Bayer Leverkusen vs West Ham Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 UEFA Europa League | Quarter-Final
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THE FACTS
When is Bayer Leverkusen vs West Ham on and what time does it start? Bayer Leverkusen vs West Ham will take place on Thursday 11th April, 2024 – 20:00 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Bayer Leverkusen vs West Ham? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What channel is Bayer Leverkusen vs West Ham on in the UK? Bayer Leverkusen vs West Ham will be televised on TNT Sports in the UK
Where can I stream Bayer Leverkusen vs West Ham in the UK? Bayer Leverkusen vs West Ham can be streamed live on discovery+
THE KEY STATS
- This is Leverkusen’s seventh UEFA Cup/Europa League quarter-final appearance – more than any other German club (Hamburg, Frankfurt & Köln all 6x). They have won three of the previous six.
- Leverkusen are aiming to reach the Europa League semi-finals for the second season in a row. At this stage of the competition in 2022/23 they won 5-2 on aggregate against Union Saint-Gilloise (1-1 h, 4-1 a)
- Leverkusen have won seven and drawn two of their last nine UEFA Europa League matches.
- Leverkusen have won their previous four UEFA Europa League home matches this season.
- Leverkusen have lost only one of their last 15 UEFA Europa League matches (W11 D3).
- Leverkusen have scored 24 goals in their eight Europa League matches this season (an average of three goals per game).
- Leverkusen have won only three of their previous 11 UEFA competition matches at home against English teams (D3 L5).
- Leverkusen have won three of their previous four UEFA competition two-legged ties against English teams. Most recently, a 3-2 aggregate victory against Blackburn Rovers in the 2006/07 UEFA Cup round of 32 (3-2 h, 0-0 a).
- Leverkusen have won the first leg in only one of their last seven UEFA competition two-legged ties (D2 L4).
- This is West Ham’s third successive season in a UEFA quarter-final (UEL 2021/22, UECL 2022/23 and UEL 2023/24). They are aiming for a third successive semi-final.
- West Ham have won five of their previous six UEFA competition quarter-final ties.
- West Ham have won 20 of their last 23 UEFA competition matches (D1 L2).
- West Ham have kept nine clean sheets in their last 17 UEFA competition matches.
- West Ham have lost only two of their previous 12 matches in the quarter-finals of UEFA competitions (W7 D3).
- West Ham have won only one of their previous six UEFA competition matches away from home against German teams (D1 L4).
- West Ham won their only previous UEFA quarter-final tie against German opposition. That was a 2-1 aggregate victory against FC Magdeburg in the 1965/66 Cup Winners’ Cup (1-0 h, 1-1 a).
THE PREDICTION
At the weekend, Bayer Leverkusen could win their first ever Bundesliga title with Xabi Alonso’s side now 41 games unbeaten across all competitions so far this season. They have been remarkably impressive and even switched up their game to become a winning machine in the last month or so, grinding out victories like they did on Saturday, defeating Union Berlin by a goal to nil in the capital. West Ham United are the reigning UEFA Europa Conference League winners and, albeit comical to suggest, do genuinely have the players to go to the BayArena and hurt Leverkusen with Jarrod Bowen, Mohammed Kudus and Lucas Paqueta of a genuinely high level. Leverkusen narrowly escaped humiliation against Qarabag in the previous round and whilst they remain favourites for this first-leg with home advantage; the Irons will be confident of at least scoring, especially with Leverkusen likely to be focused on the aforementioned potential Bundesliga title win.
TIP: BAYER LEVERKUSEN TO WIN & BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
