BetGenius
Round
League Stage - 1
Venue
Anfield, Liverpool
Referee
Davide Massa, Italy
Form

Recent form

Liverpool
78Strong

Last 5 matches · 4W-0D-1L · +3 goal difference

Atletico Madrid
80Excellent

Last 5 matches · 4W-1D-0L · +5 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
Over 2.5 Goals + Liverpool or Draw

BetGenius backs Over 2.5 Goals + Liverpool or Draw (Combo Bet) at 71% confidence — a solid call.

71%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Liverpool open their UEFA Champions League campaign by welcoming Atletico Madrid to Anfield. The hosts enter the clash having stabilized their form, following a 2-0 victory over Ipswich and back-to-back 2-2 draws with Nottingham Forest and Newcastle.

Atletico Madrid travel to England looking to rebound from a 3-0 away defeat against Athletic Club, which halted a positive run featuring wins against Sevilla, Malaga, and Marseille. Diego Simeone's squad will have to contend without forward A. Sorloth due to injury and suspended midfielder A. Ortiz.

Recent encounters between these sides have been lively and productive in front of goal. The previous five meetings have produced three wins for Liverpool and two for Atletico Madrid, averaging 3.6 goals per fixture, including a 3-2 home victory for Liverpool in September 2025.

Availability

Team news

Liverpool

  • C. BradleyKnee Injury
  • H. EkitikeAchilles Tendon Injury
  • J. FrimpongMuscle Injury
  • G. LeoniKnee Injury
  • A. NalloLeg Injury
  • D. SzoboszlaiMuscle Injury
  • V. MunozKnee Injury

Atletico Madrid

  • KokeMuscle Injury
  • C. RomeroMuscle Injury
  • Lee Kang-InMuscle Injury
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Liverpool at homeAtletico Madrid away
3
Played
5
0-2-1
W-D-L
4-0-1
0.7
Scored /game
1.8
1.7
Conceded /game
1
—
Clean sheets
40%
—
Failed to score
20%
60%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
80%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%

Combined scoring rate: 2.5 goals per game (Liverpool at home plus Atletico Madrid away).

Players

Key players this season

Liverpool

  • K. Tsimikas3A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
1Paris Saint GermainPromotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals)3+99
2Aston VillaPromotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals)3+99
3LiverpoolPromotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals)3+59
4Real MadridPromotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals)3+59
5Real BetisPromotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals)3+39
6VfB StuttgartPromotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals)3+57
13Borussia DortmundPromotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)3+16
14Bayern MünchenPromotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)3+55
15AS RomaPromotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)3+34
16Atletico MadridPromotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)3+14
17Shakhtar DonetskPromotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)3+14
18PSV EindhovenPromotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)304
19VillarrealPromotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)303
History

Head-to-head

4
Liverpool
0
Draws
2
Atletico Madrid

Liverpool have won 4 of the last 6 meetings, averaging 3.5 goals a game, both teams scored in 67% of them.

  • 2026-09-09Liverpool2-1Atletico Madrid
  • 2025-09-17Liverpool3-2Atletico Madrid
  • 2021-11-03Liverpool2-0Atletico Madrid
  • 2021-10-19Atletico Madrid2-3Liverpool
  • 2020-03-11Liverpool2-3Atletico Madrid
BetGenius

Our record in UEFA Champions League

60%80 won from 133 settled predictions

Settled results only — every published pick is recorded win or lose. Full track record →

Based on at least 20 settled predictions.
Predictions

3 published markets

FeaturedWON
Combo Bet
Over 2.5 Goals + Liverpool or Draw
71%
Both must land · no better than

Over 2.5 Goals — 71% confidence

Both teams have participated in high-scoring contests in recent weeks. Liverpool have seen three of their last five matches produce four or more goals, including 2-2 draws against Nottingham Forest and Newcastle and a 3-2 loss to Monaco. Four of Atletico Madrid's last five games have also generated at least three goals. Furthermore, the five-match head-to-head history averages 3.6 goals per game, pointing toward another open contest.

Liverpool or Draw — 75% confidence

Liverpool have gone unbeaten in their last four matches and have scored at least twice in four of their previous five outings. Atletico Madrid showed defensive vulnerability in their 3-0 loss to Athletic Club and are missing attacking focal point A. Sorloth. With Liverpool winning two of the three home meetings in recent head-to-head history, the hosts are well placed to avoid defeat at Anfield.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (total goals and double chance), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetWON
Double Chance
Liverpool or Draw
75%
Confidence

Liverpool have gone unbeaten in their last four matches and have scored at least twice in four of their previous five outings. Atletico Madrid showed defensive vulnerability in their 3-0 loss to Athletic Club and are missing attacking focal point A. Sorloth. With Liverpool winning two of the three home meetings in recent head-to-head history, the hosts are well placed to avoid defeat at Anfield.

Combo BetWON
Total Goals
Over 2.5 Goals
71%
Confidence

Both teams have participated in high-scoring contests in recent weeks. Liverpool have seen three of their last five matches produce four or more goals, including 2-2 draws against Nottingham Forest and Newcastle and a 3-2 loss to Monaco. Four of Atletico Madrid's last five games have also generated at least three goals. Furthermore, the five-match head-to-head history averages 3.6 goals per game, pointing toward another open contest.

Explore

More from BetGenius

Published September 8, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.