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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

Bayer Leverkusen and their manager Kasper Hjulmand will be looking to get one over on Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United side on Wednesday night, as the pair clash at the BayArena in the Champions League. We've got bespoke statistics for every major market, from team to score first to full time result, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are calculated from these, and the odds come straight from leading bookmakers.


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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.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 39% chance of Newcastle coming away with a win.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Leverkusen
36%
2.702.70
Draw
24%
3.503.60
Newcastle
39%
2.502.45
Draw 1-1
11%
6.507.00
Newcastle 2-1
9%
9.509.00
Leverkusen 2-1
8%
10.009.50
Newcastle 1-0
8%
10.009.00
Leverkusen 1-0
7%
11.009.50
Draw 2-2
6%
12.0011.00
Newcastle 2-0
6%
13.0012.00
Leverkusen 2-0
5%
15.0013.00
Draw 0-0
5%
13.0011.00
Newcastle 3-1
4%
19.0015.00
Leverkusen 3-1
4%
21.0017.00
Newcastle 3-2
3%
23.0019.00
Leverkusen 3-2
3%
26.0021.00
Newcastle 3-0
3%
23.0019.00
Leverkusen 3-0
3%
29.0021.00
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
1.731.70
Under 2.5 Goals
43%
2.102.05
Home 1st Goal
48%
2.002.00
Away 1st Goal
49%
1.911.91
No 1st Goal
3%
13.0010.00
BTTS - Yes
60%
1.621.62
BTTS - No
40%
2.202.20
BTTS - Home Win
20%
4.754.50
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.334.20
BTTS - Away Win
21%
4.504.20
Home/draw
61%
1.501.53
Away/draw
64%
1.441.44
Home/away
76%
1.291.29
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
1.221.22
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
4.333.80
Over 3.5 Goals
35%
2.752.70
Under 3.5 Goals
65%
1.441.40
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
5.004.80
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1.171.15
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
10.009.50
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1.061.05
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1.041.04
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
13.0010.00
Home DNB
53%
1.911.95
Away DNB
56%
1.801.75
Leverkusen win to nil
17%
5.50-
Newcastle win to nil
18%
5.00-
Leverkusen / Leverkusen
19%
4.334.20
Leverkusen / Newcastle
4%
23.0019.00
Leverkusen / Draw
6%
13.0012.00
Draw / Leverkusen
13%
6.506.00
Draw / Newcastle
14%
6.005.75
Draw / Draw
14%
6.005.25
Newcastle / Leverkusen
3%
26.0021.00
Newcastle / Newcastle
21%
4.003.80
Newcastle / Draw
6%
13.0012.00
Win / draw / win Champions League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Leverkusen
Newcastle
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Arsenal55001315 
-
-
-
-
2
PSG54011112 
l
 
2-7A
-
-
Jan 28
3
Bayern5401912 
-
-
-
-
4
Inter5401912 
-
-
-
-
5
Real Madrid5401712 
-
-
-
-
6
Dortmund5311610 
-
-
-
-
7
Chelsea5311610 
-
-
-
-
8
S. Lisbon5311610 
-
-
-
-
9
Man City5311510 
-
w
 
0-2F
-
-
10
Atalanta5311110 
-
-
-
-
11
Newcastle530279 
Dec 10
-
-
-
12
A.Madrid530229 
-
-
-
-
13
Liverpool530229 
-
-
-
-
14
Galatasaray530219 
-
-
-
-
15
PSV522158 
d
 
1-1F
-
Jan 21
-
16
Spurs522138 
-
-
-
-
17
Leverkusen5221-28 
-
-
-
Dec 10
18
Barcelona521227 
-
-
l
 
1-2A
-
19
Qarabag5212-17 
-
-
-
-
20
Napoli5212-37 
-
-
-
-
21
Marseille520326 
-
-
-
l
 
2-1F
22
Juventus513106 
-
-
-
-
23
Monaco5131-26 
-
-
-
-
24
Paphos5131-36 
-
-
-
-
25
Union SG5203-76 
-
-
-
w
 
0-4F
26
Brugge5113-54 
-
-
-
-
27
A.Bilbao5113-54 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
-
28
E.Frankfurt5113-74 
-
-
-
-
29
Kobenhavn5113-74 
-
d
 
2-2A
-
-
30
Benfica5104-43 
-
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
-
31
Slavia5032-63 
-
-
-
-
32
Bodø5023-42 
-
-
-
-
33
Olympiakos5023-82 
-
Jan 20
-
-
34
Villarreal5014-81 
Jan 28
-
-
-
35
Kairat Almaty5014-101 
-
-
-
-
36
Ajax5005-150 
-
-
-
-
Next round
Play Off
Win / draw / win form
Leverkusen 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Newcastle 11TH
17 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
10 / 17
Conceded
8 / 17
Clean sheets
9 / 17
Failed to score
7 / 17
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
Goal Statistics

Bayer Leverkusen have been steady in front of goal of late, scoring in 5 consecutive Champions League games. Their PG of 1.5 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
33%
2
25%
3
13%
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
Leverkusen
PG (predicted goals)
Newcastle
1.5
1.5
Attack rating
12%
better
B04
NEW
view stats
Games scored18
17
Failed to score1
2
Scored first15
15
Goals scored38
34
Avg. goals scored1.9
1.7
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for20
19
Avg. XG for1.6
1.7
KickOff rating
+12%
Defence rating
B04
NEW
24%
better
view stats
Games conceded13
11
Clean sheets6
8
Conceded first4
2
Goals conceded28
20
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
12%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+24%

The line-ups for the Champions League match between Leverkusen v Newcastle will show here when available.

Leverkusen Champions League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5213
M FlekkenA GrimaldoA GrimaldoE Tapsoba
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Flekken GLK5
-
A Grimaldo DEF521
1
-
L Badé DEF5
-
I Maza MID51
1
-
A García MID52
-
E Poku FWD5
-
C. Kofane FWD511
1
-
E Tapsoba DEF4
3
-
J Quansah DEF4
-
C Echeverri MID4
1
-
M Tillman MID4
1
-
E Seghir FWD4
-
Arthur DEF3
-
E Fernández MID3
-
P Schick  FWD32
-
J Belocian DEF2
-
R Andrich MID2
1
L Vázquez DEF1
1
-
A. Tape-Kobrissa DEF1
-
N Tella FWD1
-
Newcastle Champions League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5422
N Pope A GordonJ MurphyD Burn
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Pope  GLK51
-
M Thiaw DEF5
1
-
D Burn DEF51
2
-
B Guimarães MID5
-
A Elanga FWD5
-
N Woltemade FWD51
-
A Gordon FWD541
1
-
H Barnes FWD541
-
S Botman DEF4
-
K Trippier DEF41
-
Joelinton MID41
2
-
L Miley MID4
-
S Tonali MID41
-
J Murphy FWD42
-
L Hall DEF3
-
F Schär DEF3
-
J Ramsey MID3
-
J Willock MID3
1
-
T Livramento  DEF2
-
W Osula FWD21
-