Can Xabi Alonso lead Bayer Leverkusen to a UEL first-leg victory over West Ham?

Bayer Leverkusen vs West Ham - 11/04/2024

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Bayer Leverkusen could win the Bundesliga on Sunday, but before they face Werder Bremen at the BayArena, they will meet West Ham in a Europa League quarterfinal first leg match.

Will our AI-powered score predictor back Bayer to win a 37th match this season?

Leverkusen have not lost a match in 2023-24. Die Werkself have a record of 36W-5D-0L. They have bagged 116 goals and conceded 31 times. Bayer are having one of the greatest seasons of all-time for any team in Europe.

Standing in Bayer’s way of qualifying for the Europa League semifinals are West Ham. The Hammers will meet Bayer in the tournament’s quarterfinals, with a chance to meet either AC Milan or AS Roma on the line.

West Ham are the reigning Conference League winners and are aiming for a second consecutive European trophy. David Moyes has seen West Ham’s form improve in recent games.

The Hammers are unbeaten in their last two matches. A 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur was followed by a come-from-behind victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers by a score of 2-1.

Bayer, on the other hand, won their last six games in all competitions. Most recently, a 4-0 win over Fortuna Dusseldorf in the DFB Pokal semifinal was followed by a 1-0 win over Union Berlin. Leverkusen could win a treble of trophies this season.

This will be the second-ever meeting between Bayer and West Ham. In August 2023, the clubs met in a friendly match.

Leverkusen romped to victory 4-0. Bookmakers are backing Xabi Alonso’s men to pick up the win at home where they are 25-matches unbeaten.

Victor Boniface leads Bayer in goals with 16. Despite his fantastic goal scoring record, Boniface hasn’t played since early January. He has been nursing an adductor injury. There is hope Boniface will be back soon.

Patrik Schick will likely deputise once more for the striker. Schick has 11 goals this season. Meanwhile, Florian Wirtz has 14 goals and 18 assists in all competitions.

Five players have scored double-digit goals for Bayer this season in all competitions. Four different players have 10 or more assists in all competitions.

Jarrod Bowen is West Ham’s goal scoring stats leader this season, with 19 goals in all competitions. Bowen is having an extraordinary season. Teammate Mohammed Kudus has 11 goals in all matches.

Although Bowen and West Ham are unbeaten in back-to-back games, our score prediction is for a 3-0 win for Bayer Leverkusen at home. The result will see Bayer post a 26th straight match without defeat at home.

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UEL

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1

3 - 0

3.18

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1.44

1.44 4.50 7.00 no no no

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2 - 0(0 - 0)

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