Champions League full preview and statistics: Porto to fight Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Estádio Do Dragão

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Tue 04.October
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Do Dragão (50033 seats)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen have traveled here for an interesting Champions League fight against Porto. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!

Bayer 04 Leverkusen have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Porto form and stats

Last season, Porto's Champions League journey ended in the group stage.

The story so far in the Primeira Liga for Porto at their home stadium (Estádio Do Dragão) is 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats.

Porto's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-1 versus Sporting Braga. The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfielder Pepê was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.62 (out of ten) in that game. Pepê scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Before that, Porto played out a Primeira Liga draw 1-1 when visiting Estoril.

The manager Conceição will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Portimonense in only four days.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Porto is on fire here. A stunning 15 from 4 league matches. From these home matches, Porto have conceded only 2 goals.

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen form and stats

Leverkusen was sent out of Europa League in the round of 16 last season, when Atalanta turned out to be too strong.

The story so far for the visiting team on their Bundesliga travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

There might be some fixture complaints from Bayer 04 Leverkusen as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-4 against Bayern München. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Bayern München was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind. Tah, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.05. Tah hit one key pass and won 7 of 9 duels.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.

A new game in only four days for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, the Bundesliga home match versus Schalke 04. Busy days.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Leverkusen have conceded 7 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head data (for the former three meetings): Porto won zero games, one match ended with a draw and Bayer 04 Leverkusen got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / one.

Top Goalscorers

PortoM. Taremi
M. Taremi
5 goals
PortoEvanilson
Evanilson
4 goals
PortoW. Rodrigues do Nascimento Galeno
W. Rodrigues do Nascimento Galeno
3 goals

Porto missing players

Bayer 04 Leverkusen missing players

Porto Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 15   Played P   12 25
20 14   Won W   5 10
1 0   Drew D   2 4
4 1   Lost L   5 11
55 45   Scored S   22 40
18 11   Conceded C   19 34
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 92%
72% 93%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 72%
60% 87%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 56%
28% 40%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   50% 32%
16% 27%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   33% 24%
36% 40%   BTTS BTTS   50% 48%
56% 53%   Clean Sheets C S   25% 24%
8% 7%   Failed to Score F T   33% 36%
 
6.5 7.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.4 5.2
2.9 3   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 4.2
1.7 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.6
1 0   Red cards R C   3 3
 
16.3 16.5   Shots (avg) S (   12.2 13.7
5.8 6.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.8 5.4
38% 45%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 29%
 
6.8 6.5   Shots against (avg) S A   13.7 11.2
2.5 2.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5 4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Club Brugge 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 5 6
2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
3 Atletico Madrid 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
4 Porto 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -5 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 Benfica 7 7 0 0 19 3 4 4 0 0 14 3 3 3 0 0 5 0 16 21
2 Sporting Braga 8 6 1 1 24 9 4 3 1 0 11 3 4 3 0 1 13 6 15 19
3 Porto 8 6 1 1 20 6 4 4 0 0 15 2 4 2 1 1 5 4 14 19
4 Portimonense 7 5 0 2 8 6 4 3 0 1 4 2 3 2 0 1 4 4 2 15
5 Boavista 7 5 0 2 8 8 4 3 0 1 5 5 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 15
6 Casa Pia 7 4 2 1 7 3 4 2 1 1 3 1 3 2 1 0 4 2 4 14
7 Sporting CP 8 4 1 3 16 11 4 3 0 1 10 3 4 1 1 2 6 8 5 13
8 Estoril 7 3 2 2 9 6 4 1 2 1 5 5 3 2 0 1 4 1 3 11
9 Vitoria Guimaraes 7 3 1 3 6 6 3 2 0 1 2 1 4 1 1 2 4 5 0 10
10 Gil Vicente 8 2 3 3 8 11 4 1 2 1 3 4 4 1 1 2 5 7 -3 9
11 Chaves 7 2 2 3 6 8 3 0 2 1 2 3 4 2 0 2 4 5 -2 8
12 Arouca 7 2 2 3 6 15 4 1 1 2 4 10 3 1 1 1 2 5 -9 8
13 Rio Ave 7 1 3 3 10 13 3 1 0 2 5 5 4 0 3 1 5 8 -3 6
14 Santa Clara 7 1 2 4 5 8 4 1 2 1 4 4 3 0 0 3 1 4 -3 5
15 Vizela 7 1 2 4 5 9 3 0 1 2 2 4 4 1 1 2 3 5 -4 5
16 Famalicao 7 1 1 5 1 8 3 1 0 2 1 4 4 0 1 3 0 4 -7 4
17 Pacos de Ferreira 7 0 1 6 5 15 3 0 0 3 2 9 4 0 1 3 3 6 -10 1
18 Maritimo 7 0 0 7 4 22 3 0 0 3 2 5 4 0 0 4 2 17 -18 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 Union Berlin 7 5 2 0 15 4 4 3 1 0 8 3 3 2 1 0 7 1 11 17
2 Bayern München 8 4 3 1 23 6 4 2 2 0 9 3 4 2 1 1 14 3 17 15
3 Borussia Dortmund 7 5 0 2 9 7 4 3 0 1 5 3 3 2 0 1 4 4 2 15
4 Freiburg 7 4 2 1 10 5 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 0 8 2 5 14
5 Hoffenheim 7 4 1 2 12 7 4 3 1 0 8 3 3 1 0 2 4 4 5 13
6 Borussia M'gladbach 7 3 3 1 10 5 4 3 0 1 7 2 3 0 3 0 3 3 5 12
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 7 3 2 2 14 13 4 1 1 2 6 8 3 2 1 0 8 5 1 11
8 Mainz 05 7 3 2 2 7 10 3 0 2 1 1 4 4 3 0 1 6 6 -3 11
9 Köln 7 2 4 1 11 8 3 1 1 1 3 2 4 1 3 0 8 6 3 10
10 Werder Bremen 7 2 3 2 13 12 3 0 1 2 5 7 4 2 2 0 8 5 1 9
11 Augsburg 7 3 0 4 5 10 4 1 0 3 2 8 3 2 0 1 3 2 -5 9
12 RB Leipzig 7 2 2 3 9 12 3 2 1 0 7 2 4 0 1 3 2 10 -3 8
13 Hertha BSC 7 1 3 3 7 9 3 0 2 1 3 4 4 1 1 2 4 5 -2 6
14 Schalke 04 7 1 3 3 8 14 3 1 1 1 6 9 4 0 2 2 2 5 -6 6
15 Stuttgart 7 0 5 2 7 10 4 0 2 2 3 6 3 0 3 0 4 4 -3 5
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 1 2 5 9 16 4 0 1 3 4 9 4 1 1 2 5 7 -7 5
17 Wolfsburg 7 1 2 4 5 12 3 0 2 1 4 6 4 1 0 3 1 6 -7 5
18 Bochum 7 0 1 6 5 19 4 0 1 3 2 12 3 0 0 3 3 7 -14 1

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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.