This Saturday 26th May is the UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Liverpool. Kick off is at 21:45 Kiev, Ukraine time.
Betplanet.net has put some statistics together and listed selected bets that are available now at many on-line bookmakers along with some recommended bets.
Team Previews and Stats
Liverpool
Liverpool are England’s most successful club in European Competition. They have won the European Cup five times (1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005)
Liverpool finished the Premier League 2017/18 season in 4th place with 75 points after winning 21, drawing 12 and losing 5. They had a goal difference of +46 after scoring 84 and conceding 38 which was second highest behind the league winners Manchester City.
Their last 5 2017/18 Premier league games were Won Drew Drew Lost Won.
In this season’s Champions League Group they finished 1st in Group E (Sevilla, Spartan Moscow and NK Maribor) with 12 points and a goal difference of +17.
In Round 2 they beat Porto 5-0 away and drew 0-0 at home.
In the quarter finals they beat Manchester City 3-0 at home and 2-1 away.
In the Semi-final they beat Roma 5-2 at home and lost 4-2 away.
Their star player is Mohamed Sarah with 32 (Premier league) goals and 10 assists. He had 111 shots with 67 on target (60%) playing 2921 minutes with a goal on average every 91 minutes.
Real Madrid
Real Madrid are Spain’s most successful club in European Competition. They have won the European Cup twelve times (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017)
Real Madrid finished 3rd in the 2017/18 La Liga season with 75 points after winning 21 games, drawing 8 and losing 9. They had a goal difference of +50 after scoring 94 and conceding 54 which was second highest behind the league winners Barcelona.
There last 5 league games were Won Drew Lost Won Drew .
They finished 2nd in Group H (Tottenham, B Dortmund and Appeal Nicosia) with 13 points and a goal difference of +10.
In Round 2 they beat Paris St. Germain 3-1 at home and won 2-1 away.
In the quarter finals they beat Juventus 3-0 away and lost 3-1 at home.
In the Semi-final they beat Bayern Munich 2-1 away and drew 2-2 at home.
Their top goalscorer was Christian Ronaldo with 25 (La Liga) goals with 5 assists. He had 136 shots with 75 on target (55%) playing 2230 minutes with a goal on average every 89 minutes.
Head to Head Results
Real Madrid have played Liverpool 5 times, Liverpool have won 3 and Real Madrid have won 2.
2014/15 Champions League Group Stage:
Liverpool 0 Real Madrid 3
Real Madrid 1 Liverpool 0
2008/09 Second Round:
Real Madrid 0 Liverpool 1
Liverpool 4 Real Madrid 1
1980/81 European Cup Final:
Liverpool 1 Real Madrid 0
Games played in Kiev:
Real Madrid won 1, drew 2 and lost 1.
Liverpool won 1 and drew 1.
Klopp vs Madrid:
As Dortmund manager Klopp faced Real Madrid 6 times, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 2.
Zidane vs Liverpool:
This match will be his first as a Manager.
Betting Markets
There are hundreds of markets available on-line for this fixture. Below you can find popular markets and specials with *recommended bets.
Match Betting
Real Madrid @ 2.15
Draw @ 3.70
*Liverpool@ 3.00
To Lift The Trophy
*Real Madrid @ 1.72
Liverpool @ 2.10
Both Teams to Score
*Yes @ 1.44
No @ 2.75
Match Odds and Both Teams to Score
*Real Madrid @ 3.40
*Draw @ 4.20
Liverpool @ 4.60
Match Result and Over/Under 2.5 Goals
*Real Madrid and Over 2.5 Goals @ 2.90
Liverpool and Over 2.5 Goals @ 4.00
Draw and Over 2.5 Goals @ 8.00
Real Madrid and Under 2.5 Goals @ 7.00
Liverpool and Under 2.5 Goals @ 9.00
Draw and Under 2.5 Goals @ 5.75
Total Goals
Over 0.5 @ 1.03 / Under 0.5 @ 19.00
Over 1.5 @ 1.15 / Under 1.5 @ 5.25
Over 2.5 @ 1.50 / Under 2.5 @ 2.55
Over 3.5 @ 2.25 / Under 3.5 @ 1.61
Over 4.5 @ 3.50 / Under 4.5 @ 1.25
First-Half Result
Real Madrid @ 2.75
Draw @ 2.30
*Liverpool @ 3.50
Half Time / Full Time
*Real Madrid/Real Madrid @ 3.60
Real Madrid/Draw @ 13.00
Real Madrid/Liverpool @ 29.00
Draw/Real Madrid @ 5.50
Draw/Draw @ 6.00
Draw/Liverpool @ 7.00
*Liverpool/Real Madrid @ 21.00
Liverpool/Draw @ 13.00
Liverpool/Liverpool @ 5.20
Draw No Bet
*Real Madrid @ 1.61
Liverpool @ 2.20
Correct score
Real Madrid 1-0 @ 12.00 / 2-0 @ 13.00 / *2-1 @ 9.00
Draw 0-0 @ 19.00 / 1-1 @ 7.50 / 2-2 @ 11.00
Liverpool *1-0 @ 15.00 / 2-0 @ 21.00 / 2-1 @ 11.00
To Win to Nil
*Real Madrid @ 5.00 / *Liverpool @ 7.00
First (or/and) Last Goal Scorer (Anytime) and [2 or more]
Cristiano Ronaldo @ *3.80 *(1.75) *[3.80]
Mohamed Salah @ 4.33 *(1.95) *[4.50]
Gareth Bale @ 6.50 (2.75) [10.00]
Karim Benzema @ *7.00 (2.90) [12.00]
Roberto Firmino @ *7.50 (2.90) [12.00]
Isco @ 8.50 (3.20) [15.00]
Sadio Mane @ 8.50 (3.25) *[15.00]
No Goalscorer (15.00)
First Team to Score
Real Madrid @ 1.80
No Score @ 19.00
*Liverpool @ 2.15
Result after “X” mins
Result after 15 minutes
Real Madrid @ 5.80
*Liverpool @ 7.00
Draw @ 1.30
Result after 30 minutes
Real Madrid @ 3.50
Liverpool @ 4.25
Draw @ 1.75
Results after 60 minutes
Real Madrid @ 2.45
Liverpool @ 3.20
Draw @ 2.70
Result after 75 minutes
Real Madrid @ 2.30
Liverpool @ 3.00
Draw @ 3.10
Handicap Betting
Handicap Match Result - Real Madrid +1.0 goal
Real Madrid +1 @ 1.40
Liverpool -1 @ 6.00
*Tie @ 5.00
Handicap Match Result - Real Madrid +2.0 goals
*Real Madrid +2 @ 1.12
Liverpool @ -2 15.00
*Tie @ 9.50
Handicap Match Result - Real Madrid +3.0 goals
Real Madrid @ +3 1.03
Liverpool -3 @ 46.00
Tie @ 21.00
Handicap Match Result - Real Madrid +4.0 goals
Real Madrid +4 @ 1.00
Liverpool -4 @126.00
Tie @ 61.00
Method of Victory
If you think the game will be a draw then betting on the “Method of Victory” result gives much higher prices, it can also be used to insure against a 90 minute result.
*Real Madrid in Extra Time @ 10.00
*Liverpool in Extra Time @ 12.00
*Liverpool by Penalties @ 13.00
*Real Madrid by Penalties @ 13.00
First Home Team Goalscorer
*Cristiano Ronaldo @ 2.37
No Goalscorer @ 3.50
Gareth Bale @ 3.75
First Away Team Goalscorer
*Mohamed Salah @ 2.50
No Goalscorer @ 3.10
Roberto Firmino @ 3.80
Specials
These can be found in the “Your odds” section of the webpage displaying popular bets.
Real Madrid to win, Cristiano Ronaldo to have 6+ shots and Toni Kroos to win 3+ tackles @ 6.50
Liverpool to win, Mohamed Salah to have 4+ shots and Jordan Henderson to win 3+ tackles@ 7.00
Real Madrid to win, Ronaldo and Salah to score anytime and 3+ goals @ 4.0
Casemiro to win 3+ tackles @ 1.50
*Mohamed Salah to have 4+ shots @ 1.50
Cristiano Ronaldo to have 6+ shots @ 1.53
*Mohamed Salah to have 3+ shots on target @ 2.25
Roberto Firmino to make 1+ assists @ 2.50
*Cristiano Ronaldo to have 4+ shots on target @ 2.75
Real Madrid to win, over 9.5 corners and over 35.5 booking points @ 3.70
*Ronaldo + Salah to score, Firmino to get an assist, Varane + Henderson to get booked and Over 3.5 Goals @ 177.00
Andrew Robertson to be carded, Lucas Vázquez to make 1+ assists and Cristiano Ronaldo to score 2+ goals @ 52.00
Sadio Mané to be carded, over 10.5 corners and Gareth Bale to make 2+ assists @ 54.00
*Real Madrid to win or draw, Liverpool Under 0.5 goals in the first half and Under 3.5 goals in the match @ 2.75
Casemiro to be shown a card and Sergio Ramos to be shown a card @ 3.40
*Real Madrid to win or draw, Both teams to score in the second half and Over 2.5 goals in the match @ 3.75
Liverpool to win or draw, Real Madrid Under 0.5 goals in the first half and Under 3.5 goals in the match @ 3.40
Liverpool to win or draw, Both teams to score in the second half and Over 2.5 goals in the match @ 4.50
Roberto Firmino to score anytime and D. Ings to score anytime @ 5.00
*Both teams to score, Over 2.5 goals in the match and Either team to win @ 2.10
Under 1.5 goals in the first half, Under 2.5 goals in the second half and Either team to win @ 3.50
Mohamed Salah to score anytime, Casemiro to be shown a card and Over 2.5 goals in the match @ 4.50
Final Word
It is clear from the market prices that the bookmakers make Real Madrid favorites but are being cautious meaning that it is difficult to see who may win. Both teams are extremely attacking and each team has World Class players in attack and both teams also have “suspect” defenses. In matches of this importance it is nearly always the star players that shine which is why we have recommended many bets on Ronaldo and / or Salah. Enjoy the game and good luck!
All betting odds above are on the William Hill.
