Anfield | Champions League 2026-27 | Tuesday, October 20 | 8pm BST
After two fine wins on the road, BetVictor News takes a closer look at the Liverpool vs Villarreal odds – providing a detailed match preview, score prediction, overall H2H record, team news, the best betting angles and more.
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Liverpool Vs Villarreal Odds
The Liverpool vs Villarreal Champions League odds point towards a Reds win under the Anfield lights. Andoni Iraola’s side are the 9/20 match favourites, the draw is online at 19/5 with the Yellow Submarine priced at 11/2.
Ahead of the match, the Liverpool vs Villarreal betting markets are online which include BTTS, O/U, anytime goalscorers, bet builders, bet boosts, correct score, Asian lines and many, many more.
Liverpool Vs Villarreal Preview
Last week, Liverpool beat LASK 6-3 to make it two wins from two in this season’s Champions League. Summer signing Bradley Barcola netted a hat-trick in Austria to get his campaign up and running. The Frenchman was among the goals again as he set up Alexander Isak’s winner in the 2-1 success at Brentford.
As for Villarreal, they have endured a stop-start 2026-27 campaign in both LaLiga and Europe’s elite club competition. The Yellow Submarine drew 0-0 with Elche last time out but did register a 3-1 victory over Napoli on MD2. As it stands, Inigo Perez’s side are 12th in the league and have three points from six in the UCL.
Liverpool Vs Villarreal H2H Record
Liverpool have faced Villarreal on four previous occasions with the Reds boasting three wins compared to the Yellow Submarine’s one. That solitary victory for the Spaniards occured in the 2016 Europa League semi-final first-leg but since then, the Merseysiders have dominated Tuesday’s visitors.
Liverpool vs Villarreal H2H record:
- 2021-22 UCL semi-final 2nd leg – Villarreal 2-3 Liverpool
- 2021-22 UCL semi-final 1st leg – Liverpool 2-0 Villarreal
- 2015-16 UEL semi-final 2nd leg – Liverpool 3-0 Villarreal
- 2015-16 UEL semi-final 1st leg – Villarreal 1-0 Liverpool
Liverpool Vs Villarreal Team News
During Liverpool’s 2-1 win against Brentford on Saturday, midfield maestro Dominik Szoboszlai suffered a muscle injury and is expected to be out for some time. Jeremie Frimpong also had to be withdrawn against the Bees but Ryan Gravenberch is available after serving a domestic ban.
Meanwhile, Villarreal have an almost clean bill of health. Nicolas Pepe and Tajon Buchanan are the only reported absentees. In attack, Georges Mikautadze and skipper Gerard Moreno are set to get the nod from head coach Inigo Perez.
Liverpool Vs Villarreal Predicted Lineups
Liverpool potential starting lineup:
Alisson; Gomez, Jacquet, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Barcola, Wirtz, Gakpo; Isak
Villarreal potential starting lineup:
Junior; Mourino, Navarro, Veiga, Romero; Saliba, Comesana, Gueye, Moleiro; Moreno, Mikautadze
Liverpool Vs Villarreal TV Channel, Live Streaming And Radio
Liverpool vs Villarreal is available to watch live in the UK on Amazon Prime. Live streaming is available via the Amazon Prime Video app. Kick-off is 8pm BST. For those looking to tune in via radio, talkSPORT and BBC Radio 5 Live has you covered.
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Liverpool Vs Villarreal Betting Angles
Key Match Stats
- Champions League stats – This will be the first time these sides have met in the UCL when it is not a semi-final.
- Liverpool stats – The Reds haven’t played out a 0-0 draw in any of their last 83 league phase/group stage fixtures.
- Villarreal stats – Inigo Perez’s side have conceded the opening goal in their last seven away games in the UCL.
Top Betting Angles for Liverpool vs Villarreal
- Over 2.5 goals: Landed in four of Liverpool’s last five outings across all competitions. Online at 2/5.
- BTTS (No): Villarreal haven’t kept a UCL clean sheet in their last 13 fixtures whereas Liverpool have netted two or more in 13 of their last 15 home fixtures in the league phase. Our football betting markets have BTTS (No) available at 13/10.
- Anytime goalscorers: Alexander Isak (37/40), Bradley Barcola (31/20), Victor Munoz (19/10) and Cody Gakpo (31/20) are all worth considering.
- Bet boost: Alexis Mac Allister to be shown a card. Was 14/5, Now 31/10.
Liverpool Vs Villarreal Prediction
Since the Man City defeat, Liverpool have really come on leaps and bounds and we can’t see any other outcome than a comfortable home win on Tuesday night.
Prediction: Liverpool 3-0 Villarreal
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