Liverpool vs Villarreal Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form: contrasting patterns

Liverpool's last 20 matches across all competitions show 9 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses, with 34 scored and 28 conceded. That sample mixes league games, a cup tie and some friendlies, so it's not a clean run of league form alone, but it points to a side getting results more often than not.

Liverpool: 20 completed matches; Villarreal: 20 completed matches.

Liverpool

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

34

Conceded

28

Difference

+6

Villarreal

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

39

Conceded

31

Difference

+8

Villarreal's equivalent sample reads 8 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses, with 39 scored and 31 conceded. The goals both ways suggest games tend to be fairly open around them, and the extra losses hint at a side that's been a bit more hit and miss than Liverpool.

Liverpool's numbers look tidier, but neither sample is a pure run of matches in one competition, so treat both as a general guide rather than a precise read.

Comparative Team Statistics: Liverpool vs Villarreal

History leans one way, but it's dated

There are four recorded meetings between these two, all in European competition. The most recent was the 2022 Champions League semi-final, where Liverpool won the home leg 2-0 before losing the away leg 3-2, taking the tie on aggregate. Before that, a 2016 Europa League round was split, with each side winning their home leg 1-0.

So of the four meetings on record, Liverpool have come out on top in three.

Both squads have changed a fair bit since 2022, so this history is background colour rather than a real guide to current strength.

Early Champions League league-phase picture

Both clubs have played one match in this season's league phase so far. Liverpool sit well up the table after winning 2-1, while Villarreal are down near the bottom of the standings following a 2-3 defeat.

It's only one game each, so this is an early snapshot rather than anything settled.

How this could play out

Liverpool will fancy building on their opening league-phase win at home, while Villarreal will be looking to bounce back after their defeat. Given Villarreal's tendency to concede as well as score, an open game feels plausible.

Liverpool's own recent form has included a fair few draws too, so home advantage alone doesn't guarantee a comfortable night.