Slavia Prague vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction and Betting Preview 29 Oct 2020

Here's our Slavia Prague vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction analysis:

Already top of Group C of the Europa League, Bayer Leverkusen will be looking to peel further away from the chasing pack with a good result against Slavia Prague at the Sinobo Stadium on Thursday night.

Match status: 2020/21 Europa League - Group Stage
Kick-off: Thursday 29 Oct 2020, 08:00pm CET
 Venue: Sinobo Stadium (Prague)

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Playing exceptionally well last season, Slavia Prague eased to the top of the Czech First Division to clinch the league title. Grinding out results every matchday, the Stitched amassed a staggering 85 points from 35 matches.

Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen will be gutted to have missed out on Champions League football, having finished whiskers away from fourth-placed Monchengladbach last time out. Now forced to turn up on Thursday nights, Die Werkself will be hopeful of enjoying a good run in this competition.

Slavia Prague vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

Clearly the best side in Czech Republic, Slavia Prague are perennial winners of the league title. In fact, they have now lifted the prestigious trophy twice in a row – 2018 and 2019. With a new season underway, the target remains to secure that title again.

Not the ideal start they would have wanted, the Stitched currently sit second on the standings, two points adrift archrivals Sparta Prague. However, it is still early days, and there is plenty of time for them to return to the summit.

Slavia Prague do not exactly have a good history in European competitions, failing to make their mark on the continent over the past decade. Working their asses off to make the Champions League knockout phases last season, they couldn’t make it past Group F. They even finished at the bottom of the table.

Plying their trade in the Europa League this time around, the Red and Whites will be hoping to represent Czech Republic better on the European scene. Their opening fixture saw them go down to Beer-Sheva – the Isreali side firing three goals past Kolar in goal.

Taking on a much more formidable side in Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday, Trpisovsky’s men are very likely to suffer a strong defeat. Leverkusen were very clinical in their last European game against Nice, posting an emphatic 6-2 win on the board.

You could sense a goal each time Die Werkself surged forward – such was their efficiency. Bosz’s men are also performing well in the German Bundesliga, picking up a decent nine points from five fixtures to occupy fourth-spot on the table.

Last time out in the league, they strolled to a routine 3-1 victory over tricky side Augsburg. Alario the cream of the crop for the Company’s Eleven, the striker bagged two goals before Diaby rounded up the win in style, with curled effort into the corner of the net.

Injured or Suspended Players

Slavia Prague: Peter Olayinka and Tomas Holes.

Bayer Leverkusen: Paulinho, Patrik Schick and Santiago Arias.

Pre-Match Odds

Slavia Prague: 3.72
Draw: 4
Bayer Leverkusen: 2.008

All odds are with 1xBet and are subject to change.

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Slavia Prague vs Bayer Leverkusen Predictions

No doubt about it, Slavia Prague are one of the best sides in Czech Republic. However, they are largely inexperienced in Europe and bound to struggle in the Europe League this season. Given they were comfortably dispatched by Beer-Sheeva last time, Leverkusen should win this easily.

Peter Bosz’s men shouldn’t even have to break a sweat to send this Slavia Prague side sinking. Count on the visitors to secure victory, scoring no less than three goals in the game.