Ace Football previews the Europa League round 5 match between Liverpool and LASK and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
With only two rounds remaining of the current Europa League campaign, a few things are about to fall into place, when Liverpool welcome LASK at Anfield.
Liverpool are placed first in the Group E standings with nine points after four matches. LASK occupy a position as fourth with three points.
Team form: Liverpool vs LASK
Liverpool Form
Liverpool have seen it all in their last three matches, which gave them four points. Against Toulouse, they came out empty-handed in a 3-2 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 3-0 win against Brentford. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Manchester City. Liverpool won five of their last six Europa League matches at Anfield, scoring 17 and conceding seven along the way. They lost once but didn’t draw a single match.
LASK Form
Their past three matches saw LASK beating Union St.Gilloise 3-0, losing 2-0 against BW Linz, and beating WSG Tirol by 1-0. LASK won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Europa League. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and six scored.
Betting stats and facts for Liverpool and LASK
Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Liverpool and LASK. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.
- Liverpool have scored in the last 32 matches in a row
- Liverpool have not lost the last 17 home matches in a row
- Liverpool have scored in 35 of the last 36 home matches
- Liverpool have won 15 of the last 17 home matches
- Liverpool have won the last 9 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- LASK have scored in 19 of the last 21 matches
- LASK have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In the last 5 LASK matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- LASK have scored in 11 of the last 13 away matches
- In the last 3 away matches in a row LASK played, both teams scored
Players under the radar: Liverpool vs LASK
Robert Zulj shows decent form right now for LASK, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Europa League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Liverpool, who are strong favorites this coming Thursday. Siding with Diogo Jota also looks like a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last four Europa League matches.
Popular betting markets: Liverpool vs LASK
Full-time result
Liverpool have really struck gold when it comes to home form, having not lost any of their previous 18 matches at Anfield. In their last 10 home matches, Liverpool won all 10 fixtures. LASK won three games, drew three, and lost four in their last 10 away games across all tournaments.
Both teams to score
Of the previous 10 outings, LASK scored the opening goal five times, whereas Liverpool were first on target in six of their last 10 games.
Total goals
In the last ten matches for Liverpool in all competitions, there were more than 2.5 goals in six of them, with an average of 2.3 goals scored by Liverpool themselves. LASK had more than 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches in all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.4 goals in these matches. Liverpool scored at least once in their previous 34 matches.
Recommended tip: Liverpool vs LASK
The match between Liverpool and LASK should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Europa League game.