Bayer Leverkusen and Slavia Praha get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League Group Stage fixture.
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.
Bayer Leverkusen form and stats
Leverkusen participated in Europa League the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.Overall Bundesliga stats at home this season for Bayer Leverkusen are 2-2-0 (wins-draw-losses). On the other hand, in the Europa League, Bayer Leverkusen has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. Leverkusen has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Hertha BSC defeat 173 days ago.
The Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 223 minutes without conceding a goal in the Bundesliga.
Bayer Leverkusen are returning here after visiting Schalke 04 in a Bundesliga game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Patrik Schick and Julian Baumgartlinger scored the goal(s). In the game before, an away victory in the Europa League match versus Nice with a 3-2 scoreline.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Bundesliga game versus Hoffenheim in only three days. This game is also played here at BayArena.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (8 in 4 games), Leverkusen's attacking play is working. 5 goals have been conceded.
Slavia Praha form and stats
Slavia Praha's mission in Europa League last season failed in the quarter-finals against Chelsea.4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of Slavia Praha playing as the away team in the Fortuna Liga this season. Total Europa League statistics for Slavia Praha: 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. Things are running smoothly for Slavia who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 22 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Slovácko. Slavia are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played ten in a row without losing.
Slavia Praha play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Sparta Praha. A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Slovan Liberec in just three days.
The prediction for this game is lots of goals as Slavia alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (17 from 5 played). Slavia are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Bayer Leverkusen and Slavia Praha have met before this season: Slavia Praha - Leverkusen 1-0.Top Goalscorers
  L. Alario 7 goals |   A. Sima 4 goals |  J. Bořil 3 goals |
Bayer Leverkusen missing players
Slavia Praha missing players
| Bayer Leverkusen | Slavia Praha | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 19 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 56 | 26 | Scored | S | 33 | 66 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Conceded | C | 11 | 16 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 73% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 60% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14.5 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 12 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.9 | ||
| 43% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 43% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Slavia Praha | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 12 |
| 3 | Nice | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 3 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 3 |
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 23 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| 5 | Wolfsburg | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Union Berlin | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Borussia M'gladbach | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Stuttgart | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 13 |
| 10 | Augsburg | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 11 | Hertha BSC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 13 | Hoffenheim | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | Freiburg | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 8 |
| 15 | Köln | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 7 |
| 17 | Mainz 05 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -12 | 5 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 21 | -25 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Slavia Praha | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 27 | 26 |
| 2 | Sparta Praha | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Sigma Olomouc | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | Viktoria Plzen | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | Jablonec | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | Zlin | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Pardubice | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 8 | Karvina | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| 9 | Slovácko | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 10 | Slovan Liberec | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 | Ceske Budejovice | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | -4 | 13 |
| 12 | Banik Ostrava | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 13 | Bohemians 1905 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | Teplice | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 9 |
| 15 | Mlada Boleslav | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 16 | Zbrojovka Brno | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -13 | 6 |
| 17 | Pribram | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -17 | 6 |
| 18 | Opava | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -15 | 5 |