AEK Larnaka vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Europa League · 2018-19

AEK Larnaka

1 – 5

Full Time

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Thu 13 Dec 2018 · 20:00 UTC Neo GSP HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 31' Mitchell Weiser

Joan Tomas 57' Y

Igor Carioca 74' Y

Y 83' Jakub Bednarczyk

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AEK Larnaka vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Europe at Neo GSP.

AEK Larnaka 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Francois Letexier
Referee Cyril Mugnier
Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
Referee Mikael Lesage
Referee Franck Schneider
Referee Huseyin Ocak

13 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Olympique Lyonnais	8	21
2	Aston Villa FC	8	21
3	FC Midtjylland	8	19
4	Real Betis Balompié	8	17
5	FC Porto	8	17
6	Sporting Clube de Braga	8	17
7	SC Freiburg	8	17
8	AS Roma	8	16
9	KRC Genk	8	16
10	Bologna FC 1909	8	15
11	VfB Stuttgart	8	15
12	Ferencvárosi TC	8	15
13	Nottingham Forest FC	8	14
14	FC Viktoria Plzen	8	14
15	FK Crvena Zvezda	8	14
16	RC Celta de Vigo	8	13
17	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	8	12
18	Lille OSC	8	12
19	Fenerbahçe SK	8	12
20	Panathinaikos AO	8	12
21	Celtic FC	8	11
22	PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad	8	10
23	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	8	10
24	SK Brann	8	9
25	BSC Young Boys	8	9
26	SK Sturm Graz	8	7
27	FCSB Bukarest	8	7
28	Go Ahead Eagles	8	7
29	Feyenoord Rotterdam	8	6
30	FC Basel 1893	8	6
31	FC Red Bull Salzburg	8	6
32	Rangers FC	8	4
33	OGC Nice	8	3
34	FC Utrecht	8	1
35	Malmo FF	8	1
36	Maccabi Tel Aviv FC	8	1

Head-to-Head

AEK Larnaka 2 games · Avg 6.0 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-13 AEK Larnaka 1–5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2018-10-04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–2 AEK Larnaka

Recent Form

AEK Larnaka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Dec	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	H	1–5	L
29 Nov	FC Zurich	A	2–1	W
08 Nov	PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad	A	0–0	D
25 Oct	PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad	H	1–1	D
04 Oct	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	2–4	L
20 Sep	FC Zurich	H	0–1	L

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Dec	AEK Larnaka	A	5–1	W
08 Dec	FC Augsburg	H	1–0	W
03 Dec	1. FC Nürnberg	A	1–1	D
29 Nov	PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad	H	1–1	D
23 Nov	VfB Stuttgart	H	2–0	W
11 Nov	RB Leipzig	A	0–3	L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Facundo Medina	1 G
Svit Seslar	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Bayer 04 Leverkusen kicks off things out of here…
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' Aleksandar Dragovic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AEK Larnaka tonight.
15' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is showing some good football. However, Bayer 04 Leverkusen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' Catala has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 30 appearances.
26' The deadlock is broken! Catala gets on the scoresheet on 26 minutes.
28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dominik Kohr makes it 1-1.
31' Mitchell Weiser picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
36' It’s high time Iraola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
41' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is taking the lead after the goal scored by Lucas Alario on 41.
46' Time for substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Julian Brandt is replaced by Leon Bailey.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AEK Larnaka and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
56' AEK Larnaka are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bayer 04 Leverkusen backline.
57' The referee calls foul for Joan Tomas. He receives a Yellow card.
57' The supporters are chanting for Ivan Trickovski. He replaces Tete on 57 minute.
62' AEK Larnaka are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Bayer 04 Leverkusen's shape.
67' It looks like no one’s ball. Bayer 04 Leverkusen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
68' Dominik Kohr is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
73' It is a cagey affair so far. AEK Larnaka in their trying to find a way past Bayer 04 Leverkusen's compact .
74' Igor Carioca was booked on 74.
78' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Paulinho makes it 1-4.
81' Bayer 04 Leverkusen ring the changes. Wendell has done his job and it is now time for Jakub Bednarczyk to step up.
83' It’s a booking for Bayer 04 Leverkusen player. Jakub Bednarczyk gets a Yellow card.
84' Konstantinou Konstantinou gets the nod from AEK Larnaka. He replaces Apostolos Giannou and will look to change the dynamic.
86' Brilliant from the ! Lucas Alario makes it 1-5 with a superb finish on 86.
88' Bayer 04 Leverkusen ring the changes. Lucas Alario has done his job and it is now time for Adrian Stanilewicz to step up.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Bayer 04 Leverkusen to claim maximum points.

Lineups

AEK Larnaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iraola

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

10
Julian Brandt ↓ Leon Bailey 46'
21
Dominik Kohr
13
Lucas Alario ↓ Adrian Stanilewicz 88'
15
Julian Baumgartlinger C
24
Thorsten Kirschbaum
7
Paulinho
11
Isaac Thelin
18
Wendell ↓ Jakub Bednarczyk 81'
23
Mitchell Weiser
6
Aleksandar Dragovic
30
Sam Schreck

Bench

Coach Heiko Herrlich

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lucas Alario	4
Dominik Kohr	2
Lucas Alario	2
Ivan Trichkovski	1
Dimitris Raspas	1
Julian Brandt	1
Paulinho	1
Catala	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.3 AEK Larnaka xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.31 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AEK Larnaka24% Draw23% Bayer 04 Leverkusen53%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

AEK Larnaka or Draw

47%

Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

76%

AEK Larnaka or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

AEK Larnaka18% Draw38% Bayer 04 Leverkusen44%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted

1 – 5

Actual

1 – 2

9.1%

1 – 1

0 – 2

7.3%

1 – 3

6.9%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 1

5.8%

0 – 3

5.4%

2 – 1

5.2%

2 – 3

4.5%

1 – 4

0 – 0

0 – 4

3.1%

Asian Handicap — AEK Larnaka

Handicap	AEK Larnaka covers	Push	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	12%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	41%	—	59%
+1	41%	21%	38%
+1.5	62%	—	38%
+2	62%	18%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

AEK Larnaka keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

AEK Larnaka vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

AEK Larnaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

AEK Larnaka Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — AEK Larnaka

Clean Sheet