Bayer Leverkusen v FC Salzburg: Prediction and Tips

Two coaches with Liverpool connections meet in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday as Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen host Pep Lijnders' FC Salzburg on Tuesday evening.

Bayer lost 4-0 to the Reds in their last UEFA Champions League game but returned from the international break with a 5-2 home win over Heidenheim.

By contrast, Die Roten Bullen beat Feyenoord 3-1 earlier this month, but have lost their two subsequent league matches and could be in for a tough evening at the BayArena. 

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Bayer Leverkusen v FC Salzburg Prediction

Key Prediction Stats & Insights

Supercomputer Prediction

Bayer Leverkusen v FC Salzburg Betting Tips

Predicted Starting Line-ups

Bayer Leverkusen v FC Salzburg Prediction

Prediction	BetSie Supercomputer %	Odds	Odds %
Bayer Leverkusen	72.5%	1/5	83.3%

Key Prediction Stats & Insights

• FC Salzburg have failed to score in three of their last four away games
• Bayer striker Patrik Schick has netted four goals in his team's last two matches
• FC Salzburg defender Kamil Piatkowski has been booked twice in four UEFA Champions League games

Supercomputer predictions

Bayer Leverkusen	72.5%
Draw	16.4%
FC Salzburg	11.1%

The odds suggest that Bayer Leverkusen have a 83.3% chance of winning their upcoming UEFA Champions League clash with FC Salzburg.

With a 72.5% probability, the BetSie Supercomputer believes the German Bundesliga side have a slightly lower chance of winning the match compared to the betting odds.

Bayer Leverkusen v FC Salzburg Betting Tips

Tip	Current Odds
Bayer Leverkusen to win to nil	11/10
Patrik Schick anytime goalscorer	1/1
Kamil Piatkowski to be booked	9/2

Bayer Leverkusen to win to nil - 11/10

Bayer's win over Heidenheim extended their unbeaten home record in all competitions to seven, including October's 1-0 UEFA Champions League win over AC Milan.

Alonso's side were always going to fall off after their almost-perfect 2023/24 campaign, but are still in contention at home and abroad, sitting fourth in the German Bundesliga, albeit nine points behind Bayern Munich and 13th in the league phase.

Salzburg have lost their last two games in the Austrian Bundesliga and sit 14 points off the pace but with two games in hand.

Their win in Rotterdam was light relief after defeats to nil against Sparta Prague (3-0), Brest (4-0) and Dinamo Zagreb (2-0).

That matchday four victory looks like an outlier. It is the only one of their last four away games in which they have scored and they could fail to find the net again.

Patrik Schick anytime goalscorer - 1/1

A streaky striker throughout his career, Patrik Schick should get some minutes after starting his team's last two games.

The Czech has scored four goals in that time, including a hat-trick against Heidenheim on Saturday.

Schick is still to score in this season's UEFA Champions League but his form suggests he will get a start.

With Victor Boniface out with a hip injury, Schick should get another start. Even if he doesn't appear in the starting XI, then he will be one of Alonso's first options when looking to change things off the bench and could be on target again.

Kamil Piatkowski to be booked - 9/2

Kamil Piatkowski became familiar with British viewers last week as he thundered in Poland's equaliser against Scotland, only for his effort to be cancelled out by Andy Robertson's late winner.

The 24-year-old is the type of all-action star that appeals to punters, and despite only making two fouls in this competition, has still received yellow cards against Sparta Prague and Dinamo Zagreb to leave him one caution away from a suspension.

An almost certain starter, Piatkowski could go into Ukrainian referee Mykola Balakin's notebook. 

Predicted Starting Line-ups

Bayer Leverkusen

Formation: 3-4-2-1
Team: Hradecky; Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie; Tella, Xhaka, Andrich, Grimaldo; Garcia, Wirtz; Schick.

FC Salzburg

Formation: 4-3-3
Team: Schlager; Dedic, Baidoo, Piatkowski, Terzic; Diambou, Gourna-Douath, Clark; Nene, Konate, Gloukh.

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