In the first leg, played last week, the English managed to overcome the backlash of the Spaniards and won, at home, by 2-0
At the Estadio de la Cerámica, in Spain, the ball will roll at 16:00 (Brasília time) for Villarreal and Liverpoo,l for the Champions League semi-final return game.
As they lost 2-0 in the first leg at Anfield, the Spanish team needs to win by three goals or more to win the spot in the final in normal time. If you do that for just two goals, the dispute goes to extra time. Simple defeat or draw qualifies Liverpool.
Unai Emery has the probable returns of Gerard Moreno, Raúl Albiol and Francis Coquelin. The bad news was the absence of midfielder Arnaut Danjuma, the team’s top scorer in the Champions League with six goals. He will still be re-evaluated today.
The only absence from Jürgen Klopp’s team is Roberto Firmino, who traveled with the group but is still unable to play after a recent foot injury. Should Liverpool qualify, the team will reach the final for the third time in the last five years (the others were in 2017/18 and 2018/19.
If, on the one hand, Villarreal managed to win several goals by three goals or more in the season, on the other, Liverpool don’t know what it’s like to lose by much in 2021/22. In fact, the English team barely loses: there were only three defeats in 56 games, all by just one goal difference.
(5.00) Villarreal v Liverpool (1.67); hunches and predictions
Both teams score: due to the need to win, Villarreal must go on the attack and with that, score at least one goal. Liverpool, deadly on the counterattack, must again score goals, making this one of the most sought-after predictions of the game.
The odds for both Villarreal and Liverpool to score during the 90 minutes of the match is 1.61 for “yes” and 2.20 for “no”. A bet on a tie with goals pays 4.75. In equality without goals, 15.00.
For Liverpool to have more corners: even away from home, Liverpool must have more ball possession, and their shooting rate is one of the highest in Europe. Therefore, his number of corners must be higher than Villarreal’s again.
Other more specific bets can also be placed. The odd that more than nine corners will be scored is 1.83. Of which exactly nine will be awarded by the referee, 8.00. For less than nine, it’s 2.37.
For Villarreal to have more cards: even at home, Villarreal must adopt a defensive posture, and consequently committing more fouls. Therefore, your card index must be higher than Liverpool.
