Bayer Leverkusen vs Roma predictions and betting tips on May 18, 2023

Prediction on game Roma wont lose

Odds: 1.85

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On May 18, BayArena (Leverkusen) will host the second leg of the 1/2 finals of the Europa League, in which Bayer will compete with Roma. The battle will start at 21:00 CET.

Bayer

The team has been playing under the rule of Xabi Alonso for a little over half a year, since autumn. The Spanish specialist, a former football legend and, according to the meaning of many, a promising mentor, gets his first chance at this level. It cannot be said that he has made incredible progress with his new wards, but it is worth remembering that he had to bring the team out of the crisis – the failure at the start of the season resulted in the replacement of his predecessor, Seoane. Speaking about the Bundesliga, the team added in the game, but it only managed to climb into the European tournament zone – there won’t be any chances to save a place in the top 4. At the same time, the German grandee was able to win in the away match against Monaco in the Europa League (by means of penalties after a 3-2 score), which was followed by the easy knock-outs of Ferencvaros and Union. Speaking about the battle in Italy, the team tried to do its best for a long time, but still it conceded once.

Roma

The club spends its second season under the rule of Mourinho. And Jose, taking into account his experience, is well aware that the third one, most likely, will not happen if there are no goals. The main of them, as everyone realizes, is a return to the Champions League. There was a lot of hope for “the Special One”, but he limited himself to winning the Conference League in 2022. Nowadays, a new portion of misfires in the Serie A has made the chances of climbing into the top 4 purely theoretical and mathematical. There remains only the Europa League; by the way, the Portuguese specialist had reached the Champions League with Manchester United by means of the success in the higher mentioned tournament. So far, the team, despite a number of troubles, has been able to reach the semi-finals. What a victory was taken in the battle against Feyenoord at the 1/4 stage – the opponent was squeezed only in extra time of the home match. Speaking about the previous week, “the Wolves” managed to score and win – this time they can play in accordance to the score, a draw will not be a bad result.

The statistics of head-to-head matches

The opponents have got head-to-head matches only in the Champions League – that happened at the group stage (2004, 2015). They approached the following battle with equality in statistics: each team has got a victory and a couple of draws.

Predictions

Bookmakers consider the German team, which will play at the home arena, to be the favourite of the following battle. Still, the experienced and motivated Italian grandee will not lose, which is enough for achieving the overall success (odd: 1.85).

Prediction on game Roma wont lose

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