Match Report
Before the match
Liverpool came into the game with three wins, one draw and one defeat from their last five outings, scoring nine goals and conceding seven. A 2-1 win away to Brentford (17 October) was their most recent result; their biggest win in that spell was 6-3 away to LASK on 14 October.
Brentford hosted Liverpool (Premier League) on 17 October. For Liverpool, the score was 2-1: two goals scored, one allowed. 6-3 was Liverpool's result against LASK on 14 October (Champions League), playing away from home; Liverpool won, with six scored to three conceded. The 11 October fixture (Premier League) paired Liverpool with Man City. Liverpool lost 0-3 at home, netting zero goals while conceding three. Playing away from home against Bournemouth (Premier League), Liverpool finished 1-0 on 20 September. Their score comprised one goal, against zero from the opposition. 12 September: Liverpool drew 0-0 against Fulham at home in Premier League, scoring zero goals and allowing zero.
Liverpool: 5th, six points, two matches in the calculated Champions League standings at kickoff.
Villarreal's previous five results comprised three wins, one draw and one defeat. Their goal totals were 9 scored and 4 conceded. Latest: a 0-0 draw at home to Elche on 17 October.
Playing at home against Elche (La Liga), Villarreal finished 0-0 on 17 October. Their score comprised zero goals, against zero from the opposition. 13 October: Villarreal won 3-1 against Napoli at home in Champions League, scoring three goals and allowing one. Against Real Madrid in La Liga, Villarreal scored zero and conceded one on 10 October; the away from home result was 0-1. Villarreal's at home game on 20 September (La Liga) ended 3-1 against Levante, with three goals for and one against. On 17 September, Málaga faced Villarreal in La Liga: Villarreal won 3-1 away from home, having scored three and conceded one.
three points in two matches put Villarreal 15th in the pre-match results-based Champions League standings.
The teams' recorded encounters ended in a 3-2 away win for Liverpool on 3 May 2022 and a 2-0 home win for Liverpool on 27 April 2022.
After the match
Liverpool edged past Villarreal 4-3 on 20 October 2026. Georges Mikautadze opened the scoring inside the first 4 minutes for Villarreal to make it 1-0. Sergi Cardona added to the tally in the 29th minute for Villarreal, set up by Nathan-Dylan Saliba, to make it 2-0. Alexis Mac Allister pulled one back in the 36th minute for Liverpool, set up by Kostas Tsimikas, to make it 1-2. Ronald Araújo levelled it 47 minutes into the game for Liverpool, set up by Rio Ngumoha, to make it 2-2. Alexis Mac Allister put Liverpool in front 65 minutes into the game, set up by Rio Ngumoha, to make it 3-2. With the 6th goal, Liverpool extended the lead through Florian Wirtz 68 minutes into the game, set up by Cody Gakpo, to make it 4-2. With the 7th goal, Villarreal reduced the deficit through Tani Oluwaseyi late on, in the 87th minute, set up by Ayoze Pérez, to make it 3-4. Alberto Moleiro (27') and Santiago Mouriño (41') were booked. Liverpool won; current ratings also favour them in this pairing, with a model probability of 62.2%. The substitution total for Liverpool was five. Florian Wirtz, on in the 46th minute, scored in minute 68. two yellow cards went to Villarreal. Villarreal: five substitutions. Tani Oluwaseyi entered for Villarreal at 46 minutes and later scored in minute 87. After coming on for Villarreal in minute 60, Ayoze Pérez provided an assist. The lead changed hands once in the scoring sequence. Liverpool turned a deficit into victory.