Bayer Leverkusen vs Marseille preview

Bayer Leverkusen host Marseille at the BayArena on Thursday 5 November at 20:00 GMT in the Europa League league phase. Leverkusen have won their opening three European matches without conceding, while Marseille are still seeking their first point.

UEFA Europa League · League Stage – 4

Bayer Leverkusen Vs Marseille matchday centre

UEFA Europa League · League Stage – 4. Recent form covers all competitions; detailed stats retain their named competition and sample.

Recent form

Leverkusen have three wins and two defeats in their last five matches across all competitions, scoring 11 goals and conceding ten. Their Europa League record is stronger: three wins from three, with eight goals scored and none conceded, put them second in the league-phase table on nine points.

Marseille also have three wins and two defeats in their last five matches across all competitions, scoring 11 and conceding seven. In the Europa League, they have lost all three matches, scoring once and conceding six. They sit 34th with no points.

Fixture context

The contrast is in their Europa League results: Leverkusen have nine points from three matches and Marseille have none. Both sides have won three of their last five across all competitions, so the visitors’ recent results offer more encouragement than their European record alone suggests.

Two data‑led observations

Leverkusen have kept a clean sheet in each of their three Europa League matches, with eight goals scored.
Both clubs have three wins and two defeats in their last five matches across all competitions. Leverkusen have conceded ten in that sequence, compared with Marseille’s seven.

Recent notable results

In their previous Europa League match on 22 October, Leverkusen won 2–0 away to OFI.

On the same date, Marseille lost 1–0 away to Sturm Graz in the Europa League.

Marseille’s latest result was a 2–0 home win over Toulouse on 1 November.

Leverkusen most recently lost 4–2 at home to Stuttgart on 31 October.

Bayer Leverkusen

2nd · 9 pts · 3 played

WWLWL9 points

Marseille

34th · 0 pts · 3 played

LWLWW9 points

Last 5 · all competitions · oldest → newest

Talking points

European clean sheets: Leverkusen have yet to concede in this Europa League campaign. Marseille have scored once in their three European matches.
Recent domestic results: Marseille have won their three latest Ligue 1 matches. Leverkusen’s latest Bundesliga result was a 4–2 home defeat, a reminder that their European record is only one part of the picture.

THE GOAL CLOCK

Goals scored and conceded, minute by minute

Compare when each club scored and conceded in the recorded matches. Every mark uses an exact event minute; added time stays separate from normal time.

Player

Goals scoredGoals conceded

Horizontal axis: exact match minute. Vertical axis: number of goals at that minute. Scroll the chart sideways on a small screen; hover or focus a mark for the goal details.

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Minute	Scored / conceded	Club sample	Goalscorer	Fixture date

Source: retained API-Football match events. Only matches whose goal events reconcile with the final score are included. This is recorded coverage, not a complete-season claim.

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Pressure points

Who wins the corners?

Bayer Leverkusen

CORNERS / GAME

Won7.0

3 matches

Conceded3.7

3 matches

3 matches · 16 Sept–22 Oct

Marseille

CORNERS / GAME

Won5.3

3 matches

Conceded2.0

3 matches

3 matches · 17 Sept–22 Oct

Match intelligenceScoring first

Marseille

COMPETITION MATCHES

Scored first: 0 matches
Then won / drew / lost: 0 / 0 / 0
Conceded first: 3 matches
Then won / drew / lost: 0 / 0 / 3
Goalless: 0
First-goal order unclear · excluded: 0

3 matches · 17 Sept–22 Oct

Match intelligenceLate goals · 76–90+

Marseille

COMPETITION MATCHES

Scored: 0
Conceded: 1

3 matches · 17 Sept–22 Oct

Competition matches only · 90 minutes · 4 Nov · Season to date. Samples can differ where detailed match coverage differs.

Fan Banter Prediction

90‑minute pick: Bayer Leverkusen to win.

Leverkusen are the pick because their three Europa League wins have come with eight goals scored and none conceded. Marseille’s three recent Ligue 1 wins give them a route to challenge that assessment, but their three European defeats leave the home side with the stronger competition record.

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