scored. Obviously.
Tried to find other meetings. Nada. Zero. Zilch. Nothing else popped up on the first few pages. My search skills failing me? Or maybe they just really haven’t played much. Shrugged. Wrote down: Only other meeting: Liverpool 2-0 Bologna (Pre-season 2021). Good enough. Didn’t wanna spend hours digging.
The Prediction Headache
Okay, predictions. Always awkward. How do you call a preseason friendly?! Liverpool’s big names barely playing. Bologna? Dunno much about their lineup. Could be anything.
Started scribbling notes:
- Liverpool Rotation: Klopp loves mixing it up. Kids + some seniors likely.
- Bologna Form: Honestly… no clue. Assume decent but Italian teams, preseason… who knows.
- Typical Friendly: Lots of subs. Energy dips. Usually goals.
Figured… why not just guess? Went with Liverpool to win 3-1. Sounded reasonable. Probably a messy game though. Mentioned that: “Likely a bit chaotic with all the changes.”
Bonus Bits & Final Polish
Added a bit about how both teams are using this for fitness. No big injuries news I saw… stuck “Unlikely” for any major misses. Threw in a random stat about Liverpool scoring in every pre-season game recently. Filled space.
Gave it a quick read-through. Fixed some typos – Deepdale kept getting autocorrected! Formatted the doc with headings for Match Info, Past Meetings, Our Prediction. Whacked my name at the bottom with the date.
Honestly? Took longer than I thought it would. Finding concrete stuff is harder than it looks when you dig. But hey, got it done and shared it out. We’ll see how wrong I am later!