Bayer Leverkusen Favourites as They Host Union Saint-Gilloise in Europa League

Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Saint-Gilloise - 13/04/2023

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12/04/23

Bayer Leverkusen Favourites as They Host Union Saint-Gilloise in Europa League

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We have four games to enjoy in the Europa League on the 13th of April including the meeting between Bayer Leverkusen and Union Saint-Gilloise.

This is the quarter-final of the competition and the game will be played at the BayArena with the hosts currently 6th in the Bundesliga while the visitors are 2nd in the Jupiler Pro League.

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Bayer Leverkusen come into the game having beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 at home in the Bundesliga on the weekend. Bayer Leverkusen entered half time winning 2-0 and despite conceding a goal in the 74th minute they added a third at the end of the match to take maximum points.

It was an important win as it moved Bayer Leverkusen above Eintracht Frankfurt in the table.

The victory on the weekend means Bayer Leverkusen have won each of their last 7 fixtures in all competitions. There have been wins over Hertha Berlin, Bayern Munich, and Eintracht Frankfurt at home in the Bundesliga plus Werder Bremen and Schalke away in the Bundesliga.

Bayer Leverkusen have also beat Ferencvaros home and away in the Europa League.

Trends show Bayer Leverkusen have won their 3 most recent matches in the Europa League, having dropped into the competition from the Champions League this season.

Bayer Leverkusen have been productive in their last 4 matches in the Europa League, scoring 2 or more goals in each of them.

Home form in the Europa League shows Bayer Leverkusen have won 9 of their last 12 games.

Union Saint-Gilloise travel to the BayArena on the back of a 1-1 draw at Gent in the Jupiler Pro League on the weekend.

It was a decent point against the team currently 4th in the table and Union Saint-Gilloise opened the scoring in the first minute. However, Gent struck back from the penalty spot with only 10 minutes of the game remaining.

The draw at Gent means Union Saint-Gilloise are undefeated in their last 7 matches in all competitions.

There have been wins over AS Eupen, Genk, Mechelen, and Sint-Truiden in the Jupiler Pro League plus a good 3-0 home win over Union Berlin in the Europa League.

Form in the Europa League shows Union Saint-Gilloise are undefeated in 7 of their 8 fixtures in the competition.

They have won 3 and drawn 1 of their 4 away Europa League games and have scored in each of those 4 matches.

Team news and Bayer Leverkusen are without Kerem Demirbay, Nadiem Amiri, Patrik Schick, Andrey Lunev, and Charles Aranguiz due to injury. Adam Hlozek and Piero Hincapié are doubts.

Union Saint-Gilloise have no major injury concerns to report and should be at full strength.

Union Saint-Gilloise have shown what they are capable of on the road in the Europa League this season and should find the back of the net in this match. However, Bayer Leverkusen have been in great form themselves and should have enough to win the game, with both teams scoring.

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