Nice and Bayer Leverkusen get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League Group Stage fixture.
It's no vacation for neither Nice nor Bayer Leverkusen as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
These teams have little in common geographically as Bayer Leverkusen have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Nice form and stats
2-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for Nice so far this season. 1W-0D-3L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa League for Nice. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Nice, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The Nice crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Dijon here at Allianz Riviera in a Ligue 1 match. Before that game, the home loss against Slavia Praha with the scoreline 1-3.
The manager P. Vieira will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Reims in only three days.
The Nice fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.
Bayer Leverkusen form and stats
Leverkusen's mission in Europa League last season failed in the quarter-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Bundesliga travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 3W-0D-1L. This is both home and away. Things are running smoothly for Leverkusen who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Hertha BSC. Having won their last three away games Leverkusen has no reason to fear anyone.
Bayer Leverkusen delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Hertha BSC in their previous match; a Bundesliga game. That result followed a home victory 4-1 versus Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Europa League.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Bayer Leverkusen manager P. Bosz as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Schalke 04.
Leverkusen are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 8 times in 5 away games so far. Bayer Leverkusen are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Bayer Leverkusen - Nice 6-2.Top Goalscorers
  L. Alario 7 goals |   A. Gouiri 4 goals | P. Lees Melou 3 goals |
Nice missing players
Bayer Leverkusen missing players
| Nice | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 41 | 17 | Scored | S | 25 | 53 | ||
| 48 | 22 | Conceded | C | 12 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 72% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 32% | ||
| 72% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 9.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.7 | 13.4 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.7 | ||
| 50% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 45% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | Slavia Praha | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | Nice | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 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 | PSG | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 25 |
| 2 | Lille | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | Monaco | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Montpellier | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | Rennes | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Angers SCO | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | -4 | 19 |
| 9 | Lens | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | Brest | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | Nice | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 12 | Metz | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 14 | Nantes | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 13 |
| 15 | Saint-Etienne | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Nimes | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 11 |
| 17 | Reims | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -6 | 9 |
| 18 | Lorient | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 8 |
| 19 | Strasbourg | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 7 |
| 20 | Dijon | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 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 | Bayern München | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 22 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 18 |
| 5 | Wolfsburg | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | Union Berlin | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 7 | Borussia M'gladbach | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Augsburg | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Stuttgart | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 12 | Hoffenheim | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Freiburg | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 7 |
| 15 | Köln | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
| 16 | Mainz 05 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -11 | 5 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -13 | 4 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 21 | -22 | 3 |