Bayer Leverkusen, this Thursday will travel to Budapest for their final Europa League Group G against the bottom placed Ferencvaros as they host the match at the Groupama Arena.
Ferencvaros are the bottom side in the group and have gone defeated in all the 5 group fixtures to this 6th which they will want to avoid the sixth defeat. Ferencvaros are the only team in this season’s Europa League who are yet to claim a single point in the group stage.
The home side have already been eliminated entirely from European competition and have nothing to lose coming to this match but will be looking for their first and only win in the group stage. On contrast to the Europa league, the hosts have been on an impressive domestic run.
Ferencvaros are on the top spot in the Nemzeti Bajnoksag having won 10 of their 14 opening league matches and are eyeing for the fourth title in a row. A 2-0 away defeat against Real Betis in their most recent Group G match marked the 5th defeat in the Europa campaign.
Bayern Leverkusen on the other hand are the top placed team in the group and have already secured their spot in the knockout stage. Leverkusen have won 4 of the 5 matches in the group stage and have drawn once to settle for 13 points 3 on top of Betis.
Leverkusen have not only shown their brilliance in the Europa league only but are also n a fine run in the domestic campaign and are now placed third with 27 ponts, 3 points adrift of the second placed Borussia Dortmund and 2 just above Freiburg.
Bayer Leverkusen enjoyed a more successful spell in November, winning four and drawing one of their five games and they come to this match on the back of 7-1 win against Greuther Furth on home turf in the Bundesliga with Patrick Schick scoring four times.
Ferencvaros vs Bayer Leverkusen head to head
Leverkusen won in the previous first leg match at home with a 2-1 result and will want to cement the first spot. Leverkusen have lost none of their last 10 away matches and have a winning streak of 4 matches having not lost in their last 6 games.
- Leverkusen 2-1 Ferencvarosi 16/09/21
Home
- Ferencvarosi 1-1 Puskas Akademia
- Mezokovesdi 0-3 Ferencvarosi
- Real Betis 2-0 Ferencvarosi
- Ferencvarosi 3-0 Fehervar Szekesfeh.
- Kisvarda FC 0-4 Ferencvarosi
Away
- Leverkusen 7-1 Greuther Furth
- Leipzig 1-3 Leverkusen
- Leverkusen 3-2 Celtic
- Leverkusen 1-0 Bochum
- Hertha 1-1 Leverkusen
Ferencvarosi team news
David Siger is the only injury concern.
Leverkusen team news
Iker Bravo Solanilla, Mitchel Bakker, Julian Baumgartlinger and Timothy Fosu-Mensah are all injured while Kerem Demirbay is on suspension.
Prediction and odds
- Leverkusen to win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both sides score
