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This fascinating Champions League fixture sees Feyenoord locking horns with opponents Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday.
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Feyenoord head into this fixture following a 2-2 Eredivisie drawn result versus FC Groningen.
In that game, Feyenoord managed 52% possession and 15 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. The scorer for Feyenoord was Igor Paixão (70'). At the other end, FC Groningen had 11 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Thom van Bergen (33' Own goal) and Brynjólfur Willumsson (81', 91') scored for FC Groningen.
It’s been a rare occasion in recent games that Feyenoord have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that Feyenoord have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 9 goals during that time.
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Bayer Leverkusen come into this clash following on from a 1-4 Bundesliga 1 win with the eclipse of Hoffenheim in their last fixture.
In that match, Bayer Leverkusen had 60% possession and 20 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. For Bayer Leverkusen, goals were scored by Martin Terrier (17'), Victor Boniface (30', 75') and Florian Wirtz (72'). 1899 Hoffenheim had 15 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Mërgim Berisha (37') scored for Hoffenheim.
Demonstrating their predisposition for fruitful encounters, the back of the net has been hit 21 times in the previous six matches in which Bayer Leverkusen have sent out their troops, making it an average of 3.5 goals each clash. Their opponents have hit 8 of these goals. That being said, we will just have to wait and see whether that trend shall be maintained in this upcoming game or not.
🗞️ Team News: Feyenoord
It seems likely that De club aan de Maas should kick off with a 4-2-3-1 formation for this game featuring Timon Wellenreuther, Jordan Lotomba, Thomas Beelen, David Hancko, Gijs Smal, Gjivai Zechiel, Quinten Timber, Bart Nieuwkoop, Chris-Kevin Nadje, Igor Paixao and Santiago Gimenez.
ℹ️ Team News: Bayer Leverkusen
We believe Leverkusen seem likely to utilise a 3-4-2-1 lineup, starting Matej Kovar, Edmond Tapsoba, Jonathan Tah, Piero Hincapie, Nathan Tella, Alejandro Grimaldo, Granit Xhaka, Robert Andrich, Martin Terrier, Florian Wirtz and Victor Okoh Boniface.
⚡ Prediction
We feel that Bayer Leverkusen will, in all probability, have the majority of the possession and should turn some of their chances into goals.
At the other end, Feyenoord may well struggle getting goals but we do fancy them being dangerous at times, too.
Accordingly, we see a fairly comfortable 1-3 win for Bayer Leverkusen when the full-time whistle blows.