MATCH PREVIEW

Lech Poznan’s home record meets Bayer Leverkusen’s away question

What is at stake, with the data behind it

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Lech Poznan’s perfect home record meets Bayer Leverkusen’s 3-point league position and an away sample without a recorded win or goal. Team availability adds further context before kickoff.

Before kickoff

The key contrast: a strong home record against an untested away sample

Lech Poznan welcome Bayer Leverkusen to Stadion Miejski on Thursday, October 15, at 16:45 UTC, with the home side bringing a perfect home record this season. Lech have won both home games, scored 8 goals and conceded none, while Bayer’s away record stands at 0 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses, with 0 goals scored and 0 conceded in the supplied away sample.

Provisional table makes the points important

In the pre-match provisional UEFA Europa League standings, Bayer are ranked #8 with 3 points from 1 game, while Lech are ranked #35 with 0 points from 1 game. Bayer are 3 points ahead of Lech, and league leaders Juventus have 3 points. A result would therefore shape each team’s position after League Stage - 2, though the supplied data does not establish any qualification consequence.

Form and availability

Lech’s five-match form sample reads Win, Win, Win, Draw, Loss, most recent first. Bayer’s one-match sample is a Win. Both teams have most often used 4-2-3-1 in the supplied records: five matches for Lech and one for Bayer.

Lech list A. Douglas and A. Gholizadeh as missing with ankle and knee injuries, J. Moutinho as inactive, R. Murawski as missing after a red card, and A. Sayyadmanesh with a groin injury. Bayer list V. Boniface, J. Hofmann and T. Oermann as off the roster; M. Culbreath, G. Doue, K. Eichhorn and C. Kofane are missing with supplied foot, calf, illness and muscle statuses. E. Ben Seghir is questionable with a muscle injury.

Question at kickoff

Can Leverkusen score in their first recorded away outing against a Lech side with two home clean sheets and 8 home goals?

Explore match and season data
Thu, Oct 15
Stadion Miejski
Lech Poznan crest

Lech Poznan

35th in league
3W - 1D - 1L
Recent Form
L
VS
Bayer Leverkusen crest

Bayer Leverkusen

8th in league
1W - 0D - 0L
Recent Form
W
⚽
Goals/Game
3.0
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2.0
🛡️
Conceded/Game
1.2
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0.0
📈
Form Points
0
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3
League Context

Standings source snapshot

These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.

35th0 pts
Matchday5
8th3 pts
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1JuventusW1100503
2Crystal PalaceW1100403
3Sparta PrahaW1100413
4BeşiktaşW1100413
5Union St. GilloiseW1100303
6Ferencvarosi TCW1100313
7BenficaW1100203
8Bayer LeverkusenW1100203
9OFIW1100203
10BournemouthW1100213
11LyonW1100213
12TorreenseW1100213
13Olympiakos PiraeusW1100213
14Red Bull SalzburgW1100103
15SunderlandW1100103
16Omonia NicosiaW1100103
17Sturm GrazD1010001
18RennesD1010001
19Dinamo ZagrebD1010001
20Hapoel Beer ShevaD1010001
21JagielloniaL1001120
22Real SociedadL1001120
23AnderlechtL1001120
24LillestromL1001120
25Celta VigoL1001010
26AZ AlkmaarL1001010
27Levski SofiaL1001010
28CelticL1001130
291899 HoffenheimL1001020
30AC MilanL1001020
31CeljeL1001020
32MarseilleL1001140
33Ararat-ArmeniaL1001140
34PlzenL1001030
35Lech PoznanL1001040
36NEC NijmegenL1001050