The first of two encounters in the Europa League Round of 16, as the hometeam Bayer 04 Leverkusen will try to edge Ferencváros in their own ballpark.
It's quite the trip for Ferencváros when visiting Bayer 04 Leverkusen as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
The hosts Bayer 04 Leverkusen saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Bundesliga. Thankfully the previous game, versus Hertha BSC, was also a home game here at BayArena. The away team is better rested.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen form and stats
Last season, Leverkusen's Europa League journey ended in the round of 16 against Atalanta.5-2-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Bundesliga numbers at home for Bayer 04 Leverkusen so far this season.
A nice win for Bayer 04 Leverkusen last time playing, versus Hertha BSC. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-1 with Diaby, Adli, Azmoun and Frimpong scoring for the victors. Midfielder Frimpong was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.41 (out of ten) in that game. Frimpong scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Preceding that game was the away draw at SC Freiburg that finished 1-1.Leverkusen are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 9 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 7, drew 0 and lost 2.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen are traveling soon after this match as the Bundesliga match at Werder Bremen awaits in three days.
The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager Olano has got the team scoring with 25 from 12 home games in the league. 17 goals have been conceded.
Ferencváros form and stats
They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the group stage.Ferencváros's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Ferencváros collect 23 points from their 11 away matches in the NB 1. 7 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Europa League stats, they have 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses both home and away.
Ferencváros's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Mezokovesd-Zsory that finished 1-1.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Debrecen.A new game in only three days for Ferencváros, the NB 1 home match versus Puskas. Busy days.
The Ferencváros manager Cherchesov has got the team scoring on the road, with 23 away goals in 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Ferencváros are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Previous two meetings involving these sides: Bayer 04 Leverkusen won one, Ferencváros were winners in one and we saw zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Traoré 11 goals |  R. Mmaee Nwambeben Kabir 10 goals |   M. Diaby 8 goals |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen missing players
Ferencváros missing players
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Ferencváros | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 48 | 30 | Scored | S | 23 | 38 | ||
| 36 | 16 | Conceded | C | 18 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 7.4 | ||
| 4 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13.1 | 14.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.9 | 13.7 | ||
| 5.3 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.6 | 6 | ||
| 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 26% | ||
| 10.4 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 10.2 | ||
| 4 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 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 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 66 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 44 | 49 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 49 |
| 3 | FC Union Berlin | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 44 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 42 |
| 5 | SC Freiburg | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 42 |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 39 |
| 7 | Mainz 05 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Wolfsburg | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 34 |
| 9 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 31 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 25 | -8 | 30 |
| 12 | Köln | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | -4 | 27 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -16 | 20 |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -12 | 19 |
| 16 | Hoffenheim | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -13 | 19 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -24 | 19 |
| 18 | Bochum | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 56 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 35 | -32 | 19 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ferencváros | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 29 | 50 |
| 2 | Kecskemeti TE | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Varda SE | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 22 | -2 | 32 |
| 4 | Debrecen | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 31 |
| 5 | Puskas | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 30 |
| 6 | Paksi SE | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 29 |
| 7 | Mezokovesd-Zsory | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 28 |
| 8 | Zalaegerszegi TE | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | MOL Vidi | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 21 | -5 | 24 |
| 10 | Ujpest | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 24 |
| 11 | Honved | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -11 | 22 |
| 12 | Vasas | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 19 |
