Liverpool take on German champions Bayer 04 Leverkusen at home. Prediction, 05.11.24
Which team remains unbeaten in the premier league?
It is arguably the top match of this Champions League week. Liverpool FC welcome German champions Bayer 04 Leverkusen to Anfield Road. The Reds have had an outstanding season so far under their new manager Arne Slot, only losing one competitive match and winning all three games in the Champions League. Leverkusen won the German Bundesliga title last season without being beaten. They may not be doing quite as well in the league this season, but they are also unbeaten in the Champions League and have 7 points after 3 games. Both teams would also have the chance to take over the lead from Aston Villa with a win. Liverpool are slightly favored here due to their home advantage.
FC Liverpool
- 3 games - 3 wins
- Only one goal conceded in the CL
- Haven't lost in 10 games
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
- 3 games - 7 points
- Only one goal conceded as well
- Only one defeat in 8 games in the Bundesliga
| FC Liverpool Home | Bayer 04 Leverkusen Away |
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| Brighton & Hove Albion 2:1 | 2:2 SV Werder Bremen |
| FC Chelsea 2:1 | 1:1 Stade Brest 29 |
| FC Bologna 2:0 | 1:1 FC Bayern Munich |
| West Ham United 5:1 | 0:4 Feyenoord Rotterdam |
| AFC Bournemouth 3:0 | 1:4 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
Are Liverpool picking up where they left off?
Liverpool FC were able to adapt quickly after the change of manager in the summer and implement Arne Slot's requirements. The club impressed in preparation and now has a record of 12 wins, one draw and one defeat after 14 competitive matches. They are one point behind Manchester City in second place in the Premier League, have reached the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup and have won all three matches in the Champions League so far. The team has been particularly outstanding in defense so far. In 14 competitive matches, they have conceded just 9 goals. In the Premier League, they have only conceded 5 goals in 9 games, making them unsurprisingly number 1. Although they suffered their first and only defeat at Anfield Road this year against Nottingham Forest (0:1), they have recently won 4 home games in a row. The last home game so far was a 2:1 win over Chelsea in the Premier League. It was the 4th time in a row that they scored at least 2 goals.
Mo Salah is unsurprisingly the team's top scorer with 6 goals already. However, they also have a second reliable scorer in Luid Diaz, who is already on 5 goals. In the EFL Cup during the week, Cody Gakpo also drew attention to himself with 2 goals in the 2:3 win at Brighton.
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FC Liverpool
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RB Leipzig
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FC Liverpool
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FC Chelsea
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An almost perfect record in the Champions League
Things are going no less well for Liverpool in the Champions League. They are one of only 2 teams to have won all 3 games so far. With 9 points to their name, they are in second place in the table, behind Aston Villa. With a goal difference of 6:1 goals, they just missed out on a perfect statistic. They conceded their only goal on matchday 1 in a 3-1 away win against AC Milan. This was followed by two clean sheets against FC Bologna and RB Leipzig. The Reds face difficult tasks with Leverkusen and then Real Madrid, but their current form should speak in favor of the hosts.
Liverpool FC
System: 4-2-3-1.
Leverkusen want to take something countable with them in Liverpool
Last season's unbeaten German champions are naturally one of the favorites for several titles again this year. However, things are not going quite as well in the Bundesliga as they did last season, as they are already 5 points behind Bayern and Leipzig after 8 matchdays. However, with only one defeat from 8 games, they are still very difficult to beat. In addition to 4 wins, 3 other games have ended in a draw. 3 of the last 4 games in the Bundesliga have ended in a draw, including against Holstein Kiel and Werder Bremen. This is primarily due to their very vulnerable defense. The Werkself have already conceded 15 goals in just 8 games this year! They have not managed to keep a clean sheet in a single game. In 5 out of 8 games, they even conceded 2 or more goals. As a result, no fewer than 6 games have ended with more than 3.5 goals. Away from home, they are still unbeaten with 2 wins and 2 draws. Their only defeat came on matchday 2 at home against Leipzig (2-3), but they have remained unbeaten since then.
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SV Elversberg
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen
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Stade Brest
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen
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E. Frankfurt
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Strong performances in the cup competitions
Bayer 04 Leverkusen are confidently through to the 3rd round of the German Cup. They narrowly defeated Carl Zeiss Jena 0:1 in the 1st round and SV Elversberg 3:0 in round 2. In addition to this title chance, they also have high hopes in the Champions League. They also got off to a good start there, picking up 7 points from their first 3 games. They are in 6th place in the table with 7 points and a goal difference of 6:1 goals. They won their first two games against Feyenoord and Milan without conceding a goal. There was a minor setback on the last matchday. They had to settle for a 1-1 draw away at Brest.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
System: 4-2-3-1.
Comparison statistics last 10 events
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9 Wins 5 |
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1 Draw 5 |
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23 Goals scored 20 |
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8 Goals received 10 |
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12 Shots on target 8 |
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Liverpool are slight favorites at home - Our analysis
The Reds have had an almost spotless season so far and are one of the most in-form teams in Europe. With a win, they will almost certainly take the lead in the Champions League table. A winning tip on Liverpool would be the logical betting recommendation. However, Leverkusen are also a top team and score almost at will in Germany. We therefore trust bboth teams to score and would also place a somewhat risky over/under bet on over 3.5 goals.
