Barcelona vs Bayer Leverkusen: result 2-1 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on September 29, 2015 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Camp Nou, Barcelona
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What was the result of Barcelona vs Bayer Leverkusen?
Barcelona won 2-1 on September 29, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 22′K. PapadopoulosBayer Leverkusen
- 80′Sergi RobertoBarcelona
- 82′L. SuárezBarcelona
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Barcelona have 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats; Bayer Leverkusen have 9, 0 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2015 | Las Palmas(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Sep 23, 2015 | Celta Vigo(away) | 1-4 | La Liga |
| Sep 20, 2015 | Levante(home) | 4-1 | La Liga |
| Sep 16, 2015 | AS Roma(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 12, 2015 | Atletico Madrid(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2015 | Werder Bremen(away) | 3-0 | Bundesliga |
| Sep 23, 2015 | FSV Mainz 05(home) | 1-0 | Bundesliga |
| Sep 20, 2015 | Borussia Dortmund(away) | 0-3 | Bundesliga |
| Sep 16, 2015 | Bate Borisov(home) | 4-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 12, 2015 | SV Darmstadt 98(home) | 0-1 | Bundesliga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Barcelona win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Bayer Leverkusen win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2012 | Barcelona 7-1 Bayer Leverkusen | UEFA Champions League |
| Feb 14, 2012 | Bayer Leverkusen 1-3 Barcelona | UEFA Champions League |
Last archived meeting: Barcelona vs Bayer Leverkusen on Mar 7, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
Barcelona score 2.6 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Bayer Leverkusen score 1.5 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 2.6 | 0.9 | 7 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 3/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Barcelona sit 5th in UEFA Champions League (16 points from 8 matches) and Bayer Leverkusen sit 16th (12 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Barcelona | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 16 |
| 16 | Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy