Slavia Prague vs Bayer Leverkusen
29th October 2000hrs
Football – Europe – UEFA Europa League
Pick Away Win & BTTS
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 13/5 odds taken 1346 GMT, Wednesday 28 October
Peter Bosz’s in-form Bayer Leverkusen make the trip to the Czech Republic capital on Thursday to play Jindrich Trpisovsky’s Slavia Prague at the Sinobo Stadium in UEFA Europa League Group C action. With Hapoel Beer Sheva and Nice also in the group, the German Bundesliga outfit are the strong favourites to go through. Will Leverkusen move on to six points with victory in Prague in midweek?
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Slavia Prague Preview – Prague to crash to a second Europa League loss?
Slavia Prague, last season’s Czech First League champions, missed out on the UEFA Champions League after losing to Midtjylland in a qualifier last month. Having dropped into the Europa League, Prague’s journey started with a disappointing 3-1 defeat in Israel to Hapoel last week.
Since starting the season unbeaten in six (four wins, two draws), Slavia have lost two of their last three, with both of those defeats coming in Europe. They are going okay domestically, though, winning five and drawing one of their first six league matches.
This will no doubt be a stern test for the Czech champions, who have played just one game over the past few weeks. The bookies are not giving them much hope, pricing Jindrich Trpisovsky’s Red and Whites at 11/4 to seal a home win on Thursday.
Bayer Leverkusen Preview – Another big European victory for Werkself
Bayer Leverkusen kicked off their Europa League campaign with a stunning win over French Ligue 1 side Nice last week. Peter Bosz’s boys were far too good for Patrick Vieira’s men at the BayArena, with Karim Bellarabi (2), Nadiem Amiri, Lucas Alario, Moussa Diaby and Florian Wirtz all netting in the 6-2 rout.
Bayer Leverkusen have been in good form this season, winning four and drawing three of their opening seven league and cup fixtures. In the Bundesliga, Bayer are sitting pretty in fourth, winning two and drawing three to take nine points from a possible 15.
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After last weekend’s spectacular home victory over Nice, Leverkusen will be on the search for three points on the road this Thursday. The German side head to the Czech Republic as the clear favourites, with the bookies making them odds-on at 17/20.
Slavia Prague vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Advice
Slavia Prague shipped two late goals to lose 3-1 in Israel last week, while Bayer ran riot against Nice. We fancy the home team to get on the scoresheet at the Sinobo Stadium, but Leverkusen should leave Prague with all three points.
Key Facts – Slavia Prague vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tip
- Thursday’s tussle in Prague will be the first ever meeting between Slavia Prague and Bayer Leverkusen
- Leverkusen are unbeaten in all competitions so far this season
- Bayer thumped Nice 6-2 in Leverkusen in their Europa League Group C opener last Thursday
You can get the solid odds of 13/5 for the away win and both teams to score. The 3-1 Leverkusen victory at the whopping odds of 14/1 has also caught our eye.
Leverkusen’s Lucas Alario has hit the ground running this season, scoring five goals in six league and cup appearances for the German side. Back the 28-year-old Argentinian to net anytime in this one at 6/4.
The best betting odds for Slavia Prague vs Bayer Leverkusen
Slavia Prague to win: 11/4 at Bet365
Draw: 13/5 at Bet365
Bayer Leverkusen to win: 17/20 at Bet365
