Saturday , 14 November 2026

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs AC Milan, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2024-25
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1 – 0
Full Time
AC Milan
Tue 1 Oct 2024 · 19:00 UTC BayArena 30,210 HT 45' · FT 45'
Victor Boniface 51' 1–0
Aleix Garcia 8' Y
Y 42' Tiago Leal
Jeremie Frimpong 74' Y
Y 84' Alvaro Morata
Y 90' Samuel Chukwueze
Y 90' Fikayo Tomori

Overview

Match Preview

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs AC Milan — Champions League at BayArena.

Match Details

  • Referee Sandro Scharer
  • Assistant 1 Stephane De Almeida
  • Assistant 2 Jonas Erni
5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 12.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals AC Milan
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-01 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 AC Milan

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct AC Milan H 1–0 W
28 Sep FC Bayern Munchen A 1–1 D
22 Sep VfL Wolfsburg H 4–3 W
19 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam A 4–0 W
14 Sep TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 4–1 W
31 Aug RB Leipzig H 2–3 L
AC Milan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 0–1 L
27 Sep US Lecce H 3–0 W
22 Sep FC Internazionale Milano A 2–1 W
17 Sep Liverpool FC H 1–3 L
14 Sep Venezia FC H 4–0 W
31 Aug SS Lazio A 2–2 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Bayer 04 Leverkusen have kicked off against AC Milan. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Bayer 04 Leverkusen in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past AC Milan's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 8' Aleix Garcia was booked on 8.
  • 13' Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won 779 goals from 552 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 18' Youssouf Fofana, a France midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 23' Over 23 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 28' Edmond Tapsoba has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 38' Netherlands international Tijjani Reijnders has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 42' That looks like a foul for a card for Tiago Leal.
  • 47' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tammy Abraham, as he is very good at scoring at BayArena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 51' Goal! Victor Boniface scores his 54 goal in 66 matches.
  • 56' AC Milan come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 62' Alvaro Morata is replacing Tammy Abraham for the AC Milan side.
  • 67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 72' AC Milan are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 74' Poor challenge from Jeremie Frimpong. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 75' Robert Andrich gets the nod from Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He replaces Aleix Garcia and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Samuel Chukwueze. He replaces Christian Pulisic on 80 minute.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Bayer 04 Leverkusen! Exequiel Palacios comes on to replace Amine Adli.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Alvaro Morata. He receives a card.
  • 89' Fresh legs for Bayer 04 Leverkusen! Jeanuel Belocian comes on to replace Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Samuel Chukwueze. He receives a card.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Bayer 04 Leverkusen take all three points.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

AC Milan Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Fonseca

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 AC Milan xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen49% Draw28% AC Milan23%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw
76%
Draw or AC Milan
51%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or AC Milan
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen31% Draw50% AC Milan19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.6%
2 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push AC Milan covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 23% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
AC Milan keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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