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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Atalanta BC, Europe 2021-22 LAST 16

UEFA Europa League · 2021-22
Thu 17 Mar 2022 · 17:45 UTC BayArena HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Atalanta BC — Europe at BayArena.

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Cyril Mugnier
  • Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
  • Referee Pignard Jeremie
  • Referee Jerome Brisard
  • Referee Willy Delajod
13 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Head-to-Head

3
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3 games · Avg 3.0 goals Atalanta BC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar Atalanta BC H 0–1 L
13 Mar 1. FC Köln H 0–1 L
10 Mar Atalanta BC A 2–3 L
05 Mar FC Bayern München A 1–1 D
26 Feb Arminia Bielefeld H 3–0 W
18 Feb 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 2–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 1–0 W
13 Mar Genoa CFC H 0–0 D
10 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 3–2 W
05 Mar AS Roma A 0–1 L
28 Feb UC Sampdoria H 4–0 W
24 Feb PAE Olympiakos SFP A 3–0 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Atalanta BC is underway.
  • 5' Atalanta BC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Fresh legs for Atalanta BC! Berat Gjimshiti comes on to replace Rafael Toloi.
  • 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' It looks like no one’s ball. Atalanta BC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' Davide Zappacosta is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bayer 04 Leverkusen so far.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bayer 04 Leverkusen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' Atalanta BC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Teun Koopmeiners, as he is very good at scoring at BayArena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 56' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
  • 61' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen bench stirs into life. Timothy Fosu-Mensah is withdrawn and Karim Bellarabi gets his opportunity.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Atalanta BC team. Ruslan Malinovskyi is replaced by Jeremie Boga on 65 minute.
  • 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 79' It is a substitution in Atalanta BC team. Davide Zappacosta is replaced by Giuseppe Pezzella on 79 minute.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen team. Charles Aranguiz is replaced by Lucas Alario on 82 minute.
  • 87' Charles Aranguiz has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Robert Andrich. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Atalanta BC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.01 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Atalanta BC xG
I would bet for: Atalanta BC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen29% Draw30% Atalanta BC41%
Actual: Atalanta BC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw
59%
Draw or Atalanta BC
71%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Atalanta BC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen21% Draw52% Atalanta BC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.9%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.5%
1 – 2
7.9%
0 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
3.3%
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push Atalanta BC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 17% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 22% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Atalanta BC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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