Liverpool v Villarreal

9th11th

19:00 UTC

Over 1.5: 91%
Over 2.5: 75%
Over 3.5: 55%
Both score: 73%

Model pick: Liverpool 49%
Likely score: 2-1 8%
Expected goals: 2.21 – 1.71

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Liverpool favoured against Villarreal

Our model makes Liverpool 49% to win this UEFA Champions League fixture, with the draw at 21% and Villarreal at 30%. The goal projection is 2.21 for Liverpool against 1.71 for Villarreal — a clear edge to Liverpool on expected output. A combined 3.92 goals points to a wide-open game that could get away from either side, which puts over 2.5 at 75% and both teams to score at 73%. The single most likely scoreline is 2-1 at 8%, though no individual scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of a low-scoring sport. This sits in the awkward middle of the distribution, where the model has a view but not a strong one. All figures come from a Dixon–Coles adjusted Poisson model fitted on recent results and expected goals. They are estimates, not forecasts of fact.

Most likely scores: 2-1 8%; 1-1 8%; 2-2 7%; 1-2 6%; 3-1 6%

This season

Season records for Liverpool and Villarreal
Liverpool		Villarreal
6	Played	8
2-3-1	W-D-L	2-2-4
1.50	Pts / game	1.00
1.17	Goals for / game	1.63
1.17	Goals against / game	1.63
50%	Over 2.5	75%
33%	BTTS	75%
50%	Clean sheets	0%
33%	Failed to score	25%
0-2-1	Home record	1-0-2
2-1-0	Away record	1-2-2
L1	Streak	L1

2026/27 league matches only, computed from results on record. Liverpool · Villarreal

Full-match statistics, per game this season

Produced

Season per-match averages, produced
17.0	Shots	16.4
6.0	Shots on target	6.0
6.3	Corners	5.8
1.83	Cards	1.40
12.0	Fouls	9.2
51	Possession %	59
2.01	xG	2.31
3 matches	sample	5 matches

Conceded

Season per-match averages, conceded
12.0	Shots	11.4
3.3	Shots on target	4.0
4.0	Corners	4.4
1.33	Cards	3.30
10.7	Fouls	11.4
49	Possession %	41
1.40	xG	1.60
3 matches	sample	5 matches

Form comparison

Per-match averages over the last 5 matches (5 in sample), captured when this prediction was published and never recomputed since.
Liverpool	Metric	Villarreal
1.20	Goals scored	1.80 (better)
1.00 (better)	Goals conceded	1.60
1.37	Expected goals (xG)	2.28 (better)
	Big chances
4.40	Shots on target	6.40 (better)
13.00	Total shots	15.80 (better)
	Touches in opp. box
5.00	Corners	6.40 (better)
49.0	Possession %	57.8 (better)
411	Passes	559 (better)
	Tackles
13.80	Fouls	9.80 (better)
1.80 (better)	Offsides	2.60
	Throw-ins
2.00	Yellow cards	1.60 (better)
0.50	Red cards	0.00 (better)

Big chances, Touches in opp. box, Throw-ins are not supplied by our current data provider (api-football). Rather than estimate them and present the estimate as a measurement, we show nothing.

Head to headFull record →

No previous meetings on record.

UEFA Champions League table

League table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Form
1	Paris Saint Germain	2	2	0	0	+7	6	Paris Saint Germain won 2 of the last 2
2	Aston Villa	2	2	0	0	+7	6	Aston Villa won 2 of the last 2
3	Barcelona	2	2	0	0	+7	6	Barcelona won 2 of the last 2
4	VfB Stuttgart	2	2	0	0	+5	6	VfB Stuttgart won 2 of the last 2
5	Liverpool	2	2	0	0	+4	6	Liverpool won 2 of the last 2
6	Sporting CP	2	2	0	0	+4	6	Sporting CP won 2 of the last 2
7	Arsenal	2	2	0	0	+4	6	Arsenal won 2 of the last 2
8	Real Betis	2	2	0	0	+2	6	Real Betis won 2 of the last 2
9	Real Madrid	2	2	0	0	+2	6	Real Madrid won 2 of the last 2
10	Bayern München	2	1	1	0	+5	4	Bayern München won 1 of the last 2
11	Shakhtar Donetsk	2	1	1	0	+2	4	Shakhtar Donetsk won 1 of the last 2
12	Como	2	1	0	1	+2	3	Como won 1 of the last 2
13	Manchester United	2	1	0	1	+2	3	Manchester United won 1 of the last 2
14	Villarreal	2	1	0	1	+1	3	Villarreal won 1 of the last 2
15	Atletico Madrid	2	1	0	1	+1	3	Atletico Madrid won 1 of the last 2
16	Club Brugge KV	2	1	0	1	0	3	Club Brugge KV won 1 of the last 2
17	Manchester City	2	1	0	1	0	3	Manchester City won 1 of the last 2
18	Borussia Dortmund	2	1	0	1	0	3	Borussia Dortmund won 1 of the last 2
19	Lens	2	1	0	1	-1	3	Lens won 1 of the last 2
20	AEK Athens FC	2	1	0	1	-1	3	AEK Athens FC won 1 of the last 2
21	RB Leipzig	2	1	0	1	-2	3	RB Leipzig won 1 of the last 2
22	Sabah FA	2	1	0	1	-2	3	Sabah FA won 1 of the last 2
23	Feyenoord	2	1	0	1	-3	3	Feyenoord won 1 of the last 2
24	Bodo/Glimt	2	1	0	1	-4	3	Bodo/Glimt won 1 of the last 2
25	AS Roma	2	0	1	1	-1	1	AS Roma won 0 of the last 2
26	PSV Eindhoven	2	0	1	1	-1	1	PSV Eindhoven won 0 of the last 2
27	Viking	2	0	1	1	-2	1	Viking won 0 of the last 2
28	Fenerbahçe	2	0	1	1	-6	1	Fenerbahçe won 0 of the last 2
29	Inter	2	0	0	2	-2	0	Inter won 0 of the last 2
30	FC Porto	2	0	0	2	-3	0	FC Porto won 0 of the last 2
31	Slavia Praha	2	0	0	2	-3	0	Slavia Praha won 0 of the last 2
32	Napoli	2	0	0	2	-3	0	Napoli won 0 of the last 2
33	Lask Linz	2	0	0	2	-4	0	Lask Linz won 0 of the last 2
34	Lille	2	0	0	2	-4	0	Lille won 0 of the last 2
35	Galatasaray	2	0	0	2	-5	0	Galatasaray won 0 of the last 2
36	Slovan Bratislava	2	0	0	2	-8	0	Slovan Bratislava won 0 of the last 2