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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs OGC Nice, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Thu 22 Oct 2020 · 16:55 UTC Sinobo Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+3'

Overview

Match Preview

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs OGC Nice — Europe at Sinobo Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Ivica Modric
  • Referee Fran Jovic
  • Referee Hrvoje Radic
  • Referee Mario Zebec

Head-to-Head

2
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 games · Avg 6.5 goals OGC Nice

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct OGC Nice H 6–2 W
17 Oct 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 1–0 W
03 Oct VfB Stuttgart A 1–1 D
26 Sep RB Leipzig H 1–1 D
20 Sep VfL Wolfsburg A 0–0 D
13 Sep FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03 A 7–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 2–6 L
18 Oct AS Saint-Etienne A 3–1 W
03 Oct FC Nantes H 2–1 W
27 Sep FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 0–0 D
20 Sep Paris Saint-Germain FC H 0–3 L
12 Sep Montpellier HSC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% 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' We are underway at Sinobo Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' Amine Gouiri needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 21 Yellow cards this season.
  • 11' The Germany Nadiem Amiri breaks the deadlock on 11 minutes. 1-0!
  • 16' Goal! Lucas Alario scores his 54 goal in 547 matches.
  • 21' It is a cagey affair so far. Bayer 04 Leverkusen in their trying to find a way past OGC Nice's compact .
  • 26' OGC Nice is showing some good football. However, OGC Nice are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 31' A goal from the Algeria international Amine Gouiri! He fires home on 31 to make it 2-1!
  • 32' Poor challenge from Amine Gouiri. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 37' OGC Nice fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' Julian Baumgartlinger catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 40.
  • 45' It’s a booking for Bayer 04 Leverkusen player. Lars Bender gets a Yellow card.
  • 50' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Stanley Nsoki.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Youcef Attal is clearly more than just a goal scorer for OGC Nice.
  • 57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Wendell.
  • 61' Moussa Diaby is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 63' Another substitution for OGC Nice to replace Stanley Nsoki by Rony Lopes on 63 minute.
  • 68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 71' Myziane Maolida is replacing Kasper Dolberg for the OGC Nice side.
  • 74' Karim Bellarabi is replacing Lucas Alario for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
  • 79' OGC Nice manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Youcef Attal is hanging Jordan Lotomba on the field on 79 minute.
  • 79' Karim Bellarabi adds to his 0 season tally! Bayer 04 Leverkusen lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 80' OGC Nice make a change. Pierre Lees Melou trudges off to be replaced by Dan Ndoye on 80 minutes.
  • 81' Bayer 04 Leverkusen make a change. Sven Bender trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan Tah on 81 minutes.
  • 82' Aleksandar Dragovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lars Bender on 82 minute.
  • 83' Karim Bellarabi doubles the advantage! 5-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 87' Brilliant from the ! Florian Wirtz makes it 6-1 with a superb finish on 87.
  • 90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alexis Claude Maurice makes it 6-2.
  • The final score is 6-2.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.94 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 OGC Nice xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen64% Draw18% OGC Nice18%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 4.4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 44%
56%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw
82%
Draw or OGC Nice
36%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or OGC Nice
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen51% Draw33% OGC Nice16%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–2 not predicted
6 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.7%
3 – 1
7.3%
1 – 1
6%
2 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
5.5%
4 – 1
5.4%
3 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.2%
4 – 2
3.9%
1 – 2
3.9%
4 – 0
3.8%
1 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push OGC Nice covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 18% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 19% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 9% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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