Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs AC Milan, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs AC Milan — Champions League at BayArena.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 games · 12 pts (2025/26)
- AC Milan 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Sandro Scharer
- Assistant 1 Stephane De Almeida
- Assistant 2 Jonas Erni
10 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern München 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 Bodø/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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Oct AC Milan H 1–0 W 28 Sep FC Bayern München 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 history42% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Bayer 04 Leverkusen kicks off things out of here…
- 5' 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.
- 8' Aleix Garcia was booked on 8.
- 13' It’s high time Xabi Alonso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 18' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Granit Xhaka made 414 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 23' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tammy Abraham suffering a number of foals already.
- 28' The travelling AC Milan supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 33' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 38' It looks like no one’s ball. AC Milan is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 42' AC Milan player sees a card in front of him.
- 47' 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.
- 51' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is taking the lead after the goal scored by Victor Boniface on 51.
- 56' Bayer 04 Leverkusen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 61' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 62' The AC Milan manager makes a substitution. Tammy Abraham departs to be replaced by Alvaro Morata.
- 67' 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.
- 72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bayer 04 Leverkusen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 74' It’s a booking for Bayer 04 Leverkusen player. Jeremie Frimpong gets a card.
- 75' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 75 minute. Aleix Garcia leaves to be changed by Robert Andrich.
- 80' Samuel Chukwueze is replacing Christian Pulisic for the AC Milan side.
- 82' Another substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to replace Amine Adli by Exequiel Palacios on 82 minute.
- 84' The referee shows AC Milan player a card on 84.
- 89' Jeanuel Belocian is replacing Alejandro Grimaldo for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Samuel Chukwueze. He receives a card.
- Full Time. Bayer 04 Leverkusen beats AC Milan
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Lineups
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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- 4
- 1
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24
Aleix Garcia ↓ Robert Andrich 75'
- 20
- 12
- 30
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21
Amine Adli ↓ Exequiel Palacios 82'
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10
Florian Wirtz ↓ Nathan Tella 89'
- 22
- 3
Bench
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11
Martin Terrier ↑ 75'
- 23
- 7
- 36
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8
Robert Andrich ↑ 75'
- 14
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25
Exequiel Palacios ↑ 82'
- 17
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19
Nathan Tella ↑ 89'
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44
Jeanuel Belocian ↑ 89'
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Coach Xabi AlonsoAC Milan Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 14
- 22
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90
Tammy Abraham ↓ Alvaro Morata 62'
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- 23
- 29
- 16
- 10
- 11
- 19
- 46
Bench
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Alvaro Morata ↑ 62'
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21
Samuel Chukwueze ↑ 80'
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- 17
- 31
- 28
- 42
- 80
- 69
- 96
Coach Paulo Fonseca -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Victor Boniface 1 Head to Head
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form
2024-10-01 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 AC Milan W 2024-09-28 FC Bayern München 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2024-09-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–3 VfL Wolfsburg W 2024-09-19 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-09-14 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-08-31 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–3 RB Leipzig L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.97 AC Milan xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.37Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.6%1 – 0 Actual0 – 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.