Get ready for the first of two legs in this Champions League clash between Liverpool and Villarreal

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 27.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Anfield (54074 seats)

The first of two encounters in the Champions League Semi-finals, as the hometeam Liverpool will try to edge Villarreal in their own ballpark.

It's quite the trip for Villarreal when visiting Liverpool as the cities are 2100 kilometers apart.

The hosts Liverpool saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Premier League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Everton, was also a home game here at Anfield. The away team is better rested.

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Liverpool form and stats

Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Real Madrid.

14-3-0 is the performance here at Anfield so far in the Premier League, giving Liverpool a total of 45 from their 17 games here. Outstanding results! On the other hand, in the Champions League, Liverpool has performed like this (both home and away): 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Liverpool, as their goalkeeper Alisson Ramses Becker has completely shut out the opponents for 234 minutes in the Premier League.

Liverpool's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Everton. The home side are looking to build on that result. Matip was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.32 out of 10. The defender Matip won 8 of 10 duels.

Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Manchester United.

Liverpool are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found seven matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won four, drew one and lost two.

Liverpool are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Newcastle United awaits in three days.

Liverpool are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Anfield in their league games, having scored an impressive 45 goals in 17 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively Liverpool have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (7 in 17 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Villarreal form and stats

Nothing but glory last season for Villarreal, as they won the Champions League.

As the visiting team in La Liga matches, Villarreal have produced an overall stat of 4-5-7 so far. Total Champions League statistics for Villarreal: 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.

Villarreal go into this game after a win, the home game against Valencia that ended 2-0. Attacker Danjuma got a player rating of 7.91 in the game. "Man of the match" Danjuma scored two goals, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Getafe.

Villarreal have another fixture that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a La Liga fixture against Deportivo Alaves. A back-breaking schedule for the visiting team!

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Villarreal as they have only managed to score 15 times from 16 away games in the league.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - zero - one (Liverpool wins - draws - Villarreal wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be from the last two encounters.

Top Goalscorers

LiverpoolM. Salah Ghaly
M. Salah Ghaly
22 goals
LiverpoolD. Teixeira da Silva
D. Teixeira da Silva
15 goals
LiverpoolS. Mané
S. Mané
14 goals

Liverpool missing players

Villarreal missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Liverpool Villarreal
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 14   Played P   13 25
20 11   Won W   7 15
4 2   Drew D   1 5
1 1   Lost L   5 5
56 35   Scored S   26 54
14 8   Conceded C   14 21
92% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
76% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   77% 76%
48% 57%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   54% 48%
40% 43%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   31% 32%
16% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   23% 24%
36% 36%   BTTS BTTS   54% 48%
60% 57%   Clean Sheets C S   15% 36%
12% 14%   Failed to Score F T   31% 20%
 
6.9 7.9   Corners for (avg) C F   4.5 5.1
2.8 2.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5 4.4
1.2 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.6
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
16.6 19.5   Shots (avg) S (   11.5 12.6
5.7 6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 4.9
39% 42%   Goal Efficiency G E   47% 44%
 
6.9 5.7   Shots against (avg) S A   13.4 12.3
2.6 2.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 33 25 5 3 80 21 17 13 2 2 50 13 16 12 3 1 30 8 59 80
2 Liverpool 33 24 7 2 85 22 17 14 3 0 45 7 16 10 4 2 40 15 63 79
3 Chelsea 32 19 8 5 67 27 16 8 5 3 32 18 16 11 3 2 35 9 40 65
4 Arsenal 33 19 3 11 52 40 17 11 2 4 28 15 16 8 1 7 24 25 12 60
5 Tottenham Hotspur 33 18 4 11 56 38 16 10 1 5 31 18 17 8 3 6 25 20 18 58
6 Manchester United 34 15 9 10 53 51 17 9 4 4 28 21 17 6 5 6 25 30 2 54
7 West Ham United 34 15 7 12 52 44 17 9 4 4 30 22 17 6 3 8 22 22 8 52
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 15 4 14 33 29 16 7 2 7 18 16 17 8 2 7 15 13 4 49
9 Newcastle United 34 11 10 13 40 55 17 7 6 4 24 26 17 4 4 9 16 29 -15 43
10 Leicester City 32 11 9 12 47 51 16 8 4 4 26 20 16 3 5 8 21 31 -4 42
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 34 9 14 11 31 42 17 3 7 7 12 22 17 6 7 4 19 20 -11 41
12 Brentford 34 11 7 16 41 49 17 6 3 8 18 19 17 5 4 8 23 30 -8 40
13 Southampton 34 9 13 12 40 56 17 6 7 4 21 20 17 3 6 8 19 36 -16 40
14 Crystal Palace 32 8 13 11 43 41 16 5 7 4 25 17 16 3 6 7 18 24 2 37
15 Aston Villa 32 11 4 17 42 46 15 5 3 7 24 25 17 6 1 10 18 21 -4 37
16 Leeds United 32 8 9 15 38 68 16 4 5 7 18 30 16 4 4 8 20 38 -30 33
17 Burnley 33 6 13 14 29 45 17 5 6 6 16 20 16 1 7 8 13 25 -16 31
18 Everton 32 8 5 19 34 55 16 7 2 7 21 20 16 1 3 12 13 35 -21 29
19 Watford 33 6 4 23 31 67 16 2 1 13 15 39 17 4 3 10 16 28 -36 22
20 Norwich City 33 5 6 22 22 69 17 3 3 11 12 34 16 2 3 11 10 35 -47 21
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 33 24 6 3 69 29 16 11 4 1 34 13 17 13 2 2 35 16 40 78
2 Barcelona 33 18 9 6 61 33 16 10 2 4 32 15 17 8 7 2 29 18 28 63
3 Sevilla 33 17 12 4 49 27 16 11 4 1 34 16 17 6 8 3 15 11 22 63
4 Atletico Madrid 33 18 7 8 59 39 17 11 4 2 31 15 16 7 3 6 28 24 20 61
5 Real Betis 33 17 6 10 56 38 17 9 2 6 31 20 16 8 4 4 25 18 18 57
6 Real Sociedad 33 15 10 8 32 31 17 9 5 3 12 7 16 6 5 5 20 24 1 55
7 Villarreal 33 14 10 9 53 31 17 10 5 2 38 15 16 4 5 7 15 16 22 52
8 Athletic Club 33 12 12 9 39 34 16 8 3 5 25 18 17 4 9 4 14 16 5 48
9 Osasuna 33 12 8 13 34 44 17 5 6 6 16 23 16 7 2 7 18 21 -10 44
10 Valencia 33 10 12 11 44 48 16 5 7 4 23 20 17 5 5 7 21 28 -4 42
11 Rayo Vallecano 33 11 7 15 34 38 16 8 4 4 22 12 17 3 3 11 12 26 -4 40
12 Celta de Vigo 33 10 9 14 36 37 17 5 4 8 21 23 16 5 5 6 15 14 -1 39
13 Espanyol 33 10 9 14 37 45 17 9 4 4 23 17 16 1 5 10 14 28 -8 39
14 Elche 33 10 8 15 36 44 16 6 5 5 20 17 17 4 3 10 16 27 -8 38
15 Getafe 33 8 11 14 31 37 16 7 4 5 21 15 17 1 7 9 10 22 -6 35
16 Mallorca 33 8 8 17 29 54 17 6 6 5 16 18 16 2 2 12 13 36 -25 32
17 Cadiz 33 6 13 14 29 46 17 2 8 7 15 23 16 4 5 7 14 23 -17 31
18 Granada 33 6 12 15 36 56 16 4 5 7 20 28 17 2 7 8 16 28 -20 30
19 Levante 33 5 10 18 41 65 17 3 7 7 23 28 16 2 3 11 18 37 -24 25
20 Deportivo Alaves 33 6 7 20 26 55 16 5 4 7 13 18 17 1 3 13 13 37 -29 25

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 33 24 6 3 69 29 16 11 4 1 34 13 17 13 2 2 35 16 40 78
2 Barcelona 33 18 9 6 61 33 16 10 2 4 32 15 17 8 7 2 29 18 28 63
3 Sevilla 33 17 12 4 49 27 16 11 4 1 34 16 17 6 8 3 15 11 22 63
4 Atletico Madrid 33 18 7 8 59 39 17 11 4 2 31 15 16 7 3 6 28 24 20 61
5 Real Betis 33 17 6 10 56 38 17 9 2 6 31 20 16 8 4 4 25 18 18 57
6 Real Sociedad 33 15 10 8 32 31 17 9 5 3 12 7 16 6 5 5 20 24 1 55
7 Villarreal 33 14 10 9 53 31 17 10 5 2 38 15 16 4 5 7 15 16 22 52
8 Athletic Club 33 12 12 9 39 34 16 8 3 5 25 18 17 4 9 4 14 16 5 48
9 Osasuna 33 12 8 13 34 44 17 5 6 6 16 23 16 7 2 7 18 21 -10 44
10 Valencia 33 10 12 11 44 48 16 5 7 4 23 20 17 5 5 7 21 28 -4 42
11 Rayo Vallecano 33 11 7 15 34 38 16 8 4 4 22 12 17 3 3 11 12 26 -4 40
12 Celta de Vigo 33 10 9 14 36 37 17 5 4 8 21 23 16 5 5 6 15 14 -1 39
13 Espanyol 33 10 9 14 37 45 17 9 4 4 23 17 16 1 5 10 14 28 -8 39
14 Elche 33 10 8 15 36 44 16 6 5 5 20 17 17 4 3 10 16 27 -8 38
15 Getafe 33 8 11 14 31 37 16 7 4 5 21 15 17 1 7 9 10 22 -6 35
16 Mallorca 33 8 8 17 29 54 17 6 6 5 16 18 16 2 2 12 13 36 -25 32
17 Cadiz 33 6 13 14 29 46 17 2 8 7 15 23 16 4 5 7 14 23 -17 31
18 Granada 33 6 12 15 36 56 16 4 5 7 20 28 17 2 7 8 16 28 -20 30
19 Levante 33 5 10 18 41 65 17 3 7 7 23 28 16 2 3 11 18 37 -24 25
20 Deportivo Alaves 33 6 7 20 26 55 16 5 4 7 13 18 17 1 3 13 13 37 -29 25

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.