Bayer Leverkusen will do battle with Brest on matchday three of the Champions League on Wednesday.
Best betting tips for Brest vs Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen to win and both teams to score – 47/25 with NRG
Brest to score first – 11/5 with NRG
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Brest vs Bayer Leverkusen predictions
When Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga title without losing a single game last season, it was hard not to wonder how they might have got on in the Champions League.
Anyone who watched Xabi Alonso’s side week in, week out will know that they had the quality to mix it with some of Europe’s best.
As it was, Leverkusen competed in the Europa League. They were long considered the favourites to win that competition, but Alonso’s team were ultimately outclassed by Atalanta in the final.
Alonso’s decision to stay put at the BayArena for at least one more year was no doubt heavily influenced by his desire to have a crack at the Champions League.
Crucially, Leverkusen succeeded in keeping their title-winning squad intact over the summer. Many overachieving teams are swiftly broken up when the vultures circle, but that was not the case this time.
That is bad news for Bayern Munich, who will no doubt be pushed hard by Leverkusen in the Bundesliga title race. But it is good news for those who hope a club outside Europe’s elite can challenge for the Champions League in 2024/25.
Leverkusen have made a strong start to their continental campaign. The German champions are one of seven sides (the others are Aston Villa, Juventus, Liverpool, Benfica, Borussia Dortmund and, surprisingly, their upcoming opponents Brest) to have won both of their matches in the league phase up to now, beating Feyenoord 4-0 and AC Milan 1-0.
That has fuelled hope of a top-eight finish, which is required for teams to skip the knockout phase play-offs and advance straight to the round of 16.
Leverkusen still have some tricky fixtures on the horizon, with Liverpool, Inter and Atletico Madrid among the sides they still have to play. That is why another three points on Wednesday would be so important, giving Leverkusen a buffer ahead of some trickier games ahead.
Having said that, Brest’s own record shows that it would be a mistake for Alonso’s side to underestimate them. Leverkusen should take nothing for granted at the Stade Francis-Le Ble.
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Brest vs Bayer Leverkusen betting tips
Bayer Leverkusen and Brest will be battling it out for three points in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Bayer Leverkusen to win and both teams to score
Bayer Leverkusen are yet to concede a goal in the Champions League, having shut out both Feyenoord and AC Milan.
They have not been quite so defensively secure domestically, though. Indeed, Leverkusen have not kept a clean sheet in any of their seven Bundesliga matches, nor did they manage one in the DFB-Supercup against Stuttgart.
Brest beat Sturm Graz 2-1 on matchday one of the league phase, before they thrashed Red Bull Salzburg 4-0 in a terrific performance earlier this month.
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Brest have been inconsistent in the first couple of months of the Ligue 1 season, but they have scored in each of their five home league games up to now.
So while Leverkusen should have enough to emerge triumphant on Wednesday, Brest have what it takes to find the back of the net in front of their own fans.
Choose Bayer Leverkusen to win and both teams to score at 47/25 with NRG
Brest to score first
Even on their way to a domestic double, Bayer Leverkusen had a habit of conceding the first goal last season. Alonso’s team became famed for their comebacks, particularly in the second half of 2023/24.
We have seen the same pattern on occasion this term. For instance, Leverkusen gave up the first goal against Wolfsburg last month before battling back to win 4-3.
Something similar happened in their most recent outing. Eintracht Frankfurt took the lead through Omar Marmoush, but Leverkusen battled back to win 2-1.
Brest have broken the deadlock in five of their last six Ligue 1 outings, including in a trip to the French capital to face Paris Saint-Germain.
With the home crowd behind them, it could be worth a punt on Brest drawing first blood.
Tip Brest to score first at 11/5 with NRG
How to watch Brest vs Bayer Leverkusen
Location: Stade Francis-Le Ble, Brest, France.
Date and time: Wednesday 23rd October, 5.45pm.
How to watch: TNT Sports 3.
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