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Another exciting day of UEFA Champions League action is on the way. The group stage is flying by, and after the first three rounds, we can begin to predict who will advance from each group to the round of 16.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Porto will face each other in this Matchday 4 Champions League game looking for a better performance than the one they have shown so far. It’s a crucial duel in Group B because both teams are vying for second place and a direct ticket to the next stage of the tournament.
Every week, JefeBet brings you all the information on what will happen in these matches, and today we have a preview of Bayer Leverkusen vs Porto, complete with odds and predictions.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Bayer Leverkusen vs Porto Champions League Matchday 4 Game on October 12, 2022
- Where: BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany
- When: Wednesday, October 12, 2022, 3:00 PM ET
- BetMGM Moneyline: Bayer Leverkusen (+120) / Tie (+260) / Porto (+210)
- DraftKings Asian Handicap: Bayer Leverkusen (AH -0.75, +140 ) / Porto (AH +0.75, -195)
- Over/Under (2.5): Over (-135), Under (+100).
- Both teams score: Yes (-155) / No (+110).
Odds provided by BetMGM and DraftKings
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Bayer Leverkusen Preview
Bayer Leverkusen has only one win in three games played in this Champions League group stage, after beating Atlético de Madrid 2-0. Its performance has left much to be desired: the team needs an immediate victory to keep contending for a ticket to the round of 16.
Perhaps the team’s recent 4-0 Bundesliga victory over Schalke will be enough to motivate them to beat the team they lost 2-0 at home last season in the continental competition, especially since that victory ended a three-game winless streak in all competitions.
Absences: Exequiel Palacios, Florian Wirtz, Karim Bellarabi, Jeremie Frimpong and Sardar Azmoun.
Likely lineup: Lukas Hradecky; Timothy Fosi-Mensah, Jonathan Tah, Edmond Tapsoba, Piero Hincapié; Robert Andrich, Charles Aránguiz, Adam Hlozek; Moussa Diaby, Patrik Schick, Callum Hudson-Odoi
Porto Preview
Porto hasn’t had many good results in the Champions League this season, but they do have a 2-0 win over this opponent on Matchday 3, which is their only win in Group B so far. This is a relief for the Portuguese team, which started with two consecutive defeats and was at the bottom of the group.
They are currently unbeaten in four matches in all competitions, with three wins and a draw, and are heading into Matchday 4 with three wins in a row, as well as two clean sheets in their last two matches.
Absences: Pepe.
Probable lineup: Diogo Costa; Wendell Nascimento, David Carmo, Fábio Cardoso, Rodrigo Conceicao; Otavio da Silva, Mateus Uribe, Stephen Eustaquio, Eduardo Aquino; Evanilson de Lima and Mehdi Taremi.
JefeBet Prediction
Because of their inconsistencies in the first three Champions League matches, it is entirely possible that the first draw within Group B will happen in this new chapter. Both are coming off victories and strong performances, but nothing guarantees that they will be able to defeat each other on German soil.
Prediction: Draw by a score of 1-1.
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