Liverpool - Villarreal prediction: odds and line-ups
Liverpool take on Villarreal in Champions League. Kick-off on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 7 :00 pm.
Anfield
Liverpool
- Attendance59,610
- On airParamount+
Scorers Georges Mikautadze 4' · Sergi Cardona 29' · Alexis Mac Allister 36' · Ronald Araújo 45'+2' · Alexis Mac Allister 65' · Florian Wirtz 68' · Tani Oluwaseyi 87'
Line-ups
Liverpool 4-2-3-1
- 1 Alisson Becker G
- 4 Virgil van Dijk CD-L
- 5 Jérémy Jacquet CD-R
- 21 Kostas Tsimikas LB
- 33 Ronald Araújo RB
- 38 Ryan Gravenberch AM
- 42 Trey Nyoni LM
- 10 Alexis Mac Allister RM
- 67 Lewis Koumas F
- 18 Cody Gakpo AM-L
- 73 Rio Ngumoha AM-R
- 44 Luke Chambers SUB
- 6 Milos Kerkez SUB
- 7 Florian Wirtz SUB
- 25 Giorgi Mamardashvili SUB
- 9 Alexander Isak SUB
- 76 Jayden Danns SUB
- 2 Joe Gomez SUB
- 29 Bradley Barcola SUB
- 53 James McConnell SUB
- 28 Freddie Woodman SUB
- 94 Michael Laffey SUB
Villarreal 4-2-3-1
- 25 Péter Gulácsi G
- 12 Renato Veiga CD-L
- 6 Pau Navarro CD-R
- 23 Sergi Cardona LB
- 15 Santiago Mouriño RB
- 24 Nathan Saliba AM
- 18 Pape Gueye LM
- 14 Santi Comesaña RM
- 9 Georges Mikautadze F
- 10 Alberto Moleiro AM-L
- 17 Tajon Buchanan AM-R
- 7 Gerard Moreno SUB
- 16 Carlos Macià SUB
- 21 Tani Oluwaseyi SUB
- 28 Joselillo SUB
- 8 Juan Foyth SUB
- 1 Luiz Júnior SUB
- 2 Logan Costa SUB
- 27 Nizar El Jmili Ben Hamou SUB
- 11 Ilias Akhomach SUB
- 3 Alex Freeman SUB
- 22 Ayoze Pérez SUB
- 5 Alassane Diatta SUB
Statistics
| Liverpool | Villarreal | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 52.5 | Possession | 47.5 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 464 | Accurate Passes | 417 |
| 542 | Passes | 499 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 20 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 22 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 8 | Clearances | 27 |
Match events
- 4' B Georges Mikautadze Villarreal
- 27' J Alberto Moleiro Villarreal
- 29' B Sergi Cardona assist from Nathan Saliba Villarreal
- 36' B Alexis Mac Allister assist from Kostas Tsimikas Liverpool
- 41' J Santiago Mouriño Villarreal
- 45'+2' B Ronald Araújo assist from Rio Ngumoha Liverpool
- 45' REM Florian Wirtz between: Ronald Araújo Liverpool
- 45' REM Tani Oluwaseyi between: Nathan Saliba Villarreal
- 54' REM Juan Foyth between: Alberto Moleiro Villarreal
- 60' REM Alex Freeman between: Tajon Buchanan Villarreal
- 60' REM Ayoze Pérez between: Georges Mikautadze Villarreal
- 65' B Alexis Mac Allister assist from Rio Ngumoha Liverpool
- 66' REM Alexander Isak between: Lewis Koumas Liverpool
- 68' B Florian Wirtz assist from Cody Gakpo Liverpool
- 74' REM Bradley Barcola between: Rio Ngumoha Liverpool
- 74' REM Joe Gomez between: Jérémy Jacquet Liverpool
- 78' REM Gerard Moreno between: Santi Comesaña Villarreal
- 81' REM James McConnell between: Trey Nyoni Liverpool
- 87' B Tani Oluwaseyi assist from Ayoze Pérez Villarreal
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Match summary
This Champions League match pitted Liverpool against Villarreal. The fixture was held at Anfield. In the meeting on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 7 :00 pm, Liverpool beat Villarreal by a score of 4 - 3. The scorers in this match are Georges Mikautadze in the 4 minute, Sergi Cardona in the 29 minute, Alexis Mac Allister in the 36 minute, Ronald Araújo in the 45 minute, Alexis Mac Allister in the 65 minute, Florian Wirtz in the 68 minute, Tani Oluwaseyi in the 87 minute.
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Liverpool sits in 2 place. Villarreal is in 19 position.
Probable line-ups
The announced line-ups for Liverpool and Villarreal are detailed in the match sheet above.
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