Champions League: Bayer Leverkusen vs Arsenal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round of 16 match between Bayer Leverkusen and Arsenal and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Bayer Leverkusen enjoy home advantage, when visitors Arsenal swing by this coming Wednesday for a clash in the Champions League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Bayer Leverkusen vs Arsenal

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 1-1 draw against Mainz 05. They went on to beat Hamburger SV 0-1, before sharing the spoils with Freiburg in a 3-3 draw. Bayer Leverkusen just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Champions League matches at the BayArena. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 12 goals.

Arsenal Form

In their last three matches, Arsenal first beat Chelsea 2-1, then Brighton by 0-1 and finally Mansfield by 1-2. Arsenal recorded no less than five in their previous six Champions League away matches, as well losing once and drawing none. They hit the target 14 themselves while allowing four goals against.

Betting stats for Bayer Leverkusen and Arsenal

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Bayer Leverkusen and Arsenal. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Bayer Leverkusen vs Arsenal

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Viktor Gyoekeres has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Wednesday, it is because The Gunners bank on him to build on these numbers against Bayer Leverkusen. The latter relies on Alejandro Grimaldo, who found the target three times in six games.

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Full-time result

Bayer Leverkusen won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing two as well. Arsenal won seven from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost zero in this run. Arsenal did not lose any of their last 6 matches at home. Arsenal won their last 4 matches. Good luck taking on Arsenal currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 13 away games without defeat.

Both teams to score

Bayer Leverkusen scored first in six of their last ten home games. Astonishingly, Arsenal scored the opening goal of the match in eight of their last ten games. Arsenal have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen have been able to keep a clean sheet in five of their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Bayer Leverkusen and Arsenal.

Total goals

Bayer Leverkusen saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Arsenal, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.4 times goals per game. Arsenal are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 13 matches.