Liverpool vs Rubin Kazan Prediction and Preview – 22/10/15
Europa League preview – Liverpool vs Rubin Kazan prediction
New Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp still has a number of players out injured for this Europa League Group B match. With Christian Benteke and Danny Ings out injured, Divok Origi should start again up-front. However, Klopp may make a few changes in the midfield area, to give the likes of Joe Allen and Jordon Ibe chance to impress.
Rubin Kazan are a team who do not score many goals and will probably arrive at Anfield in a defensive frame of mind. The captain and right-back Oleg Kuzmin is a player to look for, he scored two goals at the weekend and also netted for Russia in their recent match against Montenegro.
Possible Line-ups
Liverpool: 4-2-3-1 formation: Mignolet; Clyne, Skrtel, Sakho, Moreno; Can, Allen; Milner, Ibe, Lallana; Origi
Rubin Kazan: 4-2-3-1 formation: Ryzhikov; Kuzmin, Kverkvelia, Kambolov, Nabiullin; Ozdoev, Kislyak; Karadeniz, Eduardo, Kanunnikov; Portnyagin
Statistics
- Liverpool have won 1, drawn 7 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
- Rubin Kazan have won 3, drawn 2 and lost 5 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Liverpool have scored an average of 0.9 goals and conceded an average of 1.3 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Rubin Kazan have scored an average of 1.1 goals and conceded an average of 1.2 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 3 of Liverpool’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Rubin Kazan’s previous 10 matches
Prediction
It was an interesting start to life under Jurgen Klopp for Liverpool on the weekend. They started the game well but didn’t really create any clear-cut chances and then Tottenham started to take control. Many fans were optimistic following the match but if the same performance had been produced under Brendan Rodgers, would they have been happy? Liverpool have won just two of their last ten matches in all competitions and have drawn both games in Europa League Group B. Therefore, they could do with a win for a number of reasons.
Rubin Kazan endured a poor start to their domestic season, which led to the sacking of their manager. There have been signs of improvement since current boss Valery Chaly took over and the club secured their first win in seven games at the weekend. Rubin only entered the Europa League due to the removal of another Russian club and have not started well, losing at Sion and being held at home by Bordeaux.
This is the perfect fixture for Klopp to get his first win as Liverpool manager and despite the injury problems, it should be a fairly comfortable night for the home team.
Tips
Liverpool win at 1/2 – Click here to bet with Bet365
Under 2.5 goals at 4/5 – Click here to bet with Bet365
Liverpool win 2-0 at 5/1 – Click here to bet with Bet365
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