Match preview: Leverkusen vs Newcastle, 3:00 AM, December 11th: Away team in top form, home team unstable.

Prediction of Leverkusen vs Newcastle match, 3:00 a.m. December 11: Guests are in high spirits, home team is unstable - photo 1

Leverkusen vs Newcastle form

In their most recent match, Leverkusen had to travel to Manchester City's Etihad Stadium. Most pre-match predictions favored the Bundesliga representatives leaving empty-handed.

Conversely, Leverkusen turned what should have been a show for Pep Guardiola's team into their own. Alex Grimaldo and Patrik Schick took turns scoring, helping the German team create one of the biggest surprises of matchday 5.

Thanks to their 2-0 victory away from home, Leverkusen climbed to 17th place with 8 points. Their chances of qualifying for the knockout round are now looking much brighter, despite their slow start, having only managed 2 points from their first 3 matches.

However, Leverkusen's form is still quite erratic. In the last two rounds of the Bundesliga, the team under the direction of coach Kasper Hjulmand has come up empty-handed. If the 1-2 loss to Dortmund was somewhat comforted by the sweet revenge a few days later in the German National Cup (a 1-0 win), the 0-2 defeat at the relegation-struggling Augsburg last weekend was really hard to swallow.

Two consecutive matches without a single point have put Leverkusen at risk of being knocked out of the top four in the Bundesliga. Currently, Grimaldo and his teammates are ranked fourth, but only ahead of the three teams behind them by goal difference, 1, and 2 points respectively.

With the current ups and downs, the ability of Leverkusen to win all 3 points against Newcastle is not rated too highly. Especially when the performance of the Leverkusen team at home is not too impressive. In the last 17 times hosting guests in official tournaments, the home team has only won 6, drawn 5 and lost 6.

Prediction of Leverkusen vs Newcastle match, 3:00 a.m. December 11: Guests are in high spirits, home team is unstable - photo 2 — Newcastle are unbeaten in their last three matches.

On the other hand, Newcastle are quite well-prepared mentally and in good form for their trip to Germany. In their last three Premier League matches, The Magpies have been unbeaten, with two wins and one draw.

Despite being labeled as lacking resilience on away trips, Eddie Howe's team somewhat changed that perception with a resounding 4-1 victory over Everton in their most recent away game at St James' Park.

In the Champions League, Newcastle are currently 11th, just one point behind the top eight. A victory at BayArena would see the Premier League side potentially break back into the eight teams that qualify directly for the Round of 16.

This is only the third time in history that Leverkusen and Newcastle have faced each other in the most prestigious continental competition. In the second group stage of the 2002/03 Champions League, The Magpies impressively overcame their opponents with the same 3-1 scoreline in both legs.

Leverkusen vs Newcastle team information

Leverkusen: Janis Blaswich, Equi Fernandez, Exequiel Palacios are absent due to injury.

Newcastle: Sven Botman, Emil Krafth, Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier, Will Osula are not available yet.

Expected lineup Leverkusen vs Newcastle

Leverkusen: Flekken; Quansah, Bade, Belocian; Poku, Garcia, Maza, Grimaldo; Tillman, Kofane; Schick

Newcastle: Ramsdale; Livramento, Schar, Thiaw, Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Elanga, Woltemade, Gordon

Prediction: 2-2

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