Bayer Leverkusen vs AC Milan Predictions, UEFA Champions League 2024-25 – 01/10/2024
Bayer Leverkusen vs AC Milan Predictions: The Rossoneri will travel to Bay Arena to face the high-flying Leverkusen
Last season’s Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen will welcome AC Milanl at Bay Arena on matchday 2 of the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 campaign on Tuesday. Die Werkself had a record-breaking season in their last campaign and they marked their return to the Champions League with a 4-0 win over Feyenoord on matchday 1.
On the other hand, AC Milan have had a rocky start to their Champions League campaign as they took the lead early on in their first fixture against Liverpool only to go down against the Reds 3-1 at the final whistle. However, Paulo Fonseca’s men retaliated brilliantly by winning the Milan Derby, they defeated Internazionale 2-1 before registering a convincing 3-0 win over Leece in their preceding Serie A clash. The last two league wins have given Fonseca a new life to make amends following an underwhelming start to the campaign. He will be keen to hand Milan their first win in the Champions League when they travel to Leverkusen.
Bayer Leverkusen vs AC Milan Predictions – Best Bets
Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan are coming to this fixture with some inspiring results. While the Rossoneri defeated Leece 3-0 in their preceding Serie A clash, Leverkusen also managed to salvage a 1-1 draw against title challengers Bayern Munich at Allianz Arena in their last Bundesliga clash. We expect both teams to come out all guns blazing in this fixture.
Here’s a list of matchmaking sites to refer to bet on this contest.
- Stake
- Parimatch
- Melbet
Bayer Leverkusen are favourites ahead of the game – Parimatch @ 1.70, BET HERE
Die Werkself announced their return to the Champions League with a 4-0 win over Feyenoord away from home. They recently registered a 1-1 draw against Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. Xabi Alonso’s men are in better form heading into this clash.
Both teams to score – Melbet @ 1.55, BET HERE
Milan under Fonseca has scored as many as 14 goals in six Serie A fixtures this season, the highest in the Italian top flight. Meanwhile, Leverkusen have registered 14 goals in the Bundesliga. Therefore we expect a high-scoring affair between the two teams.
Leverkusen to score the first goal of the game – Stake @ 1.57, BET HERE
Die Werkself have been extremely aggressive with their attacking brand of football. The German outfit will look to strike early at home and put the pressure on their counterparts, AC Milan. We also expect an early goal from the hosts in this fixture.
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Head-to-Head Record: Bayer Leverkusen vs AC Milan
Interestingly, AC Milan and Bayer Leverkusen have never faced each other in a previous encounter. However, Leverkusen from their 12 previous meetings against Italian sides have only registered two wins (D4, L6). They lost their last three matches against Italian opponents in this competition.
Meanwhile, AC Milan have lost only one of their last eight matches against German opponents in the Champions League ( W3, D4). However, they lost the last fixture against Borussia Dortmund in November 2023.
Bayer Leverkusen
After winning the Bundesliga last season, hopes are extremely high for Xabi Alonso’s men. They started their campaign by winning the German Supercup. Despite their wins in the Bundesliga, they have conceded a lot of goals in their first five matches. They recently played a 1-1 stalemate against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena and Alonso will be content with the performance of his players.
The Spanish tactician has no injury concerns heading to this fixture. But there must be some rotation in the starting XI after that Bayern game. However, captain Granit Xhaka and star player Florian Wirtz are expected to keep their places in the lineup.
AC Milan
AC Milan had an extremely rocky start to their season with three winless matches against Torino, Parma and Lazio. But they came back with a bang against Venezia with a 4-0 drubbing. They did show some glimpses of their brilliance against Liverpool in their 3-1 defeat in their first Champions League outing. They held their nerves well to chalk out a 2-1 win over Internazionale in a pulsating Milan Derby. Milan built their momentum with a 3-0 win over Leece in the preceding Serie A match.
Christian Pulisic along with attackers like Rafael Leao and Alvaro Morata will lead the Milan forwardline while Ruben Loftus-Cheek may return to midfield for this match. The likes of Marco Sportiello, Ismael Bennacer, Alessandro Florenzi and Davide Calabria are all out with their respective injuries.
Where to watch Bayer Leverkusen vs AC Milan?
The Champions League 2024-25 matchday 2 clash between Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan will be available on cable and streaming across the world in multiple countries.
In India, Sony Sports Network will telecast the match while fans can also live stream it on Sony Liv.
You can also follow all the latest progress and live stats on the betting apps
- Melbet
- Stake
- Parimatch
Bayer Leverkusen vs AC Milan – Key Stats
- Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in their last nine home games in major European competition (W6, D3). They have never in their history gone 10 matches without defeat in such matches.
- Milan have lost only once in their last eight matches against German opponents in the Champions League (W3, D4). However, their solitary defeat came in their last match against Borussia Dortmund.
- The Rossoneri have only won their first away match in one of their previous seven Champions League campaigns (D5, L1). They failed to do so in each each of their last four campaigns (D1) since beating Zenit St. Petersburg away from home in the 2012-13 season.
Bayer Leverkusen have an exceptional record at home in European competitions
Die Werkself are very hard to beat at Bay Arena in Leverkusen according to recent records. Xabi Alonso’s men are unbeaten in their last nine home games in major European competitions and they will be keen to extend that record when they take the field against Milan.
