Kudos to Kudus?

The defeat of the British in the first match was deserved, but too high. Only two late goals put the Werkself on the road to victory. The home side will now rely on home advantage and Mohammed Kudus.

The striker from Ghana feels particularly at home on the international stage. He has already scored five goals in the current edition of the competition

The prediction for the second leg between West Ham and Leverkusen is for his sixth Euro strike. If you want to follow the prediction, you can find suitable quotes at Oddset, for example. The bookmaker from the Isar is also currently offering an interesting bonus for new customers!

West Ham – Statistics & current form

Coach David Moyes will remind his players of the previous round. They lost their first game against Freiburg, but in the second leg they were demolished 5-0.

Now, however, his team must make up for a 2-0 defeat and, as the newly crowned German champions, their upcoming opponents will of course have even more quality than Streich’s team. The Scottish manager is also concerned about the availability of his top goalscorer Jarrod Bowen.

The striker has scored 19 goals in all competitions this season, but was injured in the penultimate league game against Wolverhampton. It seems very doubtful that he will be able to make a comeback.

Furthermore, the last two times the East End side lost the first leg by two or more goals, they were also knocked out of the competition. Leverkusen, on the other hand, have never lost by such a margin on the European stage in 13 such first-leg victories!

West Ham build on the home bonus

The starting position for the three-time FA Cup winners is therefore also very difficult from this perspective. On the other hand, the reigning Conference League champions have been strong at home on the European stage so far.

They have won all of their last eleven matches in front of their own fans and seven of those victories were by two or more goals to West Ham’s one! In the Premier League, too, the club is generally very stable in front of its own fans.

Only four home games have been lost and, with the exception of Everton and most recently Fulham, the only defeats were against the two top teams Arsenal and Manchester City. With this in mind, the prediction of a home win or draw in the clash between West Ham and Leverkusen is also worth a recommendation.

No team has ever managed to overturn a Bayer lead
The 1965 European Cup Winners’ Cup winners should also avoid falling behind: Leverkusen have taken the lead in the Europa League seven times this season and have always gone on to win!

Predicted West Ham line-up:

Leverkusen – Statistics & current form

Bayer coach Xabi Alonso is still King Midas. In the first leg, he substituted Jonas Hofmann and Victor Boniface as the two goalscorers in the 2-0 win. As is well known, his golden touch has carried him through the entire season, as Leverkusen are still waiting for their first defeat in all competitions!

Leverkusen have eight wins and one draw in the Europa League. The visitors have also scored a whopping 26 goals in their nine Europa League games. In attack, the situation has improved again thanks to the recent return of Victor Boniface.

Although he only made brief appearances at first, the first leg proved that this does not stop the Nigerian striker from scoring goals. He was also back in Bayer’s starting eleven for the first time last Sunday and followed it up with a goal and an assist in the 5-0 win over Werder

Both sides ringing the bell?

Patrick Schick has also been very successful in Bayer’s attack in the European games. The former RB Leipzig player has scored in four of his last five appearances in the Europa League. In view of the high attacking quality of the Bayer squad, betting tips and odds on both sides scoring are also worth considering for the clash between West Ham and Leverkusen.

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Predicted Leverkusen line-up:

West Ham – Leverkusen head-to-head comparison / H2H result

Last week’s clash was a first and ended in a 2-0 win for the Germans. The last time Bayer had faced an opponent from the island was in the 2016/17 season. Back then, it was Tottenham and Bayer remained unbeaten in both comparisons with a home draw and 1-0 away win.

On the other hand, the visitors have won just one of their ten away games against English clubs (1-2-7).

West Ham – Leverkusen betting tip

Mohammed Kudus is following in historic footsteps. After the Ghanaian scored five goals last season, then still in the service of Ajax Amsterdam, he has already scored five goals again in the current edition of the Europa League.

Only Anthony Yeboah (17) and Michael Essien (11) have scored ten goals in a European competition by a player from Ghana! Now it’s probably him who is particularly important. The reason for this is the big question mark over Jarrod Bowen, who had to miss the first leg due to a back injury and also did not play in the league last weekend

As a result, the home side will most likely be without their best goalscorer and, with Brazilian Lucas Paqueta suspended, another attacking midfielder. In light of this, the prediction for West Ham’s match against Leverkusen is that Kudus will score the next goal.

This is also supported by the fact that the Londoners will have to be very offensive due to the deficit from the first leg and Bayer have not been solid away from home recently. Four goals conceded in the last three matches at national and international level illustrate this. In addition, the extensive celebrations following last Sunday’s historic Bundesliga title win will certainly have left their mark on the visitors