Lech Poznan vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form for both sides

Leverkusen's last 20 matches, spanning competitions and some pre-season friendlies, read 13 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, with 48 goals scored and just 20 conceded. Their competitive run has had a couple of bumps, including a 3-2 loss away at Elversberg, but they followed that with wins over Union Berlin and Celje either side of a draw at Augsburg.

Lech Poznan: 20 completed matches; Bayer Leverkusen: 20 completed matches.

Lech Poznan

20 matches

Win

70% 14 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

48

Conceded

21

Difference

+27

Bayer Leverkusen

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

48

Conceded

20

Difference

+28

Lech Poznan's record over the same volume of matches is similar on paper, 14 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses with 48 for and 21 against. Their most recent five results are mixed too: a 5-1 home win over Radomiak Radom sits alongside a heavy 4-0 defeat away to Crystal Palace in the Europa League and a 2-1 loss at Gornik Zabrze.

Both teams can score, but Leverkusen have handled their tougher away trips a little more comfortably than Lech have handled theirs.

Comparative Team Statistics: Lech Poznan vs Bayer Leverkusen

Europa League table after one round

The league phase has only produced one match apiece so far. Leverkusen sit 8th after a 2-0 win, while Lech Poznan are down in 35th having lost 4-0 in their opener.

That's a big early gap, but it's built on a single result each, so it says more about how each side started than about where they'll finish.

A disciplinary note to watch

The only individual data point we have is on Lech Poznan's R. Murawski, who has picked up 3 yellow cards and a red in his last 5 appearances. That's a lot of cards in a short spell, though it doesn't tell us anything about his fitness or involvement for this specific fixture.

Lech Poznan:

Penalty cards:

R. Murawski x 1 x 3

How the goals might flow

Lech's Europa League form this season has swung wildly depending on venue, with big home wins over FC Thun and KI Klaksvik contrasted by heavy away defeats to Klaksvik and Crystal Palace. Leverkusen, by contrast, opened their own campaign with a clean 2-0 win over Celje.

Put together, there's a case for goals being involved somewhere in this one, especially if Lech's home comfort helps them going forward while their away defensive issues linger on the road.