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Pulisic and company, with an average of 1.52 goals scored per game, concede twice less—0.72 per match

Chelsea have lost their last three matches

Brighton, meanwhile, have responded well since losing to Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round last month

Liverpool play in a 1-4-2-3-1 formation

Newcastle United have won three of their last five matches

Bayer have won two of their last four UCL games

There have been nine official matches prior to this playoff meeting

The Madrid club began with three wins, but then lost every second match

The last five meetings between the clubs have been evenly balanced

62% of Liverpool’s matches end with goals from both teams, with an average total of 3.0 goals per match