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OFI Crete FC v Bayer Leverkusen : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 22nd Oct, 17:45 BST, Pankritio Stadio,

Christos Kontis welcomes Carles Martínez Novell to the Pankritio Stadio on Thursday evening, as their OFI Crete FC and Bayer Leverkusen troops clash in the Europa League. The predictions for all the markets are calculated using the past 20 games for each team (at home, away or overall) with weighting applied to top teams. All the statistics and infographics are tailored for the betting market in question. Head to head (H2H) stats for this fixture are also given if there are are enough previous meetings. Odds are provided directly from from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Crete
44%
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Draw
27%
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Leverkusen
29%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Crete 1-0
12%
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Leverkusen 1-0
9%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Crete 2-1
9%
--
Crete 2-0
8%
--
Leverkusen 2-1
7%
--
Leverkusen 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Crete 3-1
4%
--
Crete 3-0
4%
--
Leverkusen 3-1
2%
--
Crete 3-2
2%
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Leverkusen 3-0
2%
--
Leverkusen 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
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Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
48%
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BTTS - No
52%
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BTTS - Home Win
18%
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BTTS - Draw
18%
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BTTS - Away Win
12%
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Home/draw
71%
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Away/draw
56%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
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Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
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Under 5.5 Goals
96%
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Over 0.5 Goals
91%
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Under 0.5 Goals
9%
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Home DNB
63%
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Away DNB
48%
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Crete win to nil
26%
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Leverkusen win to nil
17%
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Win / draw / win form
Crete 9TH
4 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
5
Conceded
2
Games: Scored
2 / 4
Conceded
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
Failed to score
2 / 4
Won
2
Lost
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Crete2 - 0Hoffenheim
Crete3 - 0CSK Sofia
Crete0 - 1Limassol
Crete0 - 1Apollon
Goals: Scored
7
Conceded
2
Games: Scored
3 / 5
Conceded
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
Failed to score
2 / 5
Won
3
Lost
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCrete2 - 0Hoffenheim
ACrete2 - 0CSK Sofia
HCrete3 - 0CSK Sofia
HCrete0 - 1Limassol
HCrete0 - 1Apollon
Leverkusen 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Arsenal2 - 0Leverkusen
Olympiakos0 - 2Leverkusen
Olympiakos2 - 0Leverkusen
Man City0 - 2Leverkusen
Benfica0 - 1Leverkusen
Kobenhavn2 - 2Leverkusen
Bayern3 - 0Leverkusen
A.Madrid2 - 1Leverkusen
Liverpool4 - 0Leverkusen
Brest1 - 1Leverkusen
Feyenoord0 - 4Leverkusen
Atalanta3 - 0Leverkusen
Roma0 - 2Leverkusen
West Ham1 - 1Leverkusen
Qarabag2 - 2Leverkusen
Häcken0 - 2Leverkusen
Qarabag0 - 1Leverkusen
Molde1 - 2Leverkusen
Roma1 - 0Leverkusen
Union SG1 - 4Leverkusen
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLeverkusen2 - 0Celje
ALeverkusen0 - 2Arsenal
HLeverkusen1 - 1Arsenal
HLeverkusen0 - 0Olympiakos
ALeverkusen2 - 0Olympiakos
HLeverkusen3 - 0Villarreal
ALeverkusen0 - 2Olympiakos
HLeverkusen2 - 2Newcastle
ALeverkusen2 - 0Man City
ALeverkusen1 - 0Benfica
HLeverkusen2 - 7PSG
HLeverkusen1 - 1PSV
ALeverkusen2 - 2Kobenhavn
HLeverkusen0 - 2Bayern
ALeverkusen0 - 3Bayern
HLeverkusen2 - 0Sparta
ALeverkusen1 - 2A.Madrid
HLeverkusen1 - 0Inter
HLeverkusen5 - 0Salzburg
ALeverkusen0 - 4Liverpool
Goal Statistics

OFI Crete FC's defensive record is very strong, C. Kontis's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Europa League outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.1 for Bayer Leverkusen makes sense in this context.

Crete 9th Leverkusen 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Crete will score no more than 1 goal
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Leverkusen will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
4 home / away league games
=0
Crete’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-15
Leverkusen have scored 15% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
0.5
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2026/2027 season
Crete
PG (predicted goals)
Leverkusen
1.4
1.1
Attack rating
OFI
B04
11%
better
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Games scored17
18
Failed to score3
2
Scored first13
14
Goals scored31
41
Avg. goals scored1.6
2.1
Avg. shots per game8
13
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for19
16
Avg. XG for1.1
2.1
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
13%
better
OFI
B04
view stats
Games conceded11
14
Clean sheets9
6
Conceded first7
6
Goals conceded24
28
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded11
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
7
Conversion rate against11%
14%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.6
KickOff rating
+13%

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

Crete Europa League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3211
N ChristogeorgosT FountasA PoungourasT Androutsos
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Christogeorgos GLK3
-
L Dickmann DEF31
-
A Poungouras DEF31
-
N Athanasiou DEF31
-
A Bouchalakis MID3
-
T Androutsos MID3
1
-
G Apostolakis MID31
-
T Fountas FWD32
-
T Nuss FWD31
-
A Cantalapiedra  FWD311
1
-
K. Kostoulas DEF2
-
D Nikolaou DEF21
1
-
K. Krizmanić DEF2
-
B González DEF21
-
C Sielis DEF2
-
Z Karachalios MID2
-
G Kanellopoulos MID21
-
A Iseka FWD2
-
K Kodro FWD11
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G Theodosoulakis FWD11
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Leverkusen Europa League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1110
M FlekkenF MedinaA García
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Flekken GLK1
-
L Badé DEF1
-
E Tapsoba DEF1
-
L Vázquez DEF1
-
F Medina DEF11
-
J Quansah DEF1
-
A García MID11
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R Andrich MID1
-
M Tillman MID1
-
E Fernández MID1
-
M Diaby FWD1
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A Moreira FWD1
-
C. Kofane FWD1
-
E Seghir FWD1
-
M Terrier  FWD1
-
P Schick  FWD1
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