Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips for Liverpool vs. LASK at Europa League
Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips for Liverpool vs. LASK at Europa League
Liverpool has a chance to secure the knockout stage of the Europa League, but only if they defeat the Austrian team LASK. Jurgen Klopp’s unit would be safe for the next round with three points from Thursday’s contest. The guests are coming to Anfield without pressure, hoping for a sensation and one of their biggest wins ever. They have nothing to lose, which is a solid starting point for making a surprise.
Liverpool
The Reds had a challenging weekend, facing the reigning champions Manchester City at Etihad Stadium. Trent-Alexander’s late goal secured one point, and Klopp’s boys returned home satisfied with the outcome and the overall performance.
Liverpool is fantastic at Anfield, having nine consecutive victories since the season started, demolishing almost every opponent standing in their way. In all those contests, the Reds have netted at least twice, showing offensive dominance.
Jurgen Klopp will mix the lineup, that’s for sure, but we still expect to see Liverpool’s flamboyant tactic emphasizing the offense with constant pressure on the rivals’ back line.
LASK
LASK is in solid shape as well, having four victories in the past five appearances. One of them was in the Europa League over USG, whom they defeated 3-0 at home. That triumph kept their hopes of reaching the third spot (which leads to the Conference League) alive.
It is noticeable that LASK isn’t very confident away from home. In the last ten games across all the competitions, they have had four victories, three losses, and three ties, which is, when looking in general, a mediocre record.
We have to mention that a couple of victories were in the Austrian Cup against the lower-tier teams who aren’t very competitive in terms of quality. Meanwhile, both of their road trips in the UEFA Europa League finished with defeats.
Liverpool: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Diaz, Jota, Gakpo
LASK: Lawal; Ziereis, Andrade, Talovierov, Stojkovic; Bello, Ljubic, Jovicic; Ljubicic, Usor, Zulj
*at the time of writing these lineups were relevant
The first meeting in Austria, and it saw Liverpool’s dominant victory 1-3. The hosts took the lead after 14 minutes through Flecker, but the Reds flipped the result in the second half, with Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz and Mo Salah each scoring a goal to put things into expected order.
The fact that Liverpool has an excellent chance to secure the knockout stage against a much weaker opponent is enough for us to bet on the Reds’ confident victory. The odds on their bare triumph are pretty low, and some might find it unattractive. For those, we recommend betting on Liverpool covering a spread of one or two goals, depending on the amount of risk they are willing to take.
Our verdict: Liverpool wins