Bayer Leverkusen hosts Atalanta in the second leg of the Europa League 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Thursday, March 17th at BayArena (Leverkusen)
Bayer Leverkusen started their performance in the Europa League group stage. Gerardo Seoane's team finished first in Group G with 13 points, which were earned in matches against Betis (1-1 and 4-0), Celtic (4-0 and 3-2), and Ferencváros (2-1 and 0-1). The victory in the group guaranteed the Red-Blacks a direct ticket to the 1/8 finals. After a hard draw in the away match against Bayern Munich (1-1), Leverkusen is experiencing a slight decline. Having lost to Atalanta last Thursday, the team failed to cope with FC Koln on March 13 (0-1). The start of the match against the Goats was not successful for the Red-Blacks. Gerardo Seoane had to replace Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz in the first half an hour, and Bayer conceded the only goal in the middle of the 2nd half. It was their first home defeat in the Bundesliga since the end of October.
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Atalanta moved to the Europa League playoffs from the Champions League group, where they finished third with six points. In the 1/16 finals of the UEL, Gian Piero Gasperini's team was stronger than Olympiacos Piraeus (2-1 and 3-0). But successful performances in European competitions contrast sharply with the failures in Serie A. In the last eight rounds, the Black and Blues managed to beat only Sampdoria (4-0) and tied four times. Last Sunday, Atalanta lost points in a home match against the outsider of the Italian championship, Genoa (0-0). The hosts looked a little more dangerous in the attack than the Griffins. At the same time, the visitors delivered more shots on goal (13-11).
Atalanta looked better in the first leg and deservedly won, but Bayer Leverkusen squeezed two goals out of the minimum number of chances. This left the Germans with quite a good chance of advancing to the next round, although this goal will be more difficult to achieve without injured Wirtz. But even with the current losses in the squad, the Red-Blacks can take advantage of the instability of the Goddess, which manifests itself in Serie A matches. The game in Leverkusen will probably be productive. The matches of Bayer often ended with an exchange of goals and Over 2.5 goals scored. In particular, this bet brought profit in 10 out of 13 previous matches.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score — yes and Over 2.5 goals scored
