Winning the last 4 away games! In the past 15 times they faced German teams in the Champions League, Liverpool only lost 1 game and won 10 games.

In the third round of the Champions League on Thursday morning, Liverpool will go to Frankfurt away. Before this game, OPTA took stock of some key data from the confrontation between the two sides.

In the Champions League this season, Frankfurt and Liverpool performed similarly. Both teams won at home in the first round, and then both lost away from home. Interestingly, the two teams faced the same opponents in the first two rounds, but the results were completely opposite. Frankfurt first defeated Galatasaray with a score of 5-1, and then suffered a disastrous defeat against Atletico Madrid with a score of 1-5. As for Liverpool, they defeated Atletico Madrid 3-2 at home before losing 0-1 to Galatasaray away from home.

Both teams are in poor form recently. Frankfurt have lost three of their last five games and have only won once in a month after being equalized in the 87th minute against Freiburg last Sunday. Liverpool have lost four games in a row after losing 2-1 to Manchester United on Sunday, their first such defeat in more than a decade, with three of those defeats coming in the 84th minute or later.

Despite the poor state of both teams, Liverpool has the advantage in creating opportunities. Eintracht Frankfurt have not had an expected goals against (xG) above 0.89 in any of their last three games, while Liverpool's xG has been at least 1.81 in each of their last four losses. This shows that their offensive efficiency is expected to improve.

Former striker Ekitic may start with Salah. Players absent due to injury include Alisson, Endo Hang and Leoni. For Frankfurt, only Baum, Nnadi Collins and Jessik Ngonkamu may be absent. Jonathan Burkart is a threat for Frankfurt, with six goals and one assist in his last six games.

Historical data shows that Liverpool is unlikely to lose five games in a row. Liverpool have lost only one of their last 15 Champions League games against German teams and won 10, and have won all of their last four away games against German teams.