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Liverpool are aiming to put their weekend's disappointment behind them when they take on LASK in the Champions League at the Raiffeisen Arena on Wednesday evening.
The Reds lost 3-0 at home to Manchester City in a highly-watched encounter after their opponents were charged with cheating the Premier League's financial rules.
LASK were also defeated domestically on home soil last weekend, losing 2-0 at home to Rapid Vienna, and will hope for a more positive performance here.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
LASK vs. Liverpool key stats
- LASK are winless in four competitive games in all competitions (D1, L3).
- Liverpool have won 25 of their last 29 Champions League proper matches (L4).
- LASK are winless in six head-to-heads against English opposition (D1, L5).
LASK vs. Liverpool preview: Reds to get back on track?
LASK vs Liverpool — Tale of the Tape
| LASK | vs | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| 27th | Position | 13th |
| 0 | Points | 3 |
| 0 | Goals For | 2 |
| 1 | Goals Against | 1 |
| 0 | Clean Sheets | 0 |
| 22nd (H) | Home / Away Rank | 16th (A) |
LASK lost their Champions League opener 1-0 at AEK Athens, a game they likely would have targeted to get points from if they wanted to progress to the next stage of the competition.
It does not get any easier for the Austrians by playing one of the traditional powerhouses in Liverpool, and back-to-back defeats would see them slip further down the table.
Dietmar Kuhbauer's side are in poor form too, and so it is difficult to give them much chance of producing a shock result.
Moses Usor and George Bello also went off injured at the weekend, so are doubts to face the Reds.
As for Liverpool, Cody Gakpo, Dominik Szoboszlai, and Alexander Isak all missed their defeat to Man City through injury, and so are likely to miss out again.
Ryan Gravenberch was also sent off, but will only serve his ban domestically and so is available for this one.
It was Andoni Iraola's first defeat in charge of the Reds this season (W4, D3), and so there will not be too much panic.
Nonetheless, Liverpool are favourites to win in the Champions League again after beating Atletico Madrid 2-1 in their opener at Anfield.
LASK vs. Liverpool form guide & betting tips
| LASK | vs | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
LLDWL |
Form | WDWWL |
| 6 | Goals For | 6 |
| 8 | Goals Against | 5 |
L |
Champions League | W |
Whispers predicts: LASK 0-2 Liverpool
Liverpool are 2/7 (1.29) favourites, but while we agree with the bookies, we want to explore other bets.
Given both teams have scored just six goals each across their last five games in all competitions, Under 2.5 goals at 9/4 (3.25) is worth a punt, while BTTS – No at 23/20 (2.15) is also worth backing as Liverpool kept two clean sheets in those matches.
In terms of potential goalscorers, Victor Munoz looked lively against Man City despite Liverpool's defeat, and Munoz to score anytime at 9/5 (2.80) is our final pick.
Overall, we are predicting a 2-0 Liverpool victory, which can be backed at 8/1 (9.00).
> BTTS – No at 2.15 | Likelihood: Medium
> Munoz to score anytime at 2.80 | Likelihood: Medium
> Under 2.5 goals at 3.25 | Likelihood: Medium