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Bayer Leverkusen v Newcastle United : Champions League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 10th Dec, 20:00 BST, BayArena, Leverkusen

Wednesday night sees Kasper Hjulmand’s Bayer Leverkusen and Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United go up against one another in a Champions League clash at the BayArena. Champions League statistics are the backbone of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head history included too. You can view it all, with data visualisations and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers available for seventeen major betting markets via the tabs.

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We've made over 1.5 goals our tip on this one, meaning that the teams will score a minimum of 2 goals between them during 90 minutes. Both Leverkusen and Newcastle's current form stats suggest things will go that way, while their head-to-head (H2H) record also supports the bet. The bookies make it their favoured prediction in this market too, available at 1.25.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Leverkusen 37%	2.70	2.60
Draw 24%	3.20	3.60
Newcastle 38%	2.55	2.60
Draw 1-1 11%	6.50	7.00
Newcastle 2-1 8%	10.00	9.00
Leverkusen 2-1 8%	10.00	9.50
Newcastle 1-0 8%	11.00	9.50
Leverkusen 1-0 8%	11.00	9.50
Draw 2-2 6%	11.00	12.00
Newcastle 2-0 6%	15.00	12.00
Leverkusen 2-0 6%	15.00	13.00
Draw 0-0 5%	12.00	11.00
Newcastle 3-1 4%	19.00	15.00
Leverkusen 3-1 4%	21.00	17.00
Newcastle 3-2 3%	23.00	19.00
Leverkusen 3-2 3%	26.00	21.00
Newcastle 3-0 3%	26.00	21.00
Leverkusen 3-0 3%	26.00	21.00
Over 2.5 Goals 57%	1.73	1.73
Under 2.5 Goals 43%	2.10	2.05
Home 1st Goal 48%	1.95	2.00
Away 1st Goal 48%	1.91	1.95
No 1st Goal 3%	12.00	10.00
BTTS - Yes 60%	1.57	1.62
BTTS - No 40%	2.25	2.20
BTTS - Home Win 20%	4.75	4.40
BTTS - Draw 19%	4.00	4.20
BTTS - Away Win 20%	4.50	4.33
Home/draw 62%	1.50	1.50
Away/draw 63%	1.44	1.48
Home/away 76%	1.36	1.29
Over 1.5 Goals 80%	1.22	1.22
Under 1.5 Goals 20%	4.33	3.80
Over 3.5 Goals 35%	2.75	2.75
Under 3.5 Goals 65%	1.44	1.40
Over 4.5 Goals 18%	5.00	5.00
Under 4.5 Goals 82%	1.17	1.15
Over 5.5 Goals 8%	10.00	9.50
Under 5.5 Goals 92%	1.06	1.05
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	1.04	1.04
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	12.00	10.00
Home DNB 55%	1.83	1.85
Away DNB 55%	1.83	1.83
Leverkusen win to nil 17%	5.50	-
Newcastle win to nil 18%	5.00	-
Leverkusen / Leverkusen 19%	4.33	4.00
Leverkusen / Newcastle 4%	23.00	21.00
Leverkusen / Draw 6%	13.00	12.00
Draw / Leverkusen 13%	6.50	6.00
Draw / Newcastle 13%	6.50	6.00
Draw / Draw 14%	6.00	5.25
Newcastle / Leverkusen 4%	23.00	21.00
Newcastle / Newcastle 20%	4.00	3.90
Newcastle / Draw 6%	13.00	12.00

Win / draw / win Champions League table

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Leverkusen Newcastle
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Arsenal	5	5	0	0	13	15	-	-	-	-
2	PSG	5	4	0	1	11	12	l 2-7A	-	-	Jan 28
3	Bayern	5	4	0	1	9	12	-	-	-	-
4	Inter	5	4	0	1	9	12	-	-	-	-
5	Real Madrid	5	4	0	1	7	12	-	-	-	-
6	Dortmund	5	3	1	1	6	10	-	-	-	-
7	Chelsea	5	3	1	1	6	10	-	-	-	-
8	S. Lisbon	5	3	1	1	6	10	-	-	-	-
9	Man City	5	3	1	1	5	10	-	w 0-2F	-	-
10	Atalanta	5	3	1	1	1	10	-	-	-	-
11	Newcastle	5	3	0	2	7	9	Dec 10	-	-	-
12	A.Madrid	5	3	0	2	2	9	-	-	-	-
13	Liverpool	5	3	0	2	2	9	-	-	-	-
14	Galatasaray	5	3	0	2	1	9	-	-	-	-
15	PSV	5	2	2	1	5	8	d 1-1F	-	Jan 21	-
16	Spurs	5	2	2	1	3	8	-	-	-	-
17	Leverkusen	5	2	2	1	-2	8	-	-	-	Dec 10
18	Barcelona	5	2	1	2	2	7	-	-	l 1-2A	-
19	Qarabag	5	2	1	2	-1	7	-	-	-	-
20	Napoli	5	2	1	2	-3	7	-	-	-	-
21	Marseille	5	2	0	3	2	6	-	-	-	l 2-1F
22	Juventus	5	1	3	1	0	6	-	-	-	-
23	Monaco	5	1	3	1	-2	6	-	-	-	-
24	Paphos	5	1	3	1	-3	6	-	-	-	-
25	Union SG	5	2	0	3	-7	6	-	-	-	w 0-4F
26	Brugge	5	1	1	3	-5	4	-	-	-	-
27	A.Bilbao	5	1	1	3	-5	4	-	-	w 2-0F	-
28	E.Frankfurt	5	1	1	3	-7	4	-	-	-	-
29	Kobenhavn	5	1	1	3	-7	4	-	d 2-2A	-	-
30	Benfica	5	1	0	4	-4	3	-	w 0-1F	w 3-0F	-
31	Slavia	5	0	3	2	-6	3	-	-	-	-
32	Bodø	5	0	2	3	-4	2	-	-	-	-
33	Olympiakos	5	0	2	3	-8	2	-	Jan 20	-	-
34	Villarreal	5	0	1	4	-8	1	Jan 28	-	-	-
35	Kairat Almaty	5	0	1	4	-10	1	-	-	-	-
36	Ajax	5	0	0	5	-15	0	-	-	-	-

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Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

10 / 20

Clean sheets

10 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Leverkusen	2 - 7	PSG
Leverkusen	1 - 1	PSV
Leverkusen	0 - 2	Bayern
Leverkusen	2 - 0	Sparta
Leverkusen	1 - 0	Inter
Leverkusen	5 - 0	Salzburg
Leverkusen	1 - 0	Milan
Leverkusen	2 - 2	Roma
Leverkusen	2 - 0	West Ham
Leverkusen	3 - 2	Qarabag
Leverkusen	5 - 1	Molde
Leverkusen	5 - 1	Qarabag
Leverkusen	4 - 0	Häcken
Leverkusen	0 - 0	Roma
Leverkusen	1 - 1	Union SG
Leverkusen	2 - 0	Ferencvaros
Leverkusen	2 - 3	Monaco
Leverkusen	0 - 0	Brugge
Leverkusen	0 - 3	Porto
Leverkusen	2 - 0	A.Madrid

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

11 / 20

Clean sheets

9 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Leverkusen	2 - 0	Man City
A	Leverkusen	1 - 0	Benfica
H	Leverkusen	2 - 7	PSG
H	Leverkusen	1 - 1	PSV
A	Leverkusen	2 - 2	Kobenhavn
H	Leverkusen	0 - 2	Bayern
A	Leverkusen	0 - 3	Bayern
H	Leverkusen	2 - 0	Sparta
A	Leverkusen	1 - 2	A.Madrid
H	Leverkusen	1 - 0	Inter
H	Leverkusen	5 - 0	Salzburg
A	Leverkusen	0 - 4	Liverpool
A	Leverkusen	1 - 1	Brest
H	Leverkusen	1 - 0	Milan
A	Leverkusen	4 - 0	Feyenoord
A	Leverkusen	0 - 3	Atalanta
H	Leverkusen	2 - 2	Roma
A	Leverkusen	2 - 0	Roma
A	Leverkusen	1 - 1	West Ham
H	Leverkusen	2 - 0	West Ham

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

10 / 17

Conceded

8 / 17

Clean sheets

9 / 17

Failed to score

7 / 17

Won

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Marseille	2 - 1	Newcastle
Union SG	0 - 4	Newcastle
PSG	1 - 1	Newcastle
Dortmund	2 - 0	Newcastle
Milan	0 - 0	Newcastle
Benfica	3 - 1	Newcastle
Anzhi Mak	0 - 0	Newcastle
Metalist	0 - 1	Newcastle
Bordeaux	2 - 0	Newcastle
Brugge	2 - 2	Newcastle
Maratimo	0 - 0	Newcastle
AZ Alkmaar	2 - 0	Newcastle
Z.Waregem	1 - 3	Newcastle
E.Frankfurt	0 - 0	Newcastle
Palermo	0 - 1	Newcastle
Levadia	0 - 1	Newcastle
Ventspils	0 - 1	Newcastle

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

12 / 20

Clean sheets

8 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Newcastle	1 - 2	Marseille
H	Newcastle	2 - 0	A.Bilbao
H	Newcastle	3 - 0	Benfica
A	Newcastle	4 - 0	Union SG
H	Newcastle	1 - 2	Barcelona
H	Newcastle	1 - 2	Milan
A	Newcastle	1 - 1	PSG
A	Newcastle	0 - 2	Dortmund
H	Newcastle	0 - 1	Dortmund
H	Newcastle	4 - 1	PSG
A	Newcastle	0 - 0	Milan
H	Newcastle	1 - 1	Benfica
A	Newcastle	1 - 3	Benfica
H	Newcastle	1 - 0	Anzhi Mak
A	Newcastle	0 - 0	Anzhi Mak
A	Newcastle	1 - 0	Metalist
H	Newcastle	0 - 0	Metalist
A	Newcastle	0 - 2	Bordeaux
H	Newcastle	1 - 1	Maratimo
A	Newcastle	2 - 2	Brugge

Goal Statistics

Bayer Leverkusen have been reliable in front of goal of late, finding the net in 5 consecutive Champions League outings. Their PG of 1.7 against Newcastle United on Wednesday suggests that run is likely to continue.

	Leverkusen 17th	Newcastle 11th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.5 goals	1.5 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 23% 1 34% 2 25% 3 12% 4+ There is a 77% probability that Leverkusen will score 1 or more goals	0 22% 1 34% 2 25% 3 12% 4+ There is a 78% probability that Newcastle will score 1 or more goals

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-8 Leverkusen’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	=0 Newcastle’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	2.0 average goals scored	0.9 average goals scored
	1.2 conceded	0.9 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Champions League - 2025/2025 season

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Games scored	19		16
Failed to score	1		4
Scored first	16		13
Goals scored	44		30
Avg. goals scored	2.2		1.5
Avg. shots per game	10		10
Avg. shots per goal	5		6
Conversion rate for	21		16
Avg. XG for	1.9		1.6
KickOff rating		+26%

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Games conceded	14		11
Clean sheets	6		9
Conceded first	4		4
Goals conceded	32		21
Avg. goals conceded	1.6		1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded	10		9
Avg. shots/goal conceded	6		8
Conversion rate against	16%		12%
Avg. XG against	1.4		1.1
KickOff rating		+21%

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Leverkusen Champions League squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
5	2	1	3
M Flekken	A Grimaldo	A Grimaldo	E Tapsoba

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
M Flekken GLK	5			-
A Grimaldo DEF	5	2	1	1 -
L Badé DEF	5			-
I Maza MID	5		1	1 -
A García MID	5	2		-
E Poku FWD	5			-
C. Kofane FWD	5	1	1	1 -
E Tapsoba DEF	4			3 -
J Quansah DEF	4			-
C Echeverri MID	4			1 -
M Tillman MID	4			1 -
E Seghir FWD	4			-
Arthur DEF	3			-
E Fernández MID	3			-
P Schick FWD	3	2		-
J Belocian DEF	2			-
R Andrich MID	2			1
L Vázquez DEF	1			1 -
A. Tape-Kobrissa DEF	1			-
N Tella FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
2	4	1	2
A Grimaldo	P Schick	A Grimaldo	I Maza

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
A Grimaldo DEF	2	3	1	1
A García MID	2	2
P Schick FWD	2	4
C. Kofane FWD	1	2	1
I Maza MID			1	2
E Poku FWD		1
J Quansah DEF				1
C Echeverri MID		1
M Tillman MID		1
R Andrich MID		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
325	16	25
A García	A Grimaldo	A Grimaldo

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
A García MID	325	3	7
L Badé DEF	305	9	18
E Tapsoba DEF	290	6	16
A Grimaldo DEF	236	16	25
J Quansah DEF	234	2	14
E Fernández MID	155	3	6
M Flekken GLK	147	1	2
I Maza MID	102	8	16
E Poku FWD	98	8	14
M Tillman MID	94	10	17
R Andrich MID	68	2	4
J Belocian DEF	64	2	3
C Echeverri MID	57	3	6
Arthur DEF	56	2	6
E Seghir FWD	52	1	6
L Vázquez DEF	49	2	6
C. Kofane FWD	40	2	7
P Schick FWD	39	1	16
A. Tape-Kobrissa DEF	9		4
N Tella FWD	3

Newcastle Champions League squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
5	4	2	2
N Pope	A Gordon	J Murphy	D Burn

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
N Pope GLK	5		1	-
D Burn DEF	5	1		2 -
M Thiaw DEF	5			1 -
B Guimarães MID	5			-
A Elanga FWD	5			-
N Woltemade FWD	5	1		-
A Gordon FWD	5	4	1	1 -
H Barnes FWD	5	4	1	-
S Botman DEF	4			-
K Trippier DEF	4		1	-
S Tonali MID	4		1	-
Joelinton MID	4	1		2 -
L Miley MID	4			-
J Murphy FWD	4		2	-
L Hall DEF	3			-
F Schär DEF	3			-
J Ramsey MID	3			-
J Willock MID	3			1 -
T Livramento DEF	2			-
W Osula FWD	2		1	-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
4	7	2	2
A Gordon	H Barnes	J Murphy	A Elanga

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
A Gordon FWD	4	5	1	1
H Barnes FWD	4	7	1	2
D Burn DEF	1	4		1
N Woltemade FWD	1	1
Joelinton MID	1	3
N Pope GLK			1
M Thiaw DEF		1
B Guimarães MID		2
A Elanga FWD		2		2
S Botman DEF		2
K Trippier DEF			1	1
S Tonali MID		4	1	1
J Murphy FWD		2	2	2
L Hall DEF				1
J Willock MID		2
W Osula FWD			1	2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
237	13	32
M Thiaw	K Trippier	D Burn

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
M Thiaw DEF	237	5	23
S Tonali MID	212	3	17
B Guimarães MID	207	6	21
K Trippier DEF	201	13	18
D Burn DEF	196	11	32
S Botman DEF	196	4	14
N Pope GLK	109		2
A Gordon FWD	107	5	20
Joelinton MID	100	5	16
L Miley MID	96	3	7
A Elanga FWD	71	2	7
N Woltemade FWD	61	1	10
H Barnes FWD	58		5
J Murphy FWD	57	3	6
T Livramento DEF	51	1	5
F Schär DEF	45	1	3
L Hall DEF	43	1	2
J Ramsey MID	31	3	7
J Willock MID	28	2	8
W Osula FWD	3