Liverpool vs Genk Predictions

Liverpool nearly suffered their first Premier League loss of the season on Saturday, but their comeback against Aston Villa kept them six points clear at the top. The Reds have been warned by boss Jurgen Klopp that a defeat in the league is inevitable; but how will they get on in this week’s Champions League clash with Genk?

The defending European champions are pushing for another victory in this competition, especially with things starting to get tight. The Reds are just three points ahead of an impressive Salzburg side, while Napoli lead the way. Liverpool can’t afford to drop any points when they host the bottom side.

Meanwhile, Genk are rooted to the bottom of the table and unlikely to move off it any time soon. The visitors shocked the competition with their 0-0 draw against Napoli but, otherwise, the Belgian side have been far too open during two heavy thumpings already in this group. Will Tuesday’s meeting go the same way?

We don’t have much faith in Genk reversing their 4-1 loss in this clash, while it could be about to get even worse for them here. The visitors head into this clash having lost 6-2 in their last away group game, a meeting with third-placed Salzburg. Now the Belgians are away to the European champions, with Liverpool looking to make it nine wins in 10 home Champions League games.

In that time, the Reds have enjoyed plenty of high-scoring clashes. The hosts have scored four goals in each of their last two home matches, while they have hit three or more past PSG, Red Star, Roma and City in this current winning streak. With Genk looking wide open in their two heavy defeats so far, we expect goals in this one.

The Reds are yet to keep a clean sheet in this season’s competition, while none of their seven home games across all competitions this season have seen them keep a clean sheet. Given that run, it isn’t just the Reds who could drive up the scoreline here. We see an open game which should be packed with goals, so we see value in backing over 3.5 goals in this match.

On top of backing a high-scoring game, we’re also expecting plenty of goals for the Reds in our correct score prediction. We are backing Liverpool to claim a 5-1 victory in this clash. The Reds have proven themselves when it comes to scoring heavily in Europe, while Genk’s defensive woes have us backing them to lose by a convincing scoreline.