Liverpool vs Villarreal Prediction & Lineups

Matchday 3

Tue 20 Oct, 21:00

Liverpool

21:00

Villarreal

Anfield10°C· clear skyCapacity 61,276Tue, 20 Oct 202621:00

Liverpool4-3-3

Expected XI

4-4-2Villarreal Villarreal crest

Expected XI · auto-updates when the teams confirm ~30 min before kickoff

Assistant

Sipke Hulshoff

Assistant

Rubén Uría

Assistant

Sipke Hulshoff

Assistant

Rubén Uría

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Liverpool2025/26

Scores most 61-75 · concedes most 61-75

Villarreal2025/26

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 46-60

Goal profile

2025/26

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 12 and 8 matches.

Share of their matches

They score

67%1+ goal38%

42%2+ goals25%

They concede

58%1+ goal100%

33%2+ goals75%

8%3+ goals38%

8%4+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 6-0 (H)·worst 1-4 (H)

worst 0-4 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

LiverpoolshootallowVillarreal

5.9%-2.5Six-yard box4.3%

60.8%Penalty area-2.059.1%

26.7%+2.0Edge of the box+4.229.4%

6.6%Long range7.2%

589 shots taken · 487 faced

VillarrealshootallowLiverpool

7.4%+2.2Six-yard box-2.55.9%

65.4%+4.4Penalty area60.6%

23.0%-2.3Edge of the box-1.623.1%

4.2%-4.3Long range+3.810.3%

457 shots taken · 437 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match preview

Liverpool face Villarreal in the UEFA Champions League at Anfield. In their last 4 meetings, Liverpool have won 3, Villarreal 1, with 0 drawn. BetsyScore's AI model makes Liverpool favourites at 54%, projecting a 2-1 scoreline. Follow live scores, confirmed lineups and full stats for Liverpool vs Villarreal right here.