Liverpool had a Sunday afternoon to forget as they fell to a 3-0 home defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League, but they will be confident they can build upon their opening UEFA Champions League victory over Atletico de Madrid when they head to the Oberösterreich Arena to take on LASK.
Liverpool have key injuries to contend with, particularly in attacking areas, but they will fancy themselves against a team who, despite an epic qualifying recovery against Celtic, have had little to smile about recently.
They have lost three of their last four games, including a 1-0 defeat in Europe's top competition against AEK Athens FC.
LASK v Liverpool Tips Summary
Best Bet - Liverpool to win to nil @ 13/8
Alternative Bet - Alexis Mac Allister to score at any time @ 4/1
Bet Builder - Under four goals, Lewis Koumas to have over 1.5 shots & Melayro Bogarde to be booked @ 8/1
LASK v Liverpool Prediction
Best Bet: Liverpool to win to nil @ 13/8
The manner of Liverpool’s first defeat of the season against Man City on Sunday will have been crushing, but they should be able to get back in the groove at LASK in the UEFA Champions League.
Injuries to Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai meant they were up against it even before Ryan Gravenberch was sent off and while Liverpool are still likely to be understrength for this one, they can come through without conceding a goal.
Liverpool kept clean sheets in their last two away games at Ipswich Town and Bournemouth and they take on a team who, despite recovering from a four-goal aggregate deficit in the qualifying rounds against Celtic, have failed to score in five of their last eight European games.
The hosts head into this one having claimed one point from their last three Austrian Bundesliga assignments.
Alternative Bet: Alexis Mac Allister to score at any time @ 4/1
Liverpool look set to be without Dominik Szoboszlai, who plays a key role in the heart of midfield, but there like looks a strong possibility that Alexis Mac Allister can react well to the extra responsibility placed upon his shoulders.
The Argentinian has already been on target in the UEFA Champions League this season, scoring the winner in the 2-1 victory over Atletico de Madrid, and his four shots against Man City on Sunday suggests he is not afraid to try his luck.
This could be another opportunity for him to rise to the occasion and he looks a good price to score for the second consecutive game in the UEFA Champions League.
LASK v Liverpool Bet Builder Tip
Under four goals
Lewis Koumas over 1.5 shots
Melayro Bogarde to be booked
Pays 8/1
Liverpool would have loved to have had some of their big guns available against Man City at the weekend and while the absence of Isak and Gakpo in particular may not be as greatly felt in Austria, it looks unlikely that the visitors will run riot in Linz.
LASK look set to struggle to penetrate the visitors’ defence so the chances appear remote that there will be more than three goals in this early showdown.
Lewis Koumas was charged with the daunting task of leading the line against Man City and he managed to have a shot on target despite the fact his side had to play with 10 men for almost the final half an hour.
He looks set to be handed his opportunity again and he can double the number of efforts he had in Sunday's showdown.
Meanwhile, LASK midfielder Melayro Bogarde could be vulnerable to a booking.
He has picked up a yellow card in three of his last four outings, including his team’s opening defeat in this competition to AEK Athens, and he comes up against opposition of a superior quality on Wednesday.
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Key Match Stats
LASK are without a win in their last four matches
Liverpool have won four of their last six games
Liverpool have scored at least twice in five of their eight outings this term
Liverpool have won six of their last eight league-stage away games in the UEFA Champions League
LASK have conceded seven goals in their last three games
The Austrian Bundesliga side have failed to score in five of their last eight European assignments
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