It really is hard to predict anything here. Neither of the two teams carry a great advantage after the first leg. Although were the visitors to score an early goal tonight, this would all change and it would be Villarreal with the upper hand. With this in mind, the scoreline of the first leg (1:0) certainly does make Villarreal the favourite. They are a side who’re capable of remaining disciplined at the back and will likely use counter attacks at Anfield. Considering that Liverpool’s defence is far from perfect we can certainly expect the Spanish side to threaten and it would be a surprise if they weren’t to find the net. On this notion I’m backing Villarreal to score at 1.65.
Total corners over 10.5 is also another way to play this one. Since they have to level the aggregate score at the very least, Liverpool won’t sit back in this, and they are often a side who win plenty of corners when playing in front of a home crowd. Villarreal will also have their moments going forward and they too are likely to find themselves whipping in a number of corners. Over 10.5 corners looks a good bet in this one.
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