Saturday , 14 November 2026

Liverpool FC vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2024-25
Liverpool FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Tue 5 Nov 2024 · 20:00 UTC Anfield 59,790 HT 45' · FT 45'
Luis Diaz 61' 1–0
Cody Gakpo 63' 2–0
Luis Diaz 83' 3–0
Luis Diaz 90+2' 4–0
Y 26' Aleix Garcia
Y 60' Lukas Hradecky

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Champions League at Anfield.

Match Details

  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Assistant 1 Hessel Steegstra
  • Assistant 2 Jan de Vries
18 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern Munchen 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 Bodo/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
Liverpool FC 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-05 Liverpool FC 4–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 4–0 W
02 Nov Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–1 W
27 Oct Arsenal FC A 2–2 D
23 Oct RB Leipzig A 1–0 W
20 Oct Chelsea FC H 2–1 W
05 Oct Crystal Palace FC A 1–0 W
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov Liverpool FC A 0–4 L
01 Nov VfB Stuttgart H 0–0 D
29 Oct SV 07 Elversberg H 3–0 W
26 Oct SV Werder Bremen A 2–2 D
23 Oct Stade Brestois 29 A 1–1 D
19 Oct Eintracht Frankfurt H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Liverpool FC Bayer 04 Leverkusen
#3 Position #16
18 Points 12
8 Played 8
6 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 2
20 Scored 13
8 Conceded 14
+12 GD -1
2.25 PPG 1.50
75% Win % 38%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

Liverpool FC are 3rd (18 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 16th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Liverpool FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
3/3
31-45
4/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
5/3
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC
Alexis Mac Allister 3 G
Bradley Barcola 3 G
Ronald Araujo 2 G 1 A
Dominik Szoboszlai 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Anfield. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Liverpool FC and Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
  • 5' Bayer 04 Leverkusen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Liverpool FC and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Patrik Schick has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 10 goals this season.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Liverpool FC that had 420 games and scored 827 goals.
  • 26' Bayer 04 Leverkusen player sees a card in front of him.
  • 31' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 36' Liverpool FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Bayer 04 Leverkusen's 3-5-2 shape.
  • 41' Bayer 04 Leverkusen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 46' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 51' It’s high time Xabi Alonso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Liverpool FC and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 60' Lukas Hradecky catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 60.
  • 61' The deadlock is broken! Luis Diaz gets on the scoresheet on 61 minutes.
  • 63' Goal! Cody Gakpo scores his 97 goal in 449 matches.
  • 68' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Aleix Garcia as he leaves the pitch. Robert Andrich steps in for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
  • 74' Dominik Szoboszlai is ready to make an impact after coming on for Curtis Jones at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Liverpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 81' Another substitution for Liverpool FC to replace Cody Gakpo by Darwin Nunez on 81 minute.
  • 83' GOAL! Luis Diaz fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 88' A change in the Liverpool FC ranks — Ibrahima Konate exits the field as Jarell Quansah enters on 88.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Liverpool FC take all three points.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.17 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
I would bet for: Liverpool FC to win 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC76% Draw14% Bayer 04 Leverkusen10%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 3.86
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
91%
Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
24%
Liverpool FC or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
86%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Liverpool FC64% Draw30% Bayer 04 Leverkusen6%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
11.1%
2 – 0
11%
4 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
7.5%
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 0
6.9%
4 – 1
6%
5 – 0
5.5%
1 – 1
5.2%
5 – 1
3.9%
0 – 0
3.1%
6 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5 45% — 55%
-2 45% 21% 34%
-1.5 66% — 34%
-1 66% 17% 16%
-0.5 84% — 16%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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