Leverkusen vs Roma Prediction 9 May 2024

The magnificent Bayer under Xabi Alonso confidently dealt with Roma in the capital of Italy (2-0), so on May 9th, they will enter their home field at the “BayArena” with a comfortable advantage in the score. However, the “pharmacists” will definitely not be playing at half strength. A season without defeats, a treble - too much is at stake!

Losses

The teams approach the return match in optimal lineups. There are no injured or disqualified players - all the strongest will be on the field!

Head-to-Head

Apart from the match a week ago, the teams have crossed paths six times in the framework of European competitions. However, it is not possible to identify options for betting on the outcome based on their head-to-head confrontations. Roma celebrated victory twice, Bayer twice, and three times the opponents ended in a draw.

One could only pay attention to the scoring of the matches. In the last 3 encounters, bets on total under 2.5 goals and both teams to score (no) paid off, although previously the teams delighted with bright shootouts.

Referee and Fouls

The match will be officiated by a team of referees led by Danny Makkelie. The Dutchman has worked 7 European cup confrontations this season, in which he has made a name for himself as a strict referee. In 5 out of 7 matches, he issued more than 3.5 yellow cards, and the average total of warnings was 3.4. Makkelie records fouls with great eagerness – on average 22.6 per game.

Bayer players in the Europa League commit fouls slightly more often than their opponents (10.7 to 10.6 fouls), however, they do so less harshly and less often interrupt dangerous counterattacks. Therefore, the “pharmacists” rarely receive yellow cards – on average 1.6 per match, while their opponents earn up to 2 warnings.

Roma, possessing colossal individual skills of players, significantly more often forces opponents to foul (13.9) than it commits fouls itself (10.9). In terms of yellow cards, the Romans also often fall behind the opposing team (1.8 to 2.8). But note that both of these indicators are still higher than Bayer's.

The match promises to be fiery, so a bet on total yellow cards over (3.5) should pass without problems.

Team Overview

Bayer is simply magnificent. Alonso's guys either sweep their opponents or miraculously recover in the last minutes, tirelessly extending their unbeaten streak. The “pharmacists” are on such a high that it's hard to imagine which team can stop them. The German champions have scored more than 1.5 goals in 10 consecutive matches. It is quite likely that they will again hit Roma's net at least twice.

Roma has significantly improved mentally and in terms of teamwork on the field after De Rossi's arrival, playing much more interestingly and boldly than under Mourinho. It should be noted that matches involving Roma always have a large number of corners. They can shoot corners themselves, and even more often allow their opponents to do so. Total over 8.5 corners has played in 8 out of Roma's last 9 matches – a strong trend.

Editorial Prediction

Despite Bayer's strength, Roma will definitely not come to Germany just to make up the numbers. De Rossi is a good motivator capable of charging his charges for one last fight. And since the “wolves” have won with a handicap of +1.5 in 10 consecutive matches and in 8 out of their last 9 Europa League encounters, we will settle on this option. We believe in intrigue at the “BayArena”!

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