Champions League: FC Copenhagen vs Bayer Leverkusen – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League game between FC Copenhagen and Bayer Leverkusen who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

FC Copenhagen start the season as favourites to land the Champions League crown. They launch their title bid on Thursday at home in an opening day fixture with Bayer Leverkusen at Parken – connected by 3.

Team form: FC Copenhagen vs Bayer Leverkusen

FC Copenhagen Form

In their last three matches, FC Copenhagen beat FC Basel 1893 by 2-0 and Randers FC by 1-5, before losing against Brondby IF by 2-1. FC Copenhagen only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Champions League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded nine goals.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 1-2 against Hoffenheim. They followed up, drawing 3-3 with Werder Bremen, before winning 3-1 against Eintracht Frankfurt. Bayer Leverkusen claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Champions League. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to eight.

Betting facts for FC Copenhagen and Bayer Leverkusen

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that FC Copenhagen and Bayer Leverkusen played across all tournaments.

Players in form: FC Copenhagen vs Bayer Leverkusen

Mohamed Elyounoussi found the target zero times in his previous six matches, whereas Alejandro Grimaldo just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Popular markets: FC Copenhagen vs Bayer Leverkusen

Full-time result

FC Copenhagen claimed five wins, drew three and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Bayer Leverkusen won four, drew four and lost two of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

FC Copenhagen scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Bayer Leverkusen scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. FC Copenhagen managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

FC Copenhagen saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Bayer Leverkusen played across all tournaments. They scored 2.1 times on average in the process.