Liverpool FC vs LASK Prediction: Anfield plays host to first time visitors LASK FC
LASK will attempt to do the impossible and cause an upset away to Liverpool on Thursday night. Fresh out of a draw with Manchester City, Liverpool will look to secure all three points and safe passage to the next round of the UEFA Europa League.
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Outright Winner – Liverpool FC 49/20
It must be said, that after Liverpool’s 2021/2022 season. Nobody would have expected to see Liverpool FC playing in the UEFA Europa League. In the 2021/2022 season, Liverpool could’ve won it all, playing 63 games from a possible 63 games across all competitions. One would expect Liverpool to be playing in the UEFA Champions League, however it wasn't to be and the Merseyside club finds itself playing in the UEFA Europa League.
The last time Liverpool FC featured in this competition, they walked away with a silver medal after losing to Sevilla in the final of the 2015/2016 edition. They would spend the next season with no European football, only to return to the UEFA Champions League in the 2017/2018 season and go all the way to the final to face Real Madrid.
Liverpool FC has proven in the past to have the pedigree to go all the way in European competitions. This season, they came into the UEFA Europa League as the Outright favorites, with the odds on them to win the competition set at 49/20 ahead of these fixtures kick off. Liverpool FC sit top of their group on 9 points and win in this match would see them one step closer to claiming the crown.
Match Odds - 3 way Liverpool FC 3/25
Whenever a big English side faces a team from outside the top five European leagues. Public opinion always leans towards the English giant taking the result. Win probability also leans Liverpool FC’s way with it sitting at 80% in favor of Liverpool walking away with three points, the draw is currently at 10% and LASK have a 4% chance of winning the game.
The odds on LASK causing an upset and winning the game are set at 20/1. If they are to walk away with a draw the odds are set at 41/5 and for Liverpool to walk away with all three points, the odds are set at 3/25. Whichever market you choose to go with, one thing is for sure. Anfield comes alive when it hosts a European night.