Liverpool FC vs Atalanta BC Stats Battle Key Match Numbers Revealed

Right then, let me tell you how I tackled digging into that Liverpool vs Atalanta stats battle. Started proper early, before the match even kicked off.

Where I Began

Honestly, didn’t know where to begin exactly. Knew I wanted real meaty stats, not just goals and saves. So first thing, I grabbed my laptop – my old, slow one, mind you – and fired up different footy sites I trust. You know, the usual big places people talk stats.

Took me ages just to find sites where they kept the same numbers for both teams! Some had passes for Atalanta, others didn’t for Liverpool. Total headache. Ended up with like five different tabs open.

The Real Grind

This bit was dead tedious. Started copying numbers down. Manually. Yes, like a dinosaur. Tried copy-paste but half the tables messed up the formatting. Spent probably an hour just wrestling with that:

• Team Averages: Pass completion, possession %, tackles… you know the drill.
• Shots: Not just total, but on target, blocked, off target. Location too if I could find it.
• Form Stuff: How each team played their last few games. Form matters, doesn’t it?
• Individual Players: Salah’s recent goals, Kessie’s tackling? Trying to spot key dangermen.

My spreadsheet looked a right mess at this point. Columns everywhere. Thought my laptop fan was gonna take off it was whirring so loud.

Connecting the Dots

Right, numbers are useless just sitting there. Had to figure out what actually meant something for this specific clash.

• Saw Liverpool’s recent high pressure numbers. Real high. Then saw Atalanta had been a bit leaky playing out under pressure in their last away game. Thought, ‘Hmm’.
• Noticed Liverpool concede sometimes early in halves. Then clocked Atalanta’s knack for scoring quick after restarts lately.
• The big one? Expected Goals (xG) for both teams recently. Liverpool creating a bucketload at home, but Atalanta’s defence away wasn’t awful on that stat.

This part sucked because sometimes the stats didn’t back up the hype, you know? Like thinking one team was dominant but the numbers showed it was tight.

The Finished Thing

After what felt like a bloody age, I got my notes sorted. Filtered out the noise and built my little ‘battle report’.

• Key Focus: Liverpool’s press vs Atalanta’s ability to handle it.
• Watch Out: Explosive starts after breaks? Set pieces? Stats hinted there.
• The Big Picture: Did Liverpool’s home firepower look likely to break Atalanta’s decent away xG against? Was gonna be tight.

Honestly, the hardest bit wasn’t finding the stats, it was working out which ones actually told the story before the match happened. Ended up with a long list, then had to be brutal and cut it down to just what mattered most. Proper nervy stuff trying not to miss something vital!