International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Bayer Leverkusen and Nice are looking forward to this Europa League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
The visiting Nice played their last game only four days ago, a Ligue 1 match. That game was also an away game, at Saint-Etienne. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Nice have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Bayer Leverkusen form and stats
Leverkusen participated in Europa League the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.0-1-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Bundesliga numbers at home for Bayer Leverkusen so far this season.
Happy days for Bayer Leverkusen in their previous game, a Bundesliga match away at Mainz 05 that ended with a 1-0 victory. 1-1 away at Stuttgart before that.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Leverkusen matches with similar probabilities have ended with four wins, one draw and one defeat (from six games).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Augsburg are coming to town in four days.
Bayer Leverkusen has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Nice form and stats
The visitors are W2-D1-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1.
It's the second away game in a row for Nice, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Saint-Etienne in the Ligue 1 last time out. Before that, Nice secured a home win against Nantes with the score 2-1.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Nice playing away, we found two games. Results were one away win, zero draws and one home win.
A new game in only three days for Nice, the Ligue 1 home match versus Lille. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Nice's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. 4 goals have been conceded by Nice in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Gouiri 3 goals |  D. da Costa Santos 2 goals |  K. Dolberg 2 goals |
Bayer Leverkusen missing players
Nice missing players
| Bayer Leverkusen | Nice | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 50 | 21 | Scored | S | 21 | 40 | ||
| 27 | 16 | Conceded | C | 20 | 40 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 52% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 318 | 121 | Total Shots | T S | 88 | 187 | ||
| 120 | 44 | Shots on Target | S O | 38 | 74 | ||
| 42% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 42% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Nice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Slavia Praha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | RB Leipzig | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Stuttgart | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Augsburg | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Werder Bremen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Hoffenheim | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Union Berlin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Borussia M'gladbach | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 12 | Freiburg | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 13 | Wolfsburg | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Arminia Bielefeld | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Köln | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 1 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | -14 | 1 |
| 18 | Mainz 05 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 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 | Lille | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 17 |
| 2 | PSG | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 15 |
| 3 | Rennes | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Nice | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Lens | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Montpellier | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Monaco | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Saint-Etienne | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Angers SCO | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | Brest | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Metz | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Nantes | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Nimes | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| 17 | Lorient | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 7 |
| 18 | Strasbourg | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 3 |
| 19 | Reims | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 2 |
| 20 | Dijon | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 2 |