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LASK 3-6 Liverpool: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

Full time: LASK 3-6 Liverpool

Liverpool beat LASK 6-3 in Champions League Matchday 2 on Wednesday 14 October 2026 at Raiffeisen Arena. The goals: Ronald Araujo 22', Bradley Barcola 24', Bradley Barcola 37', Jeremie Frimpong 51', Robert Ljubicic 63', Bradley Barcola 66', Lewis Koumas 72', Florian Flecker 74', Florian Flecker 77'. It went against Moneyball's pre-match estimate.

How Liverpool won it

Liverpool struck first through Ronald Araujo in the 22nd minute, set up by Konstantinos Tsimikas. Bradley Barcola made it 0-2 to Liverpool in the 24th minute, set up by Lewis Koumas. Bradley Barcola made it 0-3 to Liverpool in the 37th minute, set up by Florian Wirtz. Jeremie Frimpong made it 0-4 to Liverpool in the 51st minute, set up by Konstantinos Tsimikas. Robert Ljubicic made it 1-4 to LASK in the 63rd minute, set up by Yvan Dibango. Bradley Barcola made it 1-5 to Liverpool in the 66th minute, set up by Jeremie Frimpong. Lewis Koumas made it 1-6 to Liverpool in the 72nd minute, set up by Jeremie Frimpong. Florian Flecker made it 2-6 to LASK in the 74th minute, set up by Yvan Dibango. Florian Flecker made it 3-6 to LASK in the 77th minute, set up by Yvan Dibango.

It was 0-3 at half-time.

Bradley Barcola scored a hat-trick.

Florian Flecker scored twice.

The referee, T. Stieler, showed 1 yellow card: 1 to LASK and 0 to Liverpool.

LASK: D. Kühbauer, 5-4-1 · Liverpool: A. Iraola, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

This one went against the numbers. The estimate made a LASK win the likeliest outcome (39%), and a Liverpool win, at 36%, is what happened.

The match had far more goals than expected: the estimate was about 3.1 goals and there were 9.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 59%; with 9 goals the over came in, as the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 62%; both did, in line with the estimate.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-09, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

LASK had 4 shots on target, Liverpool 9.

Liverpool had 64% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

LASK came into it with 4 Champions League matches played, scoring 2.5 and conceding 2.3 a match, with 2.26 expected goals for and – against, and had won 50% of their matches.

Liverpool came into it with 4 Champions League matches played, scoring 3.5 and conceding 2.5 a match, with 2.16 expected goals for and – against, and had won 75% of their matches.

LASK vs Liverpool: the match in numbers

LASKMatch statisticsLiverpool
36%Ball possession64%
12Total shots26
4Shots on target9
5Big chances5
310Total passes575
81%Pass accuracy91%
3Corners11
7Fouls4
3Offsides6
17Tackles5
2Saves1
1Yellow cards0

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Bradley Barcola (Liverpool), rated 9.2 by Sportmonks, with 3 goals.

LASK

Liverpool

The lowest-rated starter was Andrés Andrade at 5.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about LASK vs Liverpool

What was the score in LASK vs Liverpool?

LASK 3-6 Liverpool (half-time 0-3), Champions League, Wednesday 14 October 2026.

Who scored in LASK vs Liverpool?

Ronald Araujo 22', Bradley Barcola 24', Bradley Barcola 37', Jeremie Frimpong 51', Robert Ljubicic 63', Bradley Barcola 66', Lewis Koumas 72', Florian Flecker 74', Florian Flecker 77'.

Did Moneyball predict LASK vs Liverpool correctly?

This one went against the numbers. The estimate made a LASK win the likeliest outcome (39%), and a Liverpool win, at 36%, is what happened.

Who was man of the match in LASK vs Liverpool?

Bradley Barcola, rated 9.2 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed LASK vs Liverpool?

T. Stieler.

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