Bayer Leverkusen vs AC Milan prediction 01.10.2024 | Champions League
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- Competition: Champions League
- Date: 1st October 2024
- Kick-off: 20:00 UTC +1 / 21:00 CEST
- Venue: BayArena
Bayer Leverkusen will be looking to maintain their perfect start to the 2024-25 Champions League Group stage campaign on Tuesday night when they welcome Milan to the BayArena.
The 2023-24 campaign was one to remember for Leverkusen across all competitions. Xabi Alonso’s side won their first ever Bundesliga title and also reached the Europa League final. Die Werkself have not quite been a great this season but they come into Tuesday’s game with Milan with plenty of confidence after picking up a point against league leaders Bayern on the road last weekend.
AC Milan road in Europe last season ended with the Europa League quarter-finals and a second place finish in the 2023-24 Italian top flight campaign doesn’t quite tell a story of how things were last year. There have been some improvements this season with the team losing only one of their six league encounters this season. However, their European campaign didn’t start well as they suffered a 3-1 defeat to Liverpool at home on Matchday 1.
Bayer Leverkusen vs AC Milan Betting Tips: Over 2.5 goals
Leverkusen have scored in every game they have played since the Europa League final. Die Werkelf found the back of the net four times in three of their last four outings and should they bring in similar form into Tuesday’s game we could be in for plenty of entertainment.
Milan’s competitive games this season have equally been very entertaining. The Italian side boast at least two goals from four of their last five matches and none of those encounters produced under 2.5 goals.
- Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals
- Bayer Leverkusen vs AC Milan prediction: 2-1
Bayer Leverkusen team news
Given that no injuries were registered in the draw with Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga last time out, Bayer 04 Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso is expected to resist the temptation to make alterations to his starting eleven.
As such Nigerian professional Victor Boniface will continue to lead the line for the German side, while former Arsenal man Granit Xhaka is expected to be joined in the middle of the park by Robert Andrich.
Last matches of Bayer Leverkusen
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Bayern Munich
1 : 1
Bayer Leverkusen
Bundesliga
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Bayer Leverkusen
4 : 3
Wolfsburg
Bundesliga
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Feyenoord
0 : 4
Bayer Leverkusen
Champions League
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Hoffenheim
1 : 4
Bayer Leverkusen
Bundesliga
-
Bayer Leverkusen
2 : 3
RB Leipzig
Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Lukas Hradecky
Defenders
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3
Piero Hincapié
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4
Jonathan Tah
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12
Edmond Tapsoba
Midfielders
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20
Alejandro Grimaldo
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8
Robert Andrich
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34
Granit Xhaka
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30
Jeremie Frimpong
Forwards
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10
Florian Wirtz
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22
Victor Boniface
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11
Martin Terrier
AC Milan team news
AC Milan will once again be without the services of long-term absentee Alessandro Florenzi whose cruciate ligament injury keeps him out until April next year.
The visitors’ injury list also includes the likes of Ismaël Bennacer (calf), Marco Sportiello (hand) and Noah Okafor (muscular problems) who are also dealing with respective injuries.
Last matches of AC Milan
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AC Milan
3 : 0
Lecce
Serie A
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Inter Milan
1 : 2
AC Milan
Serie A
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AC Milan
1 : 3
Liverpool
Champions League
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AC Milan
4 : 0
Venezia FC
Serie A
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Lazio
2 : 2
AC Milan
Serie A
AC Milan lineup
Goalkeeper
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16
Mike Maignan
Defenders
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22
Emerson Royal
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46
Matteo Gabbia
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23
Fikayo Tomori
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19
Theo Hernández
Midfielders
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29
Youssouf Fofana
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7
Álvaro Morata
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14
Tijjani Reijnders
Forwards
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11
Christian Pulisic
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90
Tammy Abraham
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10
Rafael Leão
Three reasons we expect at least three goals in this game
- All seven competitive games of Milan this season have produced at least three goals.
- Over 3.5 goals were seen in four of the last five games of Leverkusen.
- Just one of the last six home European games of Leverkusen produced under 2.5 goals.
Main prediction Bayer Leverkusen - AC Milan
Over 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
22Bet
1.44
Additional predictions
Bayer Leverkusen & AC Milan current standing in Champions League
| League Stage | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 - 1 | +9 | 6 |
| 2 | Brest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 - 1 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | Benfica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 - 1 | +5 | 6 |
| 4 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 - 0 | +5 | 6 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 - 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 - 0 | +4 | 6 |
| 7 | Juventus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 - 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 - 0 | +4 | 4 |
| 9 | Inter | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 - 0 | +4 | 4 |
| 10 | Sparta Praha | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 - 1 | +3 | 4 |
| 11 | Atalanta | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 - 0 | +3 | 4 |
| 12 | Sporting CP | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 - 1 | +2 | 4 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 0 | +2 | 4 |
| 14 | Monaco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 - 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 15 | FC Bayern München | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 - 3 | +6 | 3 |
| 16 | FC Barcelona | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 - 2 | +4 | 3 |
| 17 | Real Madrid | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 - 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 18 | LOSC Lille | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 19 | Paris Saint Germain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 20 | Celtic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 - 8 | -2 | 3 |
| 21 | Club Brugge | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 - 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 22 | Feyenoord | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 - 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 23 | Atlético Madrid | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 - 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 24 | PSV | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 - 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 25 | VfB Stuttgart | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 - 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 26 | Bologna | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 - 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 27 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 - 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 28 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 - 11 | -7 | 1 |
| 29 | RB Leipzig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 - 5 | -2 | 0 |
| 30 | Girona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 - 4 | -2 | 0 |
| 31 | Sturm Graz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 - 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 32 | Milan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 - 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 33 | Crvena Zvezda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 - 6 | -5 | 0 |
| 34 | Salzburg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 - 7 | -7 | 0 |
| 35 | Slovan Bratislava | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 - 9 | -8 | 0 |
| 36 | Young Boys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 - 8 | -8 | 0 |