Europa League: Union St.Gilloise vs Bayer Leverkusen – Betting preview

Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the Europa League match between Union St.Gilloise and Bayer Leverkusen. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.

We are zooming in on Union St.Gilloise and Bayer Leverkusen, as the duo face each other at Lotto Park this coming Thursday in what surely will be an exciting Europa League clash.

The aggregate scoreline is 1-1 for the second and final leg of this contest after Union St.Gilloise and Bayer Leverkusen settled for a draw in last week’s opening round.

Form: Union St.Gilloise vs Bayer Leverkusen

Union St.Gilloise Form

In their last three matches, Union St.Gilloise drew 1-1 with Gent, split the points with Bayer Leverkusen in a 1-1 draw, and beat RFC Seraing by 2-1. In their last six Europa League home matches, Union St.Gilloise have two wins, while they’ve drawn one and lost one. They scored nine and conceded six goals.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 3-1 against Eintracht, before sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with Union St.Gilloise. Another draw followed, this time 0-0 against Wolfsburg. Bayer Leverkusen managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Europa League away matches, in which they scored 17 while also conceding ten times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting stats and facts for Union St.Gilloise and Bayer Leverkusen

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the most recent games that Union St.Gilloise and Bayer Leverkusen played across all competitions.

Players under the radar: Union St.Gilloise vs Bayer Leverkusen

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Florian Wirtz has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this Thursday, it is because Bayer Leverkusen bank on him to build on these numbers against Union St.Gilloise. The latter relies on Victor Okoh Boniface, who found the target five times in six games.

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Full-time result

Union St.Gilloise won nine of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, losing one time. Bayer Leverkusen won six of their last 10 games away from home, with two draws and two defeats as well. Union St.Gilloise have gone through an impressive 9 games now without losing even once. Bayer Leverkusen are on a serious roll of now 11 matches without defeat. In their previous 7 outings away from home, they remained undefeated.

Both teams to score

Union St.Gilloise scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Bayer Leverkusen scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive Union St.Gilloise games. Bayer Leverkusen managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Union St.Gilloise scored an average of 1.8 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened seven times. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Bayer Leverkusen, who managed to score 2.1 times in those matches. Union St.Gilloise are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 27 matches.

Betting tip: Union St.Gilloise vs Bayer Leverkusen

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Union St.Gilloise and Bayer Leverkusen seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Europa League match.

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