Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Zurich, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Zurich — Europe .
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FC Zurich 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Krzysztof Jakubik
- Referee Pawel Gil
- Referee Konrad Sapela
- Referee Marcin Borkowski
- Referee Piotr Lasyk
- Referee
Standings
# 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 08 Nov FC Zurich H 1–0 W 03 Nov TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 1–4 L 31 Oct Borussia Monchengladbach A 5–0 W 28 Oct SV Werder Bremen A 6–2 W 25 Oct FC Zurich A 2–3 L 20 Oct Hannover 96 H 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Nov Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 0–1 L 25 Oct Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 3–2 W 04 Oct PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 1–0 W 20 Sep AEK Larnaka A 1–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. FC Zurich kicks off things out of here…
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Bayer 04 Leverkusen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 9' The referee shows FC Zurich player a Yellow card on 9.
- 14' 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 Benjamin Kololli suffering a number of foals already.
- 18' Andreas Maxso was booked on 18.
- 23' It’s high time Ludovic Magnin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 33' 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.
- 38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Zurich that had 20 games and scored 27 goals.
- 43' FC Zurich is showing some good football. However, FC Zurich are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 45' Hekuran Kryeziu was booked on 45.
- 50' 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.
- 55' The whistle greets Salim Khelifi as he departs to be replaced by Victor Palsson.
- 58' Dominik Kohr is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
- 60' GOAL! Tin Jedvaj scores on 60. Assisted by Julian Brandt
- 62' Isaac Thelin is replacing Julian Brandt for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
- 67' Hekuran Kryeziu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 69' It is a substitution in FC Zurich team. Antonio Marchesano is replaced by Assan Ceesay on 69 minute.
- 73' The referee calls foul for Julian Baumgartlinger. He receives a Yellow card.
- 74' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Wendell departs to be replaced by Lars Bender.
- 79' FC Zurich started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
- 80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Aleksandar Dragovic.
- 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lukas Hradecky made 541 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 90' It looks surprising Bayer 04 Leverkusen does not make any changes. Lars Bender has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Bayer 04 Leverkusen players.
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Lineups
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups
Starting XI
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10
Julian Brandt ↓ Isaac Thelin 62'
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20
Charles Aranguiz ↓ Paulinho 62'
- 21
- 13
- 9
- 16
- 15
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18
Wendell ↓ Lars Bender 74'
- 23
- 1
- 6
Bench
- 31
- 28
- 3
- 29
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7
Paulinho ↑ 62'
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11
Isaac Thelin ↑ 62'
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8
Lars Bender ↑ 74'
Coach Heiko HerrlichFC Zurich Lineups
Starting XI
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94
Salim Khelifi ↓ Victor Palsson 55'
- 3
- 70
- 71
- 13
- 17
- 22
- 25
- 10
- 15
- 14
Bench
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6
Victor Palsson ↑ 55'
- 7
- 1
- 18
- 68
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99
Assan Ceesay ↑ 69'
- 31
Coach Ludovic Magnin -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Karim Bellarabi 2 Stephen Odey 1 Toni Domgjoni 1 Tin Jedvaj 1 Antonio Marchesano 1 Head to Head
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form
2018-11-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 FC Zurich W 2018-11-03 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–4 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L 2018-10-31 Borussia Monchengladbach 0–5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2018-10-28 SV Werder Bremen 2–6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2018-10-25 FC Zurich 3–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2018-10-20 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 Hannover 96 D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.24 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.19 FC Zurich xGI would bet for: Bayer 04 Leverkusen or FC Zurich 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.43Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 43% 57% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw 69%Draw or FC Zurich 60%Bayer 04 Leverkusen or FC Zurich 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.9%0 – 0 11%1 – 0 Actual0 – 1 9.3%2 – 1 7.8%1 – 2 7.5%2 – 0 6.5%0 – 2 6.1%2 – 2 4.7%3 – 1 3.2%1 – 3 3%3 – 0 2.7%Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push FC Zurich covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 11% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 20% 64% -0.5 36% — 64% +0.5 66% — 34% +1 66% 19% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 10% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet 31% ✗FC Zurich keeps clean sheet 30% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.