Leverkusen – West Ham: winner Leverkusen -1.5

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April 11, 2024

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Our tip: Leverkusen – West Ham: winner Leverkusen -1.5

11.04.2024 21:00

Kovar, Schick, Hložek (currently injured) on one side, Coufal, Souček on the other. Leverkusen’s quarter-final double-header with West Ham has a strong Czech footprint. The Hammers will try to stop a rampant Bayern, who have not lost even one of their 41 competitive matches this season.

Leverkusen have more or less already pocketed the first Bundesliga title in the club’s history, having advanced to the German Cup final in May, and so can concentrate fully on the Europa League, in which Patrick Schick kept them in it with three goals in stoppage time. In Karabakh he equalised at 2-2, and in the home rematch he turned the score from 1-2 to 3-2. Anyway, his wonder strike only boosted the already high confidence of Xabi Alonso’s team, who are 100% in this year’s EL at their stadium and have scored at least three goals in all four games.

West Ham knocked out Bundesliga side Freiburg in the previous round, thrashing them 5-0 at home after a 0-1 away defeat, to reach the quarter-finals of the European Cup for the third consecutive season. But Leverkusen are a different level to Freiburg, who have 40 points less in the Bundesliga. The Hammers defeated Wolves 2-1 in the Premier League at the weekend, and after going three rounds without a win, they have only lost their top scorer of the season Jarod Bowen, the author of nineteen goals, to injury and it is quite likely that he will miss the rematch next week. Leverkusen will also be missing midfielders Edson Alvarez (cards) and Kalvin Phillips (injury).

What to bet on:

Leverkusen are so comfortable that they are capable of winning by at least two goals at home. Before a tough rematch in London, they will need it.

Confidence:

6/10

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