Comments and predictions for Brest vs Bayer Leverkusen: The superior strength of the upper hand
The match between Brest vs Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League takes place at 11:45 p.m. on October 23. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes, comments on football and predicts the score.
Latest Brest vs Bayer Leverkusen team information
Brest's biggest threat comes from the duo of Ludovic Ajorque and Abdallah Sima, with Ajorque assisting two of Sima's three goals in the Champions League. However, Sima missed the derby against Rennes with a hamstring injury.
Eric Roy welcomed Massadio Haidara back from suspension, but Julien Le Cardinal withdrew during the warm-up, leaving Soumaila Coulibaly or Abdoulaye Ndiaye to partner captain Brendan Chardonnet in defence. Midfielder Pierre Lees-Melou has just returned from injury, while defender Bradley Locko remains sidelined with a ruptured Achilles tendon.
Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz recently suffered an ankle injury, but he could start after coming on as a substitute. Former Rennes player Martin Terrier could partner Wirtz up front, having scored three goals and assisted one in eight appearances against Brest. Victor Boniface's condition remains unclear after he was hospitalised following a car accident.
Aleix Garcia, on his Champions League debut, completed 54 passes, setting a record with a 100% pass completion rate in his first appearance in the competition.
Latest expected lineup for Brest vs Bayer Leverkusen
Brest:
Bizot; Lala, Chardonnet, Coulibaly, Haidara; Camara, Lees-Melou, Magnetti; Del Castillo, Ajorque, Pereira Lage
Bayer Leverkusen:
Hradecky; Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie; Frimpong, Garcia, Xhaka, Grimaldo; Terrier, Wirtz; Schick
Latest football commentary on Brest vs Bayer Leverkusen
After finishing third in Ligue 1 last season, Brest have qualified for the Champions League for the first time and have made an impressive start with wins over Sturm Graz and Red Bull Salzburg, currently fourth in their group. Notably, on their first trip to Austria they won 4-0, with Abdallah Sima scoring twice and Marco Bizot keeping a clean sheet.
Despite their attacking prowess, Brest drew 1-1 with Rennes and have fallen into the bottom half of Ligue 1. Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen are in fine form, winning 4-0 against Feyenoord and 1-0 against AC Milan. Florian Wirtz scored twice on his Champions League debut, with Victor Boniface scoring the only goal as they overcame Milan.
Under Xabi Alonso, Leverkusen are looking to win their first three Champions League games since 2001 and reach the knockout stages for the first time in eight years. They beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 and are just three points off the top of the Bundesliga.
Leverkusen have conceded 13 goals in seven league games, while Brest have shown a strong counter-attacking ability. This could cause problems for the visitors' defence, but Leverkusen still have enough attacking firepower to score at least two goals at Stade Roudourou.
Brest vs Bayer Leverkusen score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Brest vs Bayer Leverkusenas follows:
- Sportsmole:Brest 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen
- WhoScore:Brest 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen
- Our newspaper predicts:Brest 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen
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