Bayer vs West Ham: UEFA Champions League| Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024 | Kick-off: 20:00 CET | Venue: BayArena (Leverkusen)
Bookmaker Ratings made these predictions below for the Bayer vs West Ham UEFA Europa League quarter-finals first leg.
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This is the first official meeting between those teams. Last year Bayer and West Ham held a friendly match, which ended in the German side’s favour (4:0).
According to the bookies, Bayer Leverkusen are overwhelming favorites in this clash and have a 75% chance to win this match.
Meanwhile, David Moyes’s side have lost twice in the UEL this campaign, both away matches.
We believe that the host team will earn a confident victory here.
Prediction: Home win
For our second prediction, we will pick Total goals over 2.5.
In the Europa League, Leverkusen averages three goals per game (24 in eight games), while West Ham averages almost two (15 in eight games).
Moreover, West Ham have at least one goal in seven of their eight Europa League games this season.
Betting Tip: Over 2.5
The German side are heading into this game in spectacular form. Xabi Alonso’s men are unbeaten in their last 41 matches across all competitions (W36, D5). They have 0 defeats this season.
This week Bayer may clinch the Bundesliga title for the first time in their history if they beat Werder Bremen.
Meanwhile, in the UEL quarter-finals, after playing out a 2-2 draw in the first leg against Qarabag, the German side ran out 3-2 victors in the return match at home.
West Ham, on the other hand, suffered a defeat in the first leg against Freiburg in the UEL quarter-finals, but in the reverse game registered a very confident victory (5:1) to advance next round.
Coming into this game, they defeated Wolves 2:1 in the Premier League fixture.
Bayer: Hradecky; Hincapie, Tah, Kossounou, Grimaldo, Andrich, Xhaka, Frimpong, Adli, Wirtz, Schick
West Ham: Fabianski; Coufal, Mavropanos, Zouma, Emerson, Soucek, Phillips, Kudus, Ward-Prowse, Paqueta, Antonio
TV Channel: DAZN