Wednesday , 30 September 2026

PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad
2 – 3
Full Time
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Thu 20 Sep 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Marcelinho 20' Y
Y 44' Lars Bender
Y 61' Dominik Kohr
Y 71' Isaac Thelin
Gustavo Campanharo 83' Y
Y 85' Kevin Volland
Cosmin Moti 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Di Bello
  • Referee Alessandro Costanzo
  • Referee Alberto Tegoni
  • Referee Paolo Mazzoleni
  • Referee Piero Giacomelli
  • Referee Stefano Del Giovane
3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 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 Ferencvárosi 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 Fenerbahçe 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

1
1
PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-20 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–3 L
30 Aug FC Torpedo Kutaisi H 4–0 W
23 Aug FC Torpedo Kutaisi A 1–0 W
16 Aug HSK Zrinjski Mostar A 1–1 D
09 Aug HSK Zrinjski Mostar H 1–0 W
01 Aug MOL Fehervar FC A 0–1 L
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad A 3–2 W
15 Sep FC Bayern München A 1–3 L
01 Sep VfL Wolfsburg H 1–3 L
25 Aug Borussia Mönchengladbach A 0–2 L
18 Aug 1. CfR Pforzheim A 1–0 W
12 May SC Rot-Weiss Oberhausen A 1–3 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 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.
  • 8' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Claudiu Keseru makes it 1-0.
  • 13' The energy levels are beginning to show. Heiko Herrlich might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 18' Bayer 04 Leverkusen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Marcelinho picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 25' Lukas Hradecky has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Renan, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 31' Magnificent from Marcelinho! That is 8 goals in 186 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 36' PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 38' A stunning finish from Kai Havertz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 43' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
  • 44' The referee has no hesitation. Lars Bender is booked for Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Yellow card on 44.
  • 46' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen bench stirs into life. Paulinho is withdrawn and Kevin Volland gets his opportunity.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 56' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 61' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Dominik Kohr on 61 minutes.
  • 63' Against the run of play, Isaac Thelin has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 68' It’s high time Paulo Autuori made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 69' Kai Havertz does the damage! The net is bulging and Bayer 04 Leverkusen surge ahead!
  • 71' The referee calls foul for Isaac Thelin. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Leon Bailey. He replaces Lars Bender on 72 minute.
  • 76' It is a substitution in PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad team. Svetoslav Dyakov is replaced by Jacek Goralski on 76 minute.
  • 81' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 82' PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Juninho Brandao is hanging Marcelinho on the field on 82 minute.
  • 83' Gustavo Campanharo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
  • 85' Kevin Volland was booked on 85.
  • 88' The referee has no hesitation. Cosmin Moti is booked for PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad — Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Lucas Alario. He replaces Isaac Thelin on 90 minute.
  • The points are shared — PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Honours even.

Lineups

PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Autuori

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Heiko Herrlich

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcelinho 2
Kai Havertz 2
Kai Havertz 2
Claudiu Keseru 1
Isaac Thelin 1
Isaac Thelin 1
Marcelinho 1
Claudiu Keseru 1

Head to Head

2018-09-20 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad Form

2018-09-20 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2018-08-30 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 4–0 FC Torpedo Kutaisi W 2018-08-23 FC Torpedo Kutaisi 0–1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad W 2018-08-16 HSK Zrinjski Mostar 1–1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad D 2018-08-09 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 1–0 HSK Zrinjski Mostar W 2018-08-01 MOL Fehervar FC 1–0 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad L

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2018-09-20 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2018-09-15 FC Bayern München 3–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2018-09-01 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg L 2018-08-25 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2018-08-18 1. CfR Pforzheim 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2018-05-12 SC Rot-Weiss Oberhausen 3–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.78 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
I would bet for: PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad or Bayer 04 Leverkusen 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad42% Draw26% Bayer 04 Leverkusen32%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad or Draw
67%
Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
58%
PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad32% Draw42% Bayer 04 Leverkusen26%
Actual: PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 0
5.7%
2 – 0
5.7%
0 – 0
5.1%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad

Handicap PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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