PreviewWSL: Nine stats to know before Manchester City v Liverpool
Read a stat pack from Opta to preview Liverpool's visit to Manchester City in the Barclays Women's Super League.
The Reds travel to the reigning champions for a Friday night clash at Joie Stadium (7pm BST kick-off).
Find the pre-match facts and figures below.
Liverpool have earned four points from two games in the 2026-27 WSL – a tally they did not reach until matchday 12 of last season.
Only once in their previous seven top-flight campaigns have the Reds gone unbeaten across their first three matches (2024-25).
Gareth Taylor has faced 17 different teams in the WSL but has only failed to beat two of them: London City Lionesses and former club Manchester City.
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Watch on YouTubeCity have won nine of their 10 WSL home games against Liverpool, winning seven in a row since a 1-1 draw in June 2016.
The Reds have picked up a victory in just one of their last 11 league matches against City – a 2-1 home win in May 2023.
City have won each of their last 13 WSL home games and could equal the second-longest winning streak on home turf in the competition, set by Chelsea between September 2019 and January 2021 (14).
They have scored seven goals in their opening two WSL fixtures this term – only managing more at this stage of a campaign in 2017-18 (nine).
The Cityzens have had 51 shots in the league this term – also their most across their first two contests since 2017-18 (60).
City's Beth Mead could become the ninth player to make 200 appearances in the WSL. The forward's first game in the competition came for Sunderland against Liverpool in March 2015, scoring and winning a penalty against the then-champions.