Europa League: Hacken vs Bayer Leverkusen – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League round 5 match between Hacken and Bayer Leverkusen and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Bayer Leverkusen travel to face Hacken in a Europa League encounter at Nya Ullevi Stadion this coming Thursday.

Hacken are fourth in the Group H rankings with zero points after four matches played, whereas Bayer Leverkusen rank top with 12 points.

Form: Hacken vs Bayer Leverkusen

Hacken Form

Hacken have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 4-2 victory against Malmo FF. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-3 against Molde, before handing over all three points in a 2-1 defeat against Brommapojkarna. Hacken only managed one meager home win from a possible six at Nya Ullevi Stadion in the Europa League. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored nine and conceded ten goals.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Qarabag FK got left behind in a 0-1 win, before Union Berlin got hammered in a 4-0 victory. Werder Bremen was the most recent victim in a 0-3 win. Bayer Leverkusen picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the Europa League, scoring 17 and conceding eight goals. They also lost once while drawing none.

Betting stats for Hacken 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 Hacken and Bayer Leverkusen played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Hacken vs Bayer Leverkusen

Amor Layouni managed to hit the target twice recently for Hacken in the Europa League, while Victor Okoh Boniface has added three strikes in the Europa League for Bayer Leverkusen in his last four outings.

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Full-time result

Hacken claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Bayer Leverkusen won their last 13 matches. They won nine of their last 10 games away, drawing one and losing zero in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

Hacken scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Astonishingly, Bayer Leverkusen scored the opening goal of the match in nine of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last eight Hacken games. Bayer Leverkusen have not conceded a goal in three consecutive games. Bayer Leverkusen managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

There were over 2.5 goals scored in eight of Hacken’s previous ten matches. They scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games for Bayer Leverkusen. They performed an average of three goals in these. Hacken scored at least one goal in their last eight matches. Bayer Leverkusen scored at least one goal in their last 21 matches.

Recommended tip: Hacken vs Bayer Leverkusen

Here we present a free betting tip for this Europa League match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Hacken and Bayer Leverkusen.

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