Maribor vs Liverpool – UEFA Champions League – Preview

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Sreya

Maribor vs Liverpool – Maribor hosts Liverpool at Ljudski vrt, Maribor on 17th October, Tuesday in a crucial UEFA Champions League fixture.

Either club are yet to win a Group E fixture in the UEFA Champions League and a positive result tonight will play a huge role for their qualification prospects.

Liverpool drew both of their first two fixtures – 2-2 against Sevilla and 1-1 against Spartak Moscow and are now placed second in an easily winnable group. Maribor, fourth in the group table, drew their first game against Spartak Moscow 1-1 before losing 3-0 to Sevilla.

Team News

Marko Suler and Denis Sme are sidelined through injuries for Maribor while Liverpool will be without the ineligible Nathaniel Clyne, the suspended Joseph Gomez and the injured Sadio Mane, Adam Bogdan and Adam Lallana.

Maribor Possible Starting Lineup: Jasmin Handanovic, Martin Milec, Aleksandar Rajsevic, Jean-Claude Billong, Mitja Viler, Marwan Kabha, Blaz Vrhovec, Gregor Bajde, Luka Zahovic, Damjan Bohar, Marcos Tavares.

Liverpool Possible Starting Lineup: Loris Karius, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Dejan Lovren, Alberto Moreno, Emre Can, Jordan Henderson, Philippe Coutinho, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Alex Oxlade Chamberlain.

“This is a decisive moment in the group – we need to be confident and brave we don’t need to think about the last game. We play Maribor twice now. We’ve already wasted points so we have to be very good again it’s an important moment.”

– Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Maribor vs Liverpool H2H Stats, these two clubs have never played each other before in this competition. Liverpool are undefeated in their last six games in this competition.

Liverpool have only won one of their last eight matches in all competitions and haven’t won away from home in the group stage of a UEFA competition since November 2015 when they defeated Rubin Kazan in the Europa League.

Jurgen Klopp’s side will take confidence from their draw against Manchester United in the weekend and are likely to win 2-1 tonight.