Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
OGC Nice
2 – 3
Full Time
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Thu 3 Dec 2020 · 20:00 UTC Stade de Nice HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 12' Kerem Demirbay
Dan Ndoye 39' Y
Flavius Daniliuc 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

OGC Nice vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Europe at Stade de Nice.

Match Details

  • Referee Fabio Maresca
  • Referee Alberto Tegoni
  • Referee Maurizio Mariani
  • Referee Giacomo Paganessi
6 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/game

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

2
OGC Nice 2 games · Avg 6.5 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-03 OGC Nice 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2020-10-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6–2 OGC Nice

Recent Form

OGC Nice
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–3 L
29 Nov Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 1–3 L
26 Nov SK Slavia Praha H 1–3 L
08 Nov AS Monaco FC H 1–2 L
05 Nov SK Slavia Praha A 2–3 L
01 Nov Angers SCO A 3–0 W
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec OGC Nice A 3–2 W
29 Nov Hertha BSC H 0–0 D
26 Nov Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC H 4–1 W
21 Nov Arminia Bielefeld A 2–1 W
08 Nov Borussia Monchengladbach H 4–3 W
05 Nov Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC A 4–2 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
OGC Nice this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between OGC Nice and Bayer 04 Leverkusen is underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 12' Bayer 04 Leverkusen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 12.
  • 17' The travelling Bayer 04 Leverkusen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 22' Moussa Diaby puts Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the lead.
  • 26' Goal! Hassane Kamara scores his 8 goal in 420 matches.
  • 29' Another change for OGC Nice made on 29 minute. Myziane Maolida leaves to be changed by Dan Ndoye.
  • 32' Sensational shot from Aleksandar Dragovic. Bayer 04 Leverkusen is back in the lead.
  • 37' 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.
  • 39' OGC Nice player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 44' Walter Benitez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Leon Bailey. He replaces Patrik Schick on 46 minute.
  • 46' What a strike from Dan Ndoye! The score is 2-2.
  • 51' Sensational shot from Julian Baumgartlinger. Bayer 04 Leverkusen is back in the lead.
  • 56' OGC Nice 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 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
  • 66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 67' Another change for OGC Nice made on 67 minute. Danilo leaves to be changed by Khephren Thuram-Ulie.
  • 68' Emrehan Gedikli is replacing Moussa Diaby for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
  • 72' Another change for OGC Nice made on 72 minute. Hassane Kamara leaves to be changed by Racine Coly.
  • 77' It looks surprising OGC Nice does not make any changes. Robson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 82' 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.
  • 86' Another substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to replace Kerem Demirbay by Florian Wirtz on 86 minute.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Flavius Daniliuc on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

Lineups

OGC Nice Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Bosz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Moussa Diaby 2
Karim Bellarabi 2
Aleksandar Dragovic 1
Amine Gouiri 1
Alexis Claude Maurice 1
Lucas Alario 1
Nadiem Amiri 1
Florian Wirtz 1

Head to Head

2020-12-03 OGC Nice 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2020-10-22 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6–2 OGC Nice

OGC Nice Form

2020-12-03 OGC Nice 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2020-11-29 OGC Nice 1–3 Dijon Football Cote d'Or L 2020-11-26 OGC Nice 1–3 SK Slavia Praha L 2020-11-08 OGC Nice 1–2 AS Monaco FC L 2020-11-05 SK Slavia Praha 3–2 OGC Nice L 2020-11-01 Angers SCO 0–3 OGC Nice W

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2020-12-03 OGC Nice 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2020-11-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 Hertha BSC D 2020-11-26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC W 2020-11-21 Arminia Bielefeld 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2020-11-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–3 Borussia Monchengladbach W 2020-11-05 Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC 2–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.53 OGC Nice xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.34 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice25% Draw22% Bayer 04 Leverkusen53%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.87
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

OGC Nice or Draw
47%
Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
75%
OGC Nice or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice21% Draw38% Bayer 04 Leverkusen41%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8.5%
1 – 1
8.3%
1 – 3
6.5%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 1
5.6%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 1
4.5%
0 – 3
4.4%
1 – 4
3.9%
3 – 2
3.3%
0 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — OGC Nice

Handicap OGC Nice covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 13% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 20% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 16% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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