FC Zurich vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE
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Match Preview
FC Zurich vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Europe .
- FC Zurich 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Aghayev Aliyev
- Referee Zeynal Zeynalov
- Referee Rza Məmmədov
- Referee Orxan Məmmədov
- Referee Rəhim Həsənov
- Referee Mubariz Hasimov
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Oct Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 3–2 W 04 Oct PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 1–0 W 20 Sep AEK Larnaka A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Oct FC Zurich A 2–3 L 20 Oct Hannover 96 H 2–2 D 07 Oct SC Freiburg A 0–0 D 04 Oct AEK Larnaka H 4–2 W 29 Sep Borussia Dortmund H 2–4 L 26 Sep TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf A 2–1 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 10' Sven Bender needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' Pa Modou Jagne was booked on 20.
- 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Lukas Hradecky suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' FC Zurich is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 42' It’s a booking for Bayer 04 Leverkusen player. Leon Bailey gets a Yellow card.
- 44' What a strike from Antonio Marchesano! The score is 1-0.
- 45' Time for substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Isaac Thelin is replaced by Kevin Volland.
- 50' What a strike from Karim Bellarabi! The score is 1-1.
- 54' Karim Bellarabi puts Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the lead.
- 58' The FC Zurich manager makes a substitution. Adrian Winter departs to be replaced by Salim Khelifi.
- 59' Goal! Toni Domgjoni scores his 1 goal in 20 matches.
- 64' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bayer 04 Leverkusen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 69' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 74' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bayer 04 Leverkusen that had 531 games and scored 629 goals.
- 78' FC Zurich is taking the lead after the goal scored by Stephen Odey on 78.
- 79' The whistle greets Benjamin Kololli as he departs to be replaced by Roberto Rodriguez.
- 84' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Benjamin Kololli made 20 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Roberto Rodriguez.
- 90' Lars Bender is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- 90' Another substitution for FC Zurich to replace Antonio Marchesano by Alain Nef on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.
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FC Zurich
Starting XI- 3
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- 18
- 17
- 22
- 25
- 10
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- 14
Bench- 94
- 1
- 13
- 68
- 99
- 31
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Coach Ludovic MagninBayer 04 Leverkusen
Starting XI- 5
- 21
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9
Leon Bailey ↓ Julian Brandt 79'
- 38
- 16
- 29
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11
Isaac Thelin ↓ Kevin Volland 45'
- 18
- 8
- 1
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Bench-
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Julian Brandt ↑ 79'
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31
Kevin Volland ↑ 45'
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- 13
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- 7
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23
Mitchell Weiser ↑ 45'
Coach Heiko Herrlich -
Head to Head
FC Zurich Form
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form
2018-10-25 FC Zurich 3–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2018-10-20 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 Hannover 96 D 2018-10-07 SC Freiburg 0–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2018-10-04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–2 AEK Larnaka W 2018-09-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–4 Borussia Dortmund L 2018-09-26 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W

