Leverkusen overcame Ferencváros in the first leg of the round of 16 knockout match at the Bundesliga team’s home stadium in BayArena, Germany, increasing the tension in the UEFA Europa League. The Green Eagles must defeat Leverkusen on aggregate in the second leg to advance to the next stage.
The deciding Europa match for either team will start at 8:00 PM (UTC) on Thursday at Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary.
Key Highlights
The Ferencváros Torna Club has performed poorly over the course of their past five games, only managing draws against Mezkvesd and Kecskemeti while losing all of their other matches. For a group champion in the Europa League, Ferencváros anchors on a slim probability of winning this Thursday.
Leverkusen, who had only just qualified for the Europa League knockout round, did not waste the chance and crippled Ferencváros’ pride, a Europa League group champion, with a 2-0 victory. The current Leverkusen form is powerful enough to eliminate the group champion from the league.
Injury Reports
Though the Green Eagles have all their players functioning with the exclusion of Endre Botka, who was suspended in their last match with Leverkusen, Leverkusen still maintains a deadly stance against Ferencváros, regardless of having Andrey Lunev, Charles Aránguiz and two others injured as their top players are in excellent condition.
Prediction
Though previous matches between Ferencváros vs Leverkusen have recorded one win for the Green Eagles, they remain at a disadvantage in Thursday’s game due to their poor form.
With odds of 1.95 (-105 American; 19/20 Fractional), Leverkusen is the overwhelming favourite to win this matchup.
Reason: Leverkusen won in two out of three head-to-head encounters with Ferencvaros. Besides, Leverkusen seems to be unstoppable, having won all but one of its last five matches, with the only outstanding one ending in a tightly contested draw.
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