Jurgen Klopp at 200*: The stats behind his Liverpool reign

Matt Stead
Jurgen Klopp at Anfield is unveiled as the new manager of Liverpool FC during a press conference at Anfield on October 9, 2015 in Liverpool, England.

Jurgen Klopp won his 200th game as Liverpool manager on Sunday as Chelsea were beaten at Anfield. After reading 16 Conclusions on that game, why not return to cast your eye over the numbers of his reign thus far?

 

* Having been appointed as Liverpool manager on October 8, 2015, Jurgen Klopp’s record as manager now reads: P200 W112 D51 L37 F402 A198.

* Jurgen Klopp’s most-used XI as Liverpool manager is:

Mignolet

Clyne Lovren Matip Moreno

Milner Wijnaldum Henderson

Salah Firmino Mane

Subs: Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Can, Lallana, Coutinho, Origi, Sturridge

 

Most appearances
Roberto Firmino (181)
James Milner (161)
Georginio Wijnaldum (131)
Jordan Henderson (128)
Dejan Lovren (124)

 

Most goals
Mohamed Salah (66)
Roberto Firmino (65)
Sadio Mane (54)
Philippe Coutinho (37)
Daniel Sturridge (25)

 

Most assists
Roberto Firmino (47)
James Milner (34)
Mohamed Salah (28)
Philippe Coutinho (22)
Sadio Mane (21)

 

Most points for Liverpool in a single top-flight season
1987/88 (90)
1985/86 (88)
1981/82 (87)
2008/09 (86)
2018/19 (85 with four games remaining)
2013/14 (84)

 

Most league wins for Liverpool in a single top-flight season (post-war)
1978/79 (30)
1961/62 (27)
1987/88 (26)
1985/86 (26)
1981/82 (26)
2013/14 (26)
1965/66 (26)
1963/64 (26)
2018/19 (26 with four games remaining)

 

Fewest goals conceded for Liverpool in a single top-flight season (post-war)
1978/79 (16)
2018/19 (20 with four games remaining)
1987/88 (24)
1968/69 (24)
1970/71 (24)

 

Most wins as Liverpool manager in first 200 games
Kenny Dalglish (118)
Rafael Benitez (115)
Jurgen Klopp (112)
Gerard Houllier (109)
Bob Paisley (108)
Bill Shankly (104)

 

Biggest Premier League home wins
Liverpool 6-1 Watford, November 2016
Liverpool 5-0 Watford, February 2019
Liverpool 5-0 Watford, March 2018
Liverpool 5-0 Swansea, December 2017
Liverpool 5-1 Arsenal, December 2018
Liverpool 5-1 Hull City, September 2016

 

Biggest Premier League away wins
Aston Villa 0-6 Liverpool, February 2016
Brighton 1-5 Liverpool, December 2017
Bournemouth 0-4 Liverpool, December 2018
Bournemouth 0-4 Liverpool, December 2017
West Ham 0-4 Liverpool, May 2017

 

Biggest European wins
Liverpool 7-0 Spartak Moscow, December 2017
Maribor 0-7 Liverpool, October 2017
Porto 0-5 Liverpool, February 2018
Liverpool 5-2 Roma, April 2018
Liverpool 3-0 Maribor, November 2017
Liverpool 3-0 Villarreal, May 2016

 

Biggest Premier League defeats
Manchester City 5-0 Liverpool, September 2017
Tottenham 4-1 Liverpool, October 2017
Watford 3-0 Liverpool, December 2015

 

Biggest European defeats
Red Star 2-0 Liverpool, November 2018
Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool, May 2018
Liverpool 1-3 Sevilla, May 2016
Roma 4-2 Liverpool, May 2018

 

Highest scoring games
Norwich 4-5 Liverpool, January 2016
Liverpool 4-3 Crystal Palace, January 2019
Liverpool 5-2 Roma, April 2018
Liverpool 4-3 Manchester City, January 2018
Liverpool 7-0 Spartak Moscow, December 2017
Maribor 0-7 Liverpool, October 2017
Bournemouth 4-3 Liverpool, December 2016
Liverpool 6-1 Watford, September 2016
Arsenal 3-4 Liverpool, August 2016
Liverpool 4-3 Dortmund, April 2016
Southampton 1-6 Liverpool, December 2015

 

Highest post-war win percentage as Liverpool manager
Kenny Dalglish (first reign, 60.91%)
Bob Paisley (57.57%)
Jurgen Klopp (56%)
Rafael Benitez (55.43%)
Joe Fagan (54.20%)

 

Lowest post-war loss percentage as Liverpool manager
Kenny Dalglish (first reign, 13.68%)
Bob Paisley (17.94%)
Joe Fagan (18.3%)
Jurgen Klopp (18.5%)
Rafael Benitez (22.5%)

 

* Jurgen Klopp’s best month in terms of wins at Liverpool is December 2018 (8/8), followed by December 2017 (5/8).

* Jurgen Klopp’s worst month in terms of wins at Liverpool is January 2017 (1/9), followed by September 2017 (1/6).

* Jurgen Klopp’s best months in terms of defeats at Liverpool are December 2017 and December 2018 (both 0/8)

* Jurgen Klopp’s worst month in terms of defeats at Liverpool is January 2017 (4/9), followed by January 2016 (3/9), February 2016 (3/7) and May 2018 (3/4).

* Jurgen Klopp’s best month in terms of goals scored at Liverpool is December 2017 (27), followed by December 2018 (21).

* Jurgen Klopp’s worst months in terms of goals conceded at Liverpool are January 2016 and September 2017 (both 13).

 

Months ranked by wins
December (20)
April (14)
November (13)
March (12)
October (11)
January (10)
August (9)
September (9)
February (8)
May (6)

 

Months ranked by defeats
August (1)
March (2)
April (2)
October (2)
September (3)
November (3)
December (3)
February (5)
May (5)
January (11)

 

Months ranked by goals scored
December (72)
April (49)
January (43)
November (43)
March (37)
October (37)
February (34)
September (33)
August (31)
May (23)

 

Months ranked by goals conceded
August (12)
October (15)
November (15)
February (16)
March (16)
May (16)
April (22)
September (22)
December (23)
January (41)
June (0)
July (0)

 

Jurgen Klopp’s most regular Liverpool opponents
Manchester City, Southampton (11)
Chelsea, Leicester, Tottenham, West Ham (9)
Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Everton, Manchester United, Watford (8)
Arsenal, Stoke, West Brom (7)
Burnley, Swansea (6)

 

* Everton are the team Jurgen Klopp has faced the most as Liverpool manager without ever losing (8), followed by Arsenal (7).

* Jurgen Klopp has faced 17 teams more than once as Liverpool manager without ever losing (Arsenal, Augsburg, Bayern, Brighton, Dortmund, Everton, Exeter, Fulham, Hoffenheim, Huddersfield, Maribor, Middlesbrough, Plymouth, Porto, Rubin Kazan, Spartak Moscow and Sunderland).

* Jurgen Klopp has faced one team more than once as Liverpool manager without ever winning. He must have Sevilla anxiety.

* Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool have scored most of their goals against Watford (25), followed by Arsenal (23), Bournemouth (22), Manchester City (20) and West Ham (20).

* Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool have conceded most of their goals to Manchester City (14), followed by Leicester (13), Arsenal (12), Crystal Palace and Tottenham (both 11).

 

Longest unbeaten Premier League home runs
Chelsea (86, March 2004 – October 2008)
Liverpool (38, April 2017 – present)
Manchester City (37, December 2010 – December 2012)
Manchester United (36, December 1998 – December 2000)
Manchester United (34, December 1994 – November 1996)

 

* Jurgen Klopp has been named Premier League Manager of the Month three times in 42 months since his Liverpool appointment. It took Arsene Wenger 48 months within taking over Arsenal to win his third Manager of the Month award, and Jose Mourinho has only ever won three.

* Jurgen Klopp is exactly as good as David Moyes.