Qarabag FK vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Prediction published on 07/11/2023, 12:45  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 07/11/2023 at 14:53 in Europa League Predictions

Bayer Leverkusen will be seeking to secure their slot in the Europa League knockouts when they travel to Qarabag. The hosts march into this game placed second in Group H, behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen. In their first loss in this group, Qarabag fell 5-1 away to Leverkusen on Match Day 3. They have six points going into this game and will hope to strengthen their targets with a home win here. Qarabag warmed up for this game with a 7-1 win at home to Kapaz in the Azerbaijan league. While they were dominant in the game, they are clearly still struggling in defence. They arrive for this game without a clean sheet in four matches. Meanwhile, they’ve scored in each of their last five matches. Four of their last five matches have had over 2.5 goals and Qarabag conceded two or more in three. A nine-game unbeaten run at home will fire up Qarabag for this encounter. They have four straight home wins coming into this game.

Bayer Leverkusen are yet to taste defeat this season, and they’ve been prolific in attack too. They come into this game leading the German Bundesliga, with two points ahead of Bayern Munich. Heading into this game, they have 10 straight wins. The only time Leverkusen failed to win a game, it was in a 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich. In each of their 15 matches this season, Leverkusen have scored. In seven of their last 10 matches, the visitors have scored at least three goals. Each of their 15 matches this season returned a total of over 2.5 goals. They had a scare ahead of this game though, losing a 2-0 lead against Hoffenheim. They however recovered to win 3-2, a second straight time that they conceded twice. Away from home in the Europa League, Leverkusen have managed four wins in five matches, keeping just one clean sheet.