Ace Football previews the Europa League round 2 match between Lech Poznan and Bayer Leverkusen and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Lech Poznan hope to live up to their early billing as the Europa League title favourites on Thursday when they welcome Bayer Leverkusen over to the Stadion Poznan for a round 2 match.
Form: Lech Poznan vs Bayer Leverkusen
Lech Poznan Form
In the previous three matches, Lech Poznan lost 4-0 against Crystal Palace, beat Radomiak Radom by 5-1 and won 1-4 against Slask Wroclaw. Lech Poznan just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Europa League matches at the Stadion Poznan. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded ten goals.
Bayer Leverkusen Form
Bayer Leverkusen look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against NK Celje, who were defeated by 2-0. Then, RB Leipzig got outclassed in a 2-0 win, before beating Mainz 05 by 3-4. Bayer Leverkusen won three of a possible six away matches in the Europa League, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored eight while also conceding six times.
Betting stats and facts for Lech Poznan 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 Lech Poznan and Bayer Leverkusen played across all tournaments.
- In 11 of the last 13 Lech Poznan matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lech Poznan have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Europa League while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Lech Poznan have lost the last 4 matches in a row in the Europa League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Lech Poznan home matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Lech Poznan have won 4 of the last 5 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 9 Bayer Leverkusen away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Bayer Leverkusen matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Bayer Leverkusen away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Bayer Leverkusen away matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bayer Leverkusen have won 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Lech Poznan vs Bayer Leverkusen
Mikael Ishak found the target zero times in his previous six matches, whereas Jonas Hofmann just scored once in a similar number of matches.
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Full-time result
Lech Poznan claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Bayer Leverkusen won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing three in this series of matches. Bayer Leverkusen remained unbeaten in their last 5 games on the bounce.
Both teams to score
Lech Poznan scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Bayer Leverkusen scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Lech Poznan managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Lech Poznan saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of three goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Bayer Leverkusen. They performed an average of 2.5 goals in these. Bayer Leverkusen are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 18 matches.
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