AEK Larnaka vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
AEK Larnaka vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Europe at Neo GSP.
- AEK Larnaka 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Francois Letexier
- Referee Cyril Mugnier
- Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
- Referee Mikael Lesage
- Referee Franck Schneider
- Referee Huseyin Ocak
36 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 6.4 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi 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 Fenerbahce 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
Recent Form
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 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 Nurnberg 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 -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Neo GSP that hosts another battle between AEK Larnaka and Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Wendell, as he is very good at scoring at Neo GSP with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AEK Larnaka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 26' AEK Larnaka is taking the lead after the goal scored by Catala on 26.
- 28' What a strike from Dominik Kohr! The score is 1-1.
- 31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mitchell Weiser on 31.
- 36' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 41' Goal! Lucas Alario scores his 53 goal in 530 matches.
- 46' Time for substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Julian Brandt is replaced by Leon Bailey.
- 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AEK Larnaka that had 30 games and scored 50 goals.
- 56' It’s high time Heiko Herrlich made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 57' The referee calls foul for Joan Tomas. He receives a Yellow card.
- 57' Time for substitution for AEK Larnaka. Tete is replaced by Ivan Trickovski.
- 62' Sam Schreck has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 67' 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.
- 68' Dominik Kohr with the second goal in the match!
- 73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 74' Igor Carioca is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
- 78' Goal! Paulinho scores his 32 goal in 530 matches.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Jakub Bednarczyk. He replaces Wendell on 81 minute.
- 83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jakub Bednarczyk.
- 84' The AEK Larnaka manager makes a substitution. Apostolos Giannou departs to be replaced by Konstantinou Konstantinou.
- 86' GOAL! Lucas Alario scores on 86. Assisted by Leon Bailey
- 88' The supporters are chanting for Adrian Stanilewicz. He replaces Lucas Alario on 88 minute.
- The final score is 1-5.
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Lineups
AEK Larnaka Lineups
Starting XI
- 99
- 2
- 15
- 8
- 16
- 4
- 19
- 10
- 11
- 1
- 6
Bench
- 25
- 18
- 7
- 12
- 13
- 31
- 3
Coach IraolaBayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups
Starting XI
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10
Julian Brandt ↓ Leon Bailey 46'
- 21
- 13
- 15
- 24
- 7
- 11
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18
Wendell ↓ Jakub Bednarczyk 81'
- 23
- 6
- 30
Bench
- 28
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Leon Bailey ↑ 46'
- 8
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Jakub Bednarczyk ↑ 81'
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Adrian Stanilewicz ↑ 88'
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Coach Heiko Herrlich -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Lucas Alario 4 Dominik Kohr 2 Lucas Alario 2 Dimitris Raspas 1 Ivan Trichkovski 1 Dimitris Raspas 1 Julian Brandt 1 Paulinho 1 Head to Head
AEK Larnaka Form
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form
2018-12-13 AEK Larnaka 1–5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2018-12-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 FC Augsburg W 2018-12-03 1. FC Nurnberg 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2018-11-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad D 2018-11-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 VfB Stuttgart W 2018-11-11 RB Leipzig 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.3 AEK Larnaka xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.31 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 65%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.61Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✓ CorrectActual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 1–5 not predicted1 – 5Actual1 – 2 9.1%1 – 1 9%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 4%0 – 0 4%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.