Bayer Leverkusen vs Hacken prediction 21.09.2023

• Competition: Europa League
• Date: Thursday, 21st September 2023
• Kickoff: 17:45 UTC +1  / 18:45 CEST
• Venue: BayArena (Leverkusen)

Bayer Leverkusen have a tremendous start of the season. After trashing 8-0 Regionalliga side Teutonia Ottensen in the cup, Bayer Leverkusen won ten Bundesliga points in the first four rounds. In the previous match, they played 2-2 on the road against Bayern Munich. If we dive into the stats, we can see that Bayer Leverkusen were surprisingly equal in most aspects with the home side, so Xabi Alonso's side deserved to bring one point back home. 

Hacken are in the most crucial segment of the season. After 23 league matches in the domestic championship, Hacken won 47 points. That is two points fewer than the league leader, Malmo FF. Hacken have to find a way to play important games every three or four days for the rest of the season. Still, Hacken are not in the best moment as they won only two of the last five matches in all competitions. In the previous game, they won 3-2 at home versus Halmstad. Hacken were in problems in that game as they were losing until the 79th minute. Eventually, they scored two goals late in the game and secured an important win. To pull a win like that will certainly help Hacken to regain some confidence back. 

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hacken pick: Over 3.5 goals

Bayer Leverkusen are scoring goals with ease this season. They scored 21 goals in five matches in all competitions. Four of those five games went over 3.5 goals. On the other hand, Hacken went over 3.5 goals in six of the previous seven matches. Over 3.5 goals should be the best bet for this tie.