Thursday , 2 July 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
10 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

Standings

# 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

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 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
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
42% 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

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.