It's time for episode two of the Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Atalanta Round of 16 battle

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Competition: Europe Europa League
Competition: Thu 17.March
Match begins: 17:45 (UTC)
Venue: BayArena (30210 seats)

There's no exiting this stadium without a winner tonight as it's the second leg of the Europa League Round of 16 meeting between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Atalanta. Game on!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Leverkusen and Atalanta.

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen form and stats

Last season, Bayer 04 Leverkusen's Europa League journey ended in the 16th finals against Young Boys.

7 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Bayer 04 Leverkusen have to build on here at BayArena in the Bundesliga. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Bayer 04 Leverkusen has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Köln. The talented striker Adli bested all the other footballers in that game and received a match rating of 7.42 out of 10. Adli hit one key pass and had 24 successful passes (of 28 total).

Leverkusen are traveling soon after this match as the Bundesliga match at Wolfsburg awaits in three days.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at BayArena in their league games, having scored an impressive 33 goals in 13 matches. Leverkusen have conceded 20 from these games.

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Atalanta form and stats

Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.

Atalanta have an excellent away record in the Serie A so far with 9-3-2 from 14 games. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 3W-0D-0L. This is both home and away.

The attacking players of Atalanta have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 184 minutes.

Atalanta's last game was the home draw against Genoa (0-0). Palomino, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.81. Palomino won 7 of 7 duels.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Atalanta in our archives, and the results are: one win for Atalanta, two draws and four defeats.

The schedule is very tough for Atalanta now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Serie A game at Bologna is waiting in only three days.

The travelling fans enjoy Atalanta's attacking play in away games, having scored 26 goals in 14 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Atalanta as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Atalanta - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-2 was the story when these two contenders previously played each other, also in this season. Muriel loves to play against Leverkusen and have scored 2 goals in these games.

Top Goalscorers

Bayer 04 LeverkusenP. Schick
P. Schick
20 goals
Bayer 04 LeverkusenM. Diaby
M. Diaby
12 goals
AtalantaM. Pašalić
M. Pašalić
9 goals

Bayer 04 Leverkusen missing players

Atalanta missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Atalanta
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   11 25
10 7   Won W   6 12
6 2   Drew D   3 7
9 4   Lost L   2 6
55 33   Scored S   20 49
43 20   Conceded C   11 31
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   82% 84%
88% 85%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   55% 72%
72% 77%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   55% 64%
56% 62%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   27% 44%
36% 38%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   27% 32%
76% 62%   BTTS BTTS   45% 56%
12% 23%   Clean Sheets C S   36% 36%
12% 15%   Failed to Score F T   36% 24%
 
6.1 7.4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.4 5.2
4.8 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.4 3.4
2.2 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 1.8
2 2   Red cards R C   1 2
 
14.3 16.8   Shots (avg) S (   13.2 14.8
6 6.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.4 5.2
37% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   42% 38%
 
14.2 12.4   Shots against (avg) S A   10.4 10.1
5.4 5.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.9 3.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 26 19 3 4 77 28 13 10 1 2 38 12 13 9 2 2 39 16 49 60
2 Borussia Dortmund 25 17 2 6 65 37 13 11 0 2 40 18 12 6 2 4 25 19 28 53
3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 26 13 6 7 64 41 13 7 2 4 33 20 13 6 4 3 31 21 23 45
4 RB Leipzig 26 13 5 8 57 30 13 9 1 3 35 15 13 4 4 5 22 15 27 44
5 Freiburg 26 12 8 6 43 29 13 7 4 2 24 14 13 5 4 4 19 15 14 44
6 Hoffenheim 26 13 5 8 49 37 13 8 3 2 28 14 13 5 2 6 21 23 12 44
7 Köln 26 10 9 7 37 39 13 7 3 3 20 16 13 3 6 4 17 23 -2 39
8 Union Berlin 26 10 8 8 33 34 13 7 4 2 18 14 13 3 4 6 15 20 -1 38
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 26 10 7 9 39 38 13 4 4 5 16 17 13 6 3 4 23 21 1 37
10 FSV Mainz 05 24 10 4 10 35 29 12 8 3 1 24 7 12 2 1 9 11 22 6 34
11 Bochum 26 9 5 12 28 37 13 7 3 3 19 12 13 2 2 9 9 25 -9 32
12 Wolfsburg 26 9 4 13 29 40 13 5 2 6 14 17 13 4 2 7 15 23 -11 31
13 Borussia M'gladbach 26 8 6 12 36 51 13 6 3 4 23 21 13 2 3 8 13 30 -15 30
14 Augsburg 25 6 8 11 27 41 12 4 4 4 17 19 13 2 4 7 10 22 -14 26
15 Arminia Bielefeld 26 5 10 11 22 34 13 2 7 4 12 17 13 3 3 7 10 17 -12 25
16 Stuttgart 26 5 8 13 32 48 13 4 3 6 22 26 13 1 5 7 10 22 -16 23
17 Hertha BSC 26 6 5 15 26 60 13 4 3 6 17 27 13 2 2 9 9 33 -34 23
18 Greuther Furth 26 3 5 18 24 70 13 3 4 6 13 24 13 0 1 12 11 46 -46 14
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Milan 29 19 6 4 55 29 15 9 3 3 23 12 14 10 3 1 32 17 26 63
2 Napoli 29 18 6 5 51 21 14 8 2 4 23 10 15 10 4 1 28 11 30 60
3 Inter 28 17 8 3 61 23 14 10 2 2 35 12 14 7 6 1 26 11 38 59
4 Juventus 29 16 8 5 45 26 14 8 3 3 18 9 15 8 5 2 27 17 19 56
5 Atalanta 28 13 9 6 50 31 14 4 6 4 24 18 14 9 3 2 26 13 19 48
6 Roma 29 14 6 9 47 35 15 8 4 3 20 14 14 6 2 6 27 21 12 48
7 Lazio 28 13 7 8 57 42 13 7 4 2 32 18 15 6 3 6 25 24 15 46
8 Fiorentina 28 14 4 10 47 37 14 9 2 3 32 16 14 5 2 7 15 21 10 46
9 Hellas Verona 29 11 8 10 54 46 15 8 2 5 31 20 14 3 6 5 23 26 8 41
10 Sassuolo 29 10 10 9 51 48 14 4 5 5 19 22 15 6 5 4 32 26 3 40
11 Torino 28 9 8 11 34 29 15 7 4 4 27 16 13 2 4 7 7 13 5 35
12 Bologna 28 9 6 13 32 43 14 6 3 5 18 17 14 3 3 8 14 26 -11 33
13 Empoli 29 8 8 13 40 54 14 3 2 9 22 37 15 5 6 4 18 17 -14 32
14 Udinese 27 6 12 9 35 44 14 4 7 3 19 21 13 2 5 6 16 23 -9 30
15 Spezia 29 8 5 16 30 50 14 4 3 7 15 17 15 4 2 9 15 33 -20 29
16 Sampdoria 29 7 5 17 37 51 15 4 3 8 23 28 14 3 2 9 14 23 -14 26
17 Cagliari 29 5 10 14 28 53 14 2 6 6 16 25 15 3 4 8 12 28 -25 25
18 Venezia 27 5 7 15 25 51 14 2 4 8 15 28 13 3 3 7 10 23 -26 22
19 Genoa 29 1 16 12 22 47 14 0 8 6 9 19 15 1 8 6 13 28 -25 19
20 Salernitana 27 3 7 17 22 63 14 1 5 8 12 31 13 2 2 9 10 32 -41 16

Atalanta:
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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Milan 29 19 6 4 55 29 15 9 3 3 23 12 14 10 3 1 32 17 26 63
2 Napoli 29 18 6 5 51 21 14 8 2 4 23 10 15 10 4 1 28 11 30 60
3 Inter 28 17 8 3 61 23 14 10 2 2 35 12 14 7 6 1 26 11 38 59
4 Juventus 29 16 8 5 45 26 14 8 3 3 18 9 15 8 5 2 27 17 19 56
5 Atalanta 28 13 9 6 50 31 14 4 6 4 24 18 14 9 3 2 26 13 19 48
6 Roma 29 14 6 9 47 35 15 8 4 3 20 14 14 6 2 6 27 21 12 48
7 Lazio 28 13 7 8 57 42 13 7 4 2 32 18 15 6 3 6 25 24 15 46
8 Fiorentina 28 14 4 10 47 37 14 9 2 3 32 16 14 5 2 7 15 21 10 46
9 Hellas Verona 29 11 8 10 54 46 15 8 2 5 31 20 14 3 6 5 23 26 8 41
10 Sassuolo 29 10 10 9 51 48 14 4 5 5 19 22 15 6 5 4 32 26 3 40
11 Torino 28 9 8 11 34 29 15 7 4 4 27 16 13 2 4 7 7 13 5 35
12 Bologna 28 9 6 13 32 43 14 6 3 5 18 17 14 3 3 8 14 26 -11 33
13 Empoli 29 8 8 13 40 54 14 3 2 9 22 37 15 5 6 4 18 17 -14 32
14 Udinese 27 6 12 9 35 44 14 4 7 3 19 21 13 2 5 6 16 23 -9 30
15 Spezia 29 8 5 16 30 50 14 4 3 7 15 17 15 4 2 9 15 33 -20 29
16 Sampdoria 29 7 5 17 37 51 15 4 3 8 23 28 14 3 2 9 14 23 -14 26
17 Cagliari 29 5 10 14 28 53 14 2 6 6 16 25 15 3 4 8 12 28 -25 25
18 Venezia 27 5 7 15 25 51 14 2 4 8 15 28 13 3 3 7 10 23 -26 22
19 Genoa 29 1 16 12 22 47 14 0 8 6 9 19 15 1 8 6 13 28 -25 19
20 Salernitana 27 3 7 17 22 63 14 1 5 8 12 31 13 2 2 9 10 32 -41 16

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The UEFA Europa League, abbreviated as UEL and commonly referred to as just the Europa League, is an annual football club competition organised by UEFA. It is the second-tier competition for football clubs in Europa, beneath the UEFA Champions League in value and importance. Teams qualify through their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Some teams qualify from the Champions League; more precisely the teams who are knocked out in the playoff qualifying round and the third-place finishers of the group stage. The winner of the Europa League qualifies for the Champions League in their next competitive season.