LASK 3-6 Liverpool: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Champions League Matchday 2 · Wednesday 14 October 2026 · Raiffeisen Arena · referee T. Stieler · full time
Full time: LASK 3-6 Liverpool
Liverpool beat LASK 6-3 in Champions League Matchday 2 on Wednesday 14 October 2026 at Raiffeisen Arena. The goals: Ronald Araujo 22', Bradley Barcola 24', Bradley Barcola 37', Jeremie Frimpong 51', Robert Ljubicic 63', Bradley Barcola 66', Lewis Koumas 72', Florian Flecker 74', Florian Flecker 77'. It went against Moneyball's pre-match estimate.
How Liverpool won it
Liverpool struck first through Ronald Araujo in the 22nd minute, set up by Konstantinos Tsimikas. Bradley Barcola made it 0-2 to Liverpool in the 24th minute, set up by Lewis Koumas. Bradley Barcola made it 0-3 to Liverpool in the 37th minute, set up by Florian Wirtz. Jeremie Frimpong made it 0-4 to Liverpool in the 51st minute, set up by Konstantinos Tsimikas. Robert Ljubicic made it 1-4 to LASK in the 63rd minute, set up by Yvan Dibango. Bradley Barcola made it 1-5 to Liverpool in the 66th minute, set up by Jeremie Frimpong. Lewis Koumas made it 1-6 to Liverpool in the 72nd minute, set up by Jeremie Frimpong. Florian Flecker made it 2-6 to LASK in the 74th minute, set up by Yvan Dibango. Florian Flecker made it 3-6 to LASK in the 77th minute, set up by Yvan Dibango.
It was 0-3 at half-time.
Bradley Barcola scored a hat-trick.
Florian Flecker scored twice.
The referee, T. Stieler, showed 1 yellow card: 1 to LASK and 0 to Liverpool.
LASK: D. Kühbauer, 5-4-1 · Liverpool: A. Iraola, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
The prediction missed. Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was HT Under 1.50 at 1.80, and on the half-time score, 0-3 it lost.
The estimate's most likely result was a Liverpool win at 76%, and that is what happened. Its single most likely score was 0-2 (10%).
The match had far more goals than expected: the estimate was about 3.6 goals and there were 9.
Over 2.5 goals had been put at 69%; with 9 goals the over came in, as the estimate leaned.
Both teams to score was 54%; both did, in line with the estimate.
Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-09, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.
Why it went this way
LASK had 4 shots on target, Liverpool 9.
Liverpool had 64% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
LASK came into it with 4 Champions League matches played, scoring 2.0 and conceding 2.8 a match, with 2.07 expected goals for and – against, and had won 25% of their matches.
Liverpool came into it with 2 Champions League matches played, scoring 4.0 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 2.20 expected goals for and – against, and had won 100% of their matches.
LASK vs Liverpool: the match in numbers
| LASK | Match statistics | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Ball possession | 64% |
| 12 | Total shots | 26 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 9 |
| 5 | Big chances | 5 |
| 310 | Total passes | 575 |
| 81% | Pass accuracy | 91% |
| 3 | Corners | 11 |
| 7 | Fouls | 4 |
| 3 | Offsides | 6 |
| 17 | Tackles | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Bradley Barcola (Liverpool), rated 9.2 by Sportmonks, with 3 goals.
LASK
- Florian Flecker 8.3 2 goals
- Yvan Dibango 7.6 3 assists
- Alemão 7.0
- Robert Ljubicic 7.0 1 goal
- Krystof Danek 6.8
Liverpool
- Bradley Barcola 9.2 3 goals
- Jeremie Frimpong 8.8 1 goal, 2 assists
- Konstantinos Tsimikas 8.6 2 assists
- Florian Wirtz 8.1 1 assist
- Ronald Araujo 8.1 1 goal
The lowest-rated starter was Andrés Andrade at 5.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- LASK: Sporting CP vs LASK Wednesday 21 October 2026 · Champions League
- Liverpool: Brentford vs Liverpool Saturday 17 October 2026 · Premier League
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Questions about LASK vs Liverpool
What was the score in LASK vs Liverpool?
LASK 3-6 Liverpool (half-time 0-3), Champions League, Wednesday 14 October 2026.
Who scored in LASK vs Liverpool?
Ronald Araujo 22', Bradley Barcola 24', Bradley Barcola 37', Jeremie Frimpong 51', Robert Ljubicic 63', Bradley Barcola 66', Lewis Koumas 72', Florian Flecker 74', Florian Flecker 77'.
Did Moneyball predict LASK vs Liverpool correctly?
The prediction missed. Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was HT Under 1.50 at 1.80, and on the half-time score, 0-3 it lost.
Who was man of the match in LASK vs Liverpool?
Bradley Barcola, rated 9.2 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed LASK vs Liverpool?
T. Stieler.
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