Real Madrid vs Liverpool – Prediction

Published: March 14, 2023
Author: Joe Kizlauskas
Last Updated: March 14, 2023

A sensational three-goal win in a highly entertaining first leg surely makes this return leg a walk in the park for Real Madrid, who have qualification to the next round all but confirmed.

Real Madrid vs Liverpool Stats

  • Real Madrid have scored in 38 of the last 40 matches
  • Real Madrid have not lost 24 of the last 26 home matches
  • Real Madrid have scored in 20 of the last 21 home matches
  • Real Madrid have not lost 11 of the last 12 matches
  • Real Madrid have won 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • In 9 of the last 10 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 6 Liverpool away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 4 of the last 5 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Liverpool have not lost 4 of the last 5 matches
  • Liverpool have not won 5 of the last 7 away matches

Real Madrid vs Liverpool Squad lists

Real Madrid Squad

The 63-year-old Ancelotti will select the starting eleven against Liverpool from these players:

  • Lunin, Courtois, Odriozola, Rüdiger, Carvajal, Alaba, Militao, Mendy, Vallejo, Fernandez, Ramos, Tchouameni, Ceballos, Camavinga, Valverde, Modric, Asensio, Kroos, Hazard, Benzema, Vazquez, Diaz, Rodrygo, Junior.

Liverpool Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Liverpool players that the manager Juergen Klopp will choose from for the upcoming game:

  • Adrian, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alisson Becker, Andrew Robertson, Arthur, Calvin Ramsay, Caoimhin Kelleher, Cody Gakpo, Curtis Jones, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota, Fabinho, Fabio Carvalho, Harvey Elliott, Ibrahima Konate, James Milner, Joel Matip, Jordan Henderson, Joseph Gomez, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Luis Diaz, Mohamed Salah, Naby Keita, Nathaniel Phillips, Rhys Williams, Roberto Firmino, Stefan Bajcetic, Thiago Alcantara, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk.

Real Madrid vs Liverpool Lineups

Real Madrid vs Liverpool Preview

In their last six Champions League home matches, Real Madrid racked up five strong wins, but no draws as they lost once. They scored 17 and conceded seven goals.

Liverpool picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the Champions League, while scoring 19 and conceding eight goals. They also lost once while drawing none.

Real Madrid vs Liverpool H2H

It was an enormously entertaining 2-5 match, when these two sides last played each other. A similar feast of goals would go down well on Wednesday. Real Madrid tend to have the upper hand against Liverpool, grabbing all three points six times in nine matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 2.30.

Full Time Betting

Real Madrid claimed six wins in their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing two of the games. They suffered defeat in two of these outings. Liverpool won three of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost six. Real Madrid scored the first opening goal of the match a modest four times in their 10 previous matches at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. Liverpool scored the opener in four of their 10 most recent outings away.

Both Teams to Score

Real Madrid won the last two meetings against Liverpool, as they followed up a 1-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 5-2 score. At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in the last nine matches between Liverpool and Real Madrid. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 2.50 with the bookies.

Over/Under Tips

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last nine encounters between these two teams. Real Madrid managed an average of 1.77 goals, with Liverpool averaging 0.99 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet three times in this run of matches. Real Madrid saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Liverpool played across all tournaments. They scored 1.6 times on average in the process.

About Joe Kizlauskas

Joe is a seasoned iGaming copywriter and speaker who has been in the business since 2015. He's written more words on all elements of iGaming than he likes to remember, and he's contributed material to a number of well-known brands. Joe may be seen playing 5 a side, at the gym or playing games on his Playstation when he is not writing.