Champions League: Group Stage between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Atlético Madrid

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Tue 13.September
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: BayArena (30210 seats)

International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Atlético Madrid are looking forward to this Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Atlético Madrid, who are travelling more than 1700 kilometers to play this game.

It's no vacation for neither Bayer 04 Leverkusen nor Atlético Madrid as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen form and stats

Leverkusen was eliminated in the round of 16 last season in the Europa League. Atalanta was too strong.

Three Bundesliga home games done for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, who are not happy collecting 0 points from these matches.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen shared the glory with Hertha BSC in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Demirbay (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.71/10. Demirbay scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, a loss in the away fixture against Club Brugge in the Champions League.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Leverkusen, as the Bundesliga home game vs Werder Bremen is only four days away.

As for conceded goals, Bayer 04 Leverkusen's unpleasant statistic is 8 goals surrendered.

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Atlético Madrid form and stats

Atlético's mission in Champions League last season failed in the quarter-finals against Manchester City.

Atlético Madrid are happy with their away performances in the La Liga so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.

Correa, de Paul and Carrasco scored in Atlético Madrid's previous match, the home game against Celta de Vigo that ended 4-1. de Paul got a match rating of 8.15 in that game, top player of the team. Paul scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and had 43 successful passes (of 51 total).

Before that, the win at home hosting Porto in the Champions League (2-1).

The travelling fans enjoy Atlético Madrid's attacking play in away games, having scored 5 goals in 3 league matches away. The Atlético defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (1 goal in 3 games).

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Bayer 04 Leverkusen two wins, three draws and Atlético Madrid three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Atlético MadridÁ. Morata
Á. Morata
3 goals
Bayer 04 LeverkusenJ. Frimpong
J. Frimpong
2 goals
Bayer 04 LeverkusenK. Demirbay
K. Demirbay
2 goals

Bayer 04 Leverkusen missing players

Atlético Madrid missing players

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Atlético Madrid
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   14 25
10 5   Won W   10 17
4 1   Drew D   1 4
11 6   Lost L   3 4
43 18   Scored S   26 43
33 14   Conceded C   8 16
92% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 92%
72% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   64% 64%
60% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 44%
32% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 24%
28% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   7% 12%
52% 42%   BTTS BTTS   29% 40%
24% 25%   Clean Sheets C S   50% 44%
32% 42%   Failed to Score F T   21% 24%
 
4.9 5.6   Corners for (avg) C F   3.9 4.1
4.2 3.2   Corners against (avg) C A   5 4.8
1.6 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2.6
3 0   Red cards R C   1 5
 
13.5 15.2   Shots (avg) S (   9.9 11.1
5.6 5.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.1 4.7
31% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 37%
 
11 7.8   Shots against (avg) S A   11.3 11.9
3.8 2.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3 3.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atlético Madrid 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
2 Club Brugge 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Porto 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Bayern München 6 3 3 0 19 5 3 1 2 0 5 3 3 2 1 0 14 2 14 12
2 Hoffenheim 6 4 0 2 12 7 3 3 0 0 8 3 3 1 0 2 4 4 5 12
3 Freiburg 5 4 0 1 10 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 3 0 0 8 2 5 12
4 Borussia Dortmund 6 4 0 2 8 7 3 2 0 1 4 3 3 2 0 1 4 4 1 12
5 Union Berlin 5 3 2 0 12 4 3 2 1 0 6 3 2 1 1 0 6 1 8 11
6 Mainz 05 6 3 1 2 6 9 2 0 1 1 0 3 4 3 0 1 6 6 -3 10
7 Köln 5 2 3 0 10 6 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 1 2 0 7 5 4 9
8 Borussia M'gladbach 5 2 2 1 7 5 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 8
9 Werder Bremen 6 2 2 2 12 11 3 0 1 2 5 7 3 2 1 0 7 4 1 8
10 RB Leipzig 6 2 2 2 9 9 3 2 1 0 7 2 3 0 1 2 2 7 0 8
11 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 2 2 2 11 12 4 1 1 2 6 8 2 1 1 0 5 4 -1 8
12 Schalke 04 6 1 3 2 8 13 3 1 1 1 6 9 3 0 2 1 2 4 -5 6
13 Augsburg 6 2 0 4 4 10 3 0 0 3 1 8 3 2 0 1 3 2 -6 6
14 Stuttgart 6 0 5 1 6 7 3 0 2 1 2 3 3 0 3 0 4 4 -1 5
15 Hertha BSC 6 1 2 3 6 8 3 0 2 1 3 4 3 1 0 2 3 4 -2 5
16 Wolfsburg 6 1 2 3 5 10 3 0 2 1 4 6 3 1 0 2 1 4 -5 5
17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6 1 1 4 8 11 3 0 0 3 3 8 3 1 1 1 5 3 -3 4
18 Bochum 6 0 0 6 4 18 3 0 0 3 1 11 3 0 0 3 3 7 -14 0
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Barcelona 5 4 1 0 15 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 3 3 0 0 11 1 14 13
2 Real Madrid 4 4 0 0 11 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 3 0 0 9 3 7 12
3 Villarreal 4 3 1 0 9 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 5 0 9 10
4 Atlético Madrid 5 3 1 1 9 4 2 1 0 1 4 3 3 2 1 0 5 1 5 10
5 Real Betis 4 3 0 1 7 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 3 4 9
6 Osasuna 4 3 0 1 6 3 3 3 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 9
7 Athletic Club 4 2 1 1 5 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 7
8 Girona 5 2 1 2 6 5 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 7
9 Rayo Vallecano 5 2 1 2 5 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 3 2 0 7
10 Real Sociedad 4 2 1 1 4 5 2 0 1 1 2 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 -1 7
11 Celta de Vigo 5 2 1 2 8 10 3 1 1 1 6 6 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 7
12 Valencia 5 2 0 3 7 5 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 6
13 Mallorca 4 1 2 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 5
14 Almeria 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 4
15 Espanyol 5 1 1 3 6 10 3 0 0 3 3 8 2 1 1 0 3 2 -4 4
16 Sevilla 5 1 1 3 6 10 2 0 1 1 1 4 3 1 0 2 5 6 -4 4
17 Real Valladolid 5 1 1 3 3 10 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 1 2 2 7 -7 4
18 Elche 4 0 1 3 1 9 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 7 -8 1
19 Getafe 4 0 1 3 2 11 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 2 8 -9 1
20 Cadiz 5 0 0 5 0 14 3 0 0 3 0 9 2 0 0 2 0 5 -14 0

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.