Liverpool vs Villarreal prediction: over 2.5 and the best odds
Liverpool v 
Villarreal
Result: right. The call was over 2.5 goals; the match ended 4-3. Every call so far.
Liverpool are favoured against Villarreal at Anfield at 20:00 WAT. The best home price is 1.55. The long Liverpool absence list most shapes this tie.
I cleaned the duplicate entries so you see each absence once. Liverpool miss C. Bradley and G. Leoni with knee injuries. H. Ekitike is out with an Achilles tendon injury.
J. Frimpong and D. Szoboszlai miss with muscle injuries. F. Chiesa and W. Endo are off the roster. That removes several options and limits rotation.
Villarreal miss N. Pepe with an eye injury. It is their only reported absence.
Liverpool form
- W 2-1 vs Brentford (away)
- W 6-3 vs Lask Linz (away)
- L 0-3 vs Manchester City (home)
- W 1-0 vs Bournemouth (away)
- W 3-1 vs Tottenham (home)
Villarreal form
- D 0-0 vs Elche (home)
- W 3-1 vs Napoli (home)
- L 0-1 vs Real Madrid (away)
- W 3-1 vs Levante (home)
- W 3-1 vs Malaga (away)
Previous meetings
- Villarreal 2-3 Liverpool, 2022-05-03
- Liverpool 2-0 Villarreal, 2022-04-27
- Liverpool 3-0 Villarreal, 2016-05-05
- Villarreal 1-0 Liverpool, 2016-04-28
What the price costs you. A ₦1,000 stake on the result loses about ₦16 to the cut with 1xBet Nigeria. The same stake loses about ₦74 with Betway Nigeria.
| Outcome | Price at 1xBet Nigeria | Chance the price gives | Price without the cut |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1.55 | 64.3% | 1.58 |
| Draw | 4.83 | 20.7% | 4.90 |
| Away | 6.04 | 16.6% | 6.14 |
My read: over 2.5 goals. The bookmakers’ prices put it at 66% with the cut removed, and four of Liverpool’s last five reached three goals or more.
Stay within your limit if you choose to bet.
Where they stand
| Club | Pos | P | Pts | GD | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 8 | 4 | 9 | +4 | LWWW |
| Villarreal | 28 | 4 | 3 | -6 | LLWL |
Our other calls on these clubs
4 of 6 right:
- Fenerbahçe 3–2 Liverpool · Over 2.5 goals · Right
- Villarreal 0–6 Paris Saint Germain · Both teams to score · Wrong
- Liverpool 0–1 Arsenal · Both teams to score · Wrong
- Brentford 1–2 Liverpool · Under 3.5 goals · Right
- Lask Linz 3–6 Liverpool · Both teams to score · Right
- Villarreal 3–1 Napoli · Both teams to score · Right
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