Liverpool begin a potentially key run of four successive home fixtures on Tuesday night when they host Villarreal in the Champions League . The Reds are looking to make it three wins from three in Europe when they take on the Spanish side, but Andoni Iraola’s men will have no time to ease off after that.
They host high-flying Brighton on Sunday before returning to Anfield next week to take on in-form Chelsea in the Carabao Cup and reigning champions Arsenal in the Premier League . With Liverpool already a massive nine points behind leaders Manchester City in the league, it is no exaggeration to suggest that a poor return from those fixtures could see two avenues to silverware this season slam shut on the Merseysiders .
However, they are looking in rude health in Europe after beating Atletico Madrid and LASK , and should move on to nine points with victory over Villarreal . The Reds have beaten the Yellow Submarine in their last three meetings and our opening Liverpool vs Villarreal prediction is a 1-0, 2-0 or 2-1 home win @ 5/2 in a BOYLE Sports Price Boost.
Betting Odds
Liverpool vs Villarreal Betting Odds – Champions League 2026-27
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Liverpool | 2/5 | 71.4% |
Villarreal | 5/1 | 16.7% |
Draw | 7/2 | 22.2% |
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
Liverpool are the 2/5 favourites to beat Villarreal , who are 5/1 for the win, with the draw at 7/2.
How to Watch
How to watch Liverpool vs Villarreal
The Champions League league-stage match is scheduled to begin at 20:00 BST on Tuesday and will be shown live on Amazon Prime.
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Form Guides
Liverpool form guide
Liverpool return to Anfield for the first time since their humbling 3-0 defeat to Manchester City , when the Reds conceded three times in a decisive 16-minute spell following Ryan Gravenberch’s sending-off. That was Liverpool’s first loss under Iraola but they have responded well to the setback, thrashing LASK 6-3 a week ago before edging out Brentford 2-1 on Saturday.
Alexander Isak made a goalscoring return to action against the Bees , while Victor Munoz was also on the scoresheet for the second time since joining Liverpool this summer. Isak is 25/1 to score the only goal against Villarreal , while Spain winger Munoz is 2/1 to notch against his fellow countrymen.
Bradley Barcola , who opened his Liverpool goal account with a hat-trick against LASK , is 6/4 to score at any time. The France forward is also @ Evens to either score or assist tomorrow night, a Boyle Sports Super Boost which is well worth considering for a player who won the Champions League in 2025 and 2026 with PSG .
Villarreal form guide
Villarreal finished third in LaLiga to secure a Champions League spot for the second successive season, but they found life tough at the start of this campaign. They claimed 2-2 comeback draws at Racing Santander and Atletico Madrid in their opening two matches but then suffered four successive defeats, including 3-2 to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League .
However, all of those losses were by the narrowest of margins, and Villarreal have started to find their form since then under Inigo Perez , who was a former team-mate of Iraola at Athletic Bilbao and also his number two at Rayo Vallecano . Villarreal have picked up three wins and a draw from their last five matches, with their only setback being a 1-0 loss to Real Madrid at the Bernabeu .
Perez’s men also got their European campaign up and running with a 3-1 home win over Napoli , and will be hoping to pick up something from their trip to Anfield . They have beaten Liverpool once before, a 1-0 Europa League home win in 2016, and you can get 5/1 for them to claim all three points this week.
But we think a better bet could be for Villarreal to pick up over 2.5 cards @ 6/5 . The Yellow Submarine have received five bookings in their opening two European games and have yet to finish a game this season without at least one caution.
Betting Tips
Liverpool vs Villarreal Betting Tips – Champions League 2026-27
Liverpool to win 1-0, 2-0 or 2-1 @ 5/2
Bradley Barcola to score or assist @ EVS
Villarreal over 2.5 cards @ 6/5
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