Liverpool 4-3 Villarreal: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Liverpool won it

Villarreal struck first through Georges Mikautadze in the 4th minute. Sergi Cardona made it 0-2 to Villarreal in the 29th minute, set up by Nathan Saliba. Alexis Mac Allister made it 1-2 to Liverpool in the 36th minute, set up by Konstantinos Tsimikas. Liverpool levelled at 2-2 in the 45th minute (+2) through Ronald Araujo, set up by Rio Ngumoha. Liverpool turned it round: Alexis Mac Allister made it 3-2 in the 65th minute, set up by Rio Ngumoha. Florian Wirtz made it 4-2 to Liverpool in the 68th minute, set up by Cody Gakpo. Tani Oluwaseyi made it 4-3 to Villarreal in the 87th minute, set up by Ayoze Pérez.

Villarreal led by two and lost: Liverpool came back to win it.

It was 2-2 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

Alexis Mac Allister scored twice.

The lead changed hands once.

The referee, S. Marciniak, showed 2 yellow cards: 0 to Liverpool and 2 to Villarreal.

Liverpool: A. Iraola, 4-2-3-1 · Villarreal: I. Pérez Soto, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

A correct call: the Match Board's pick was HT Villarreal +0.50, and the half-time score, 2-2 bears it out.

The estimate's most likely result was a Liverpool win at 61%, and that is what happened. Its single most likely score was 2-1 (10%).

The match had far more goals than expected: the estimate was about 3.4 goals and there were 7.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 65%; with 7 goals the over came in, as the estimate leaned.

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

The pre-match consensus had a Liverpool win at 63%, the same lean as Moneyball.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-20, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

Liverpool had 7 shots on target, Villarreal 5.

Liverpool had 53% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

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.

Villarreal came into it with 4 Champions League matches played, scoring 2.0 and conceding 3.5 a match, with 1.19 expected goals for and – against, and had won 25% of their matches.

Liverpool vs Villarreal: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), rated 9.1 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.

Liverpool

• Alexis Mac Allister 9.1 2 goals
• Rio Ngumoha 8.8 2 assists
• Florian Wirtz 8.3 1 goal
• Cody Gakpo 8.0 1 assist
• Konstantinos Tsimikas 7.6 1 assist

Villarreal

• Ayoze Pérez 7.2 1 assist
• Georges Mikautadze 7.2 1 goal
• Pape Gueye 7.1
• Tani Oluwaseyi 6.9 1 goal
• Nathan Saliba 6.9 1 assist

The lowest-rated starter was Alberto Moleiro at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Liverpool: Liverpool vs Manchester United Sunday 22 November 2026 · Premier League
• Villarreal: FC Barcelona vs Villarreal Sunday 22 November 2026 · La Liga

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 Liverpool vs Villarreal

What was the score in Liverpool vs Villarreal?

Liverpool 4-3 Villarreal (half-time 2-2), Champions League, Tuesday 20 October 2026.

Who scored in Liverpool vs Villarreal?

Georges Mikautadze 4', Sergi Cardona 29', Alexis Mac Allister 36', Ronald Araujo 45+2', Alexis Mac Allister 65', Florian Wirtz 68', Tani Oluwaseyi 87'.

Did Moneyball predict Liverpool vs Villarreal correctly?

A correct call: the Match Board's pick was HT Villarreal +0.50, and the half-time score, 2-2 bears it out.

Who was man of the match in Liverpool vs Villarreal?

Alexis Mac Allister, rated 9.1 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Liverpool vs Villarreal?

S. Marciniak.