Ace Football previews the Europa League game between Bayer Leverkusen and NK Celje who meet up this coming Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Europa League title favourites Bayer Leverkusen begin their title challenge this coming Wednesday in an opening day encounter with NK Celje at BayArena.
Team form: Bayer Leverkusen vs NK Celje
Bayer Leverkusen Form
In their last three matches, Bayer Leverkusen lost 3-2 against Elversberg, won 4-0 against Union Berlin, before drawing 2-2 against Augsburg. Bayer Leverkusen won five of their last six Europa League matches at the BayArena, scoring 21 and conceding six along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.
NK Celje Form
NK Celje currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Ararat Armenia with a 2-0 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 1-1 game against Slovan Bratislava. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 1-1 against Slovan Bratislava. NK Celje didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Europa League matches, but managed zero draws, while suffering one defeats. They conceded two and scored one goals themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Bayer Leverkusen and NK Celje
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Bayer Leverkusen and NK Celje. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 10 Bayer Leverkusen matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Bayer Leverkusen have won 8 of the last 10 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Bayer Leverkusen have won 8 of the last 10 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Bayer Leverkusen have won the last 4 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Bayer Leverkusen have won the last 4 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 NK Celje matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 NK Celje away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- NK Celje have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Bayer Leverkusen vs NK Celje
As the new Europa League campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Bayer Leverkusen and NK Celje this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Betting markets: Bayer Leverkusen vs NK Celje
Full-time result
Bayer Leverkusen claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. NK Celje won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing three in this series of matches. NK Celje did not lose any of their last 6 matches at home.
Both teams to score
Bayer Leverkusen scored first in seven of their last ten home games. NK Celje scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Bayer Leverkusen managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in ten of Bayer Leverkusen’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of NK Celje’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches. Bayer Leverkusen’s last 4 matches had more than three goals.
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