West Ham vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction: Betting on the guests to win

Prediction for the UEFA Europa League match which will take place on April 18. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

West Ham

For the second season in a row, West Ham performed great on the international stage. A year earlier, the Hammers triumphed in the UEFA Conference League. Of course, they would have liked to play in more high-profile competitions, but it was this success that allowed them to get a ticket to the Europa League, where they now play. In the play-offs, the Londoners started with a 2:1 win over Freiburg, but the confrontation with another representative of the Bundesliga started badly. In the first game they lost - 0:2. Without much lustre they perform and in the Premier League, where last round they lost to Fulham - 0:2, after which they slipped to eighth place in the standings.

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer finally became the German champion! Numerous jokes now remain far in history, as for the first time in 109 years of their existence Leverkusen won the national championship, and they did it incredibly brightly. For 29 rounds, they have not suffered a single defeat, they are 16 points behind Bayern, and therefore, five games before the finish of the championship officially secured the title. In addition, the they have reached the final of the German Cup. The team was also successful on the international stage, where they reached the quarterfinals of the Europa League, beating West Ham 2:0 in the first game.

Expert Betting Tips

Bayer is one of the strongest teams in Europe this season. In a year and a half, Xabi Alonso has built a team that has already celebrated the first Bundesliga title in the club's history, and now intends to win the German Cup and the Europa League. On the international stage, the they created a comfortable margin after the first game with West Ham - 2:0, but there is no place for them to save their energy and emotions, so in London they will try to show their best football. Leverkusenians have a very good squad, all players act on the spur and are unlikely to notice a decent resistance from the English.

We have already noted that Bayer are in great shape and have a current streak of nine consecutive victories, but special attention should be paid to the performance of the wards of Xabi Alonso. On the given distance, they have scored 22 goals (2.44 average per game). In the upcoming battle, West Ham will have to take risks and open up, as they have a two-goal deficit, so Leverkusen will have a great opportunity to counterattack.