Liverpool vs Genk Champions League prediction and match preview

Liverpool vs Genk Champions League prediction and match preview Liverpool continue their defence of the Champions League crown as they meet Genk in Belgium. Liverpool are second in Group E and play Genk in Belgium on Wednesday.

Jürgen Klopp’s Reds have had a win and a defeat in their defence of the European Cup so far and will aim to bolster their points tally at KRC Genk Arena.

Champions League: Liverpool vs. Genk

- Date: Wednesday, Oct. 23
- Time: 3 p.m. ET
- Location: Cristal Arena
- TV channel: None
- Odds: Liverpool -350 | Genk +800 | Draw +475

"Last year we were lucky with how tight the group was that we could lose three times away and still have a chance to make it through the group," said Klopp.

Genk have had a poor start to the season and sit in sixth in the Belgian top flight, having lost four of their opening ten matches.

Liverpool take on Tottenham on Sunday and that’s going to be a much harder game to get three points out of than their Jupiler League opposition on Wednesday. Spurs are fresh off a 5-0 hammering of Red Star Belgrade and that’s the type of result that can boost a dressing room moral.

This is the first-ever meeting between KRC Genk and Liverpool in any competition. Genk's only previous meetings with English opponents in European competition was in the 2011-12 Champions League group stage, drawing 1-1 at home and losing 5-0 at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea.

Salah returns for the Reds Mohamed Salah has returned to the Liverpool squad after recovering from an ankle problem.

This is as close to an injury crisis as Liverpool have had this season, but compared to Manchester City it’s small fry. Their back four are dropping like flies and that will help the Reds in the future, but right now we must focus on Wednesday night.

Liverpool squad: Alisson, Fabinho, Van Dijk, Wijnaldum, Lovren, Milner, Keita, Firmino, Mane, Salah, Gomez, Adrian, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lallana, Brewster, Robertson, Origi, Kelleher.