It's time for episode two of the Villarreal - Liverpool Semi-finals battle

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Tue 03.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica (23500 seats)

It's time to decide the outcome of the Champions League Semi-finals meeting between Villarreal and Liverpool. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

It's no vacation for neither Villarreal nor Liverpool as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Villarreal form and stats

Villarreal are steadily winning La Liga games and points here at Estadio de la Cerámica. 10 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 17 games. This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 5 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in this competition.

The club members are hoping that Villarreal will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the game against Deportivo Alaves. Chukwueze (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.6/10. Chukwueze scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 7 of 10 times.

Villarreal can score goals in their home matches. After 17 league matches they have found the net 38 times. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Villarreal have conceded only 15 goals.

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Liverpool form and stats

Liverpool's mission in Champions League last season failed in the quarter-finals against Real Madrid.

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 11 wins, 4 draws and only 2 losses in the Premier League. When we have look at the Champions League statistics, we find 9W-1D-1L. This is both home and away.

324 minutes! That's how long the Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Ramses Becker and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Liverpool play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Newcastle United. Midfield player Milner was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.41/10. Milner hit four key passes and had 48 successful passes (of 56 total).

A quick return to home after this game, as Liverpool are hosting Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League only four days away.

The Liverpool manager Klopp has got the team scoring on the road, with 41 away goals in 17 league matches. Liverpool are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 15 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these two teams get together this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Liverpool - Villarreal 2-0. Head to head statistics (for the former three meetings): Villarreal won one game, zero matches ended with a tie and Liverpool managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two

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

Villarreal missing players

Liverpool missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Villarreal Liverpool
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   12 25
13 7   Won W   10 21
5 4   Drew D   2 3
7 0   Lost L   0 1
50 26   Scored S   22 55
23 7   Conceded C   6 13
96% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
76% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 76%
48% 45%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 44%
28% 36%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 36%
20% 27%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 12%
48% 45%   BTTS BTTS   33% 32%
32% 55%   Clean Sheets C S   67% 64%
24% 9%   Failed to Score F T   8% 8%
 
5.3 5.8   Corners for (avg) C F   5.6 7
4.6 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   3.5 2.8
1.6 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.4
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
12.3 13.6   Shots (avg) S (   13.9 16.9
4.6 5.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.7 6
43% 44%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 37%
 
12 10.4   Shots against (avg) S A   8.1 6.8
3.8 3.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.1 2.6

  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 34 25 6 3 73 29 17 12 4 1 38 13 17 13 2 2 35 16 44 81
2 Sevilla 34 17 13 4 50 28 17 11 5 1 35 17 17 6 8 3 15 11 22 64
3 Barcelona 33 18 9 6 61 33 16 10 2 4 32 15 17 8 7 2 29 18 28 63
4 Atletico Madrid 34 18 7 9 59 41 17 11 4 2 31 15 17 7 3 7 28 26 18 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 34 14 10 10 54 33 17 10 5 2 38 15 17 4 5 8 16 18 21 52
8 Athletic Club 34 13 12 9 41 34 17 9 3 5 27 18 17 4 9 4 14 16 7 51
9 Osasuna 33 12 8 13 34 44 17 5 6 6 16 23 16 7 2 7 18 21 -10 44
10 Valencia 34 10 13 11 45 49 17 5 8 4 24 21 17 5 5 7 21 28 -4 43
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 34 10 9 15 37 49 17 9 4 4 23 17 17 1 5 11 14 32 -12 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 Cadiz 34 6 14 14 30 47 17 2 8 7 15 23 17 4 6 7 15 24 -17 32
17 Mallorca 33 8 8 17 29 54 17 6 6 5 16 18 16 2 2 12 13 36 -25 32
18 Granada 33 6 12 15 36 56 16 4 5 7 20 28 17 2 7 8 16 28 -20 30
19 Deportivo Alaves 34 7 7 20 28 56 17 6 4 7 15 19 17 1 3 13 13 37 -28 28
20 Levante 34 5 11 18 42 66 17 3 7 7 23 28 17 2 4 11 19 38 -24 26
  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 34 26 5 3 84 21 17 13 2 2 50 13 17 13 3 1 34 8 63 83
2 Liverpool 34 25 7 2 86 22 17 14 3 0 45 7 17 11 4 2 41 15 64 82
3 Chelsea 33 19 9 5 68 28 16 8 5 3 32 18 17 11 4 2 36 10 40 66
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 35 15 10 10 54 52 18 9 5 4 29 22 17 6 5 6 25 30 2 55
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 34 15 4 15 33 32 17 7 2 8 18 19 17 8 2 7 15 13 1 49
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 35 10 14 11 34 42 17 3 7 7 12 22 18 7 7 4 22 20 -8 44
10 Newcastle United 35 11 10 14 40 56 18 7 6 5 24 27 17 4 4 9 16 29 -16 43
11 Leicester City 32 11 9 12 47 51 16 8 4 4 26 20 16 3 5 8 21 31 -4 42
12 Crystal Palace 34 9 14 11 45 42 17 5 8 4 25 17 17 4 6 7 20 25 3 41
13 Aston Villa 33 12 4 17 44 46 16 6 3 7 26 25 17 6 1 10 18 21 -2 40
14 Brentford 34 11 7 16 41 49 17 6 3 8 18 19 17 5 4 8 23 30 -8 40
15 Southampton 35 9 13 13 41 58 18 6 7 5 22 22 17 3 6 8 19 36 -17 40
16 Burnley 34 7 13 14 31 46 17 5 6 6 16 20 17 2 7 8 15 26 -15 34
17 Leeds United 34 8 10 16 38 72 17 4 5 8 18 34 17 4 5 8 20 38 -34 34
18 Everton 32 8 5 19 34 55 16 7 2 7 21 20 16 1 3 12 13 35 -21 29
19 Watford 34 6 4 24 32 69 17 2 1 14 16 41 17 4 3 10 16 28 -37 22
20 Norwich City 34 5 6 23 22 71 17 3 3 11 12 34 17 2 3 12 10 37 -49 21

Villarreal:
Liverpool:
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 Manchester City 34 26 5 3 84 21 17 13 2 2 50 13 17 13 3 1 34 8 63 83
2 Liverpool 34 25 7 2 86 22 17 14 3 0 45 7 17 11 4 2 41 15 64 82
3 Chelsea 33 19 9 5 68 28 16 8 5 3 32 18 17 11 4 2 36 10 40 66
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 35 15 10 10 54 52 18 9 5 4 29 22 17 6 5 6 25 30 2 55
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 34 15 4 15 33 32 17 7 2 8 18 19 17 8 2 7 15 13 1 49
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 35 10 14 11 34 42 17 3 7 7 12 22 18 7 7 4 22 20 -8 44
10 Newcastle United 35 11 10 14 40 56 18 7 6 5 24 27 17 4 4 9 16 29 -16 43
11 Leicester City 32 11 9 12 47 51 16 8 4 4 26 20 16 3 5 8 21 31 -4 42
12 Crystal Palace 34 9 14 11 45 42 17 5 8 4 25 17 17 4 6 7 20 25 3 41
13 Aston Villa 33 12 4 17 44 46 16 6 3 7 26 25 17 6 1 10 18 21 -2 40
14 Brentford 34 11 7 16 41 49 17 6 3 8 18 19 17 5 4 8 23 30 -8 40
15 Southampton 35 9 13 13 41 58 18 6 7 5 22 22 17 3 6 8 19 36 -17 40
16 Burnley 34 7 13 14 31 46 17 5 6 6 16 20 17 2 7 8 15 26 -15 34
17 Leeds United 34 8 10 16 38 72 17 4 5 8 18 34 17 4 5 8 20 38 -34 34
18 Everton 32 8 5 19 34 55 16 7 2 7 21 20 16 1 3 12 13 35 -21 29
19 Watford 34 6 4 24 32 69 17 2 1 14 16 41 17 4 3 10 16 28 -37 22
20 Norwich City 34 5 6 23 22 71 17 3 3 11 12 34 17 2 3 12 10 37 -49 21

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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.