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title: "Stats Ahead of the Crucial Anfield Meeting with Spartak"
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# Stats Ahead of the Crucial Anfield Meeting with Spartak

Ahead of the crucial tie against Spartak Moscow at Anfield, here are a few stats to look at.

The Reds need a draw to progress, yet a win would seal the top spot in the group.

In the same fixture in 19921993, Spartak ran out comfortable 2-0 winners at Anfield – with Liverpool finishing the game with 10 men. this was also the only time Liverpool lost at Anfield to Russian opposition.

In the Champions League in 2003, Liverpool won 5-0 with goals from Heskey (2), Cheyrou, Hyppia and Diao. This is also Spartak‘s biggest European loss to date.

![Alex Livesey/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2017/12/1441949.jpg)

The Reds are unbeaten in 12 European home games – the last defeat being against Real Madrid in October 2014.

That said, the Reds are also unbeaten in the last 13 European group-stage matches.

Adam Lallana is in line to make his first European appearance for the club since the Europa League final defeat against Sevilla in 2016.

![Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2017/12/532154934.jpg)

Spartak’s only European win this season came in matchday 3 against Sevilla – a 5-1 thrashing.

Top Scorers this season: **Liverpool**: Mohamed Salah, 17. **Spartak Moscow**: Quincy Promes, 13.

![Dan Mullan/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2017/12/854246268.jpg)

Possible formations for Spartak Moscow (based on the previous 5 games in all competitions): 4-4-1-1, 4-5-1, 4-1-4-1.

What’s clear is that Spartak play with only one striker in most games – that being Ze Luis, with other threats including top scorer Quincy Promes who plays in a similar role to Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane with the Reds, and the Brazilian forward Luiz Adriano, who’s on 9 goals so far this campaign.

![Epsilon/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2017/12/880496008.jpg)

Who’ll be in Liverpool’s starting 11 for the game?

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