Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Salzburg prediction and preview
Europa League · Thursday 21 January 2027, 20:00 UTC
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Salzburg
Europa League · Thursday 21 January 2027, 20:00 UTC · BayArena, Leverkusen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Salzburg preview
Bayer 04 Leverkusen host Salzburg in the Europa League on Thursday 21 January 2027, kick-off 20:00 UTC at BayArena in Leverkusen. Bayer 04 Leverkusen sit 2nd on 9 points after 3 matches, while Salzburg go into the round 21st, on 4 points from 3 games.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen come into the game with a L-L-W-W-W run in the league (3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Salzburg's recent sequence reads D-L-W-W-W. Over their last 6, Bayer 04 Leverkusen have scored 2.3 and conceded 1.8 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Salzburg average 1.7 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.
Head to head, Bayer 04 Leverkusen have 1 win to Salzburg's 0 across 1 meeting, with 0 draws. Those games averaged 5.0 goals, 1 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 0. The most recent meeting, on 26 Nov 2024, ended Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5-0 Salzburg.
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Form and table
- Bayer 04 LeverkusenLast five: W W W L L
- SalzburgLast five: W W W L D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 | WWW |
| 21 | Salzburg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 | WLD |
Head-to-head
Team news
Bayer 04 Leverkusen expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Mark Flekken, Edmond Tapsoba, Miguel Gutiérrez, Facundo Medina, Jarell Quansah, Aleix García, Equi Fernández, Ibrahim Maza, Afonso Moreira, Lucas Vázquez, Patrik Schick
Salzburg expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Christian Zawieschitzky, Kévin Boma, Valentin Zabransky, Dominik Schmid, Abubakr Barry, Bartosz Mazurek, Edmund Baidoo, Sota Kitano, Haris Tabakovic, Jesper Lindstrøm
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