Bayer Leverkusen will look to make up for a heartbreaking 3-2 first-leg loss to Monaco when both sides meet for the return leg in Stade Louis II on Thursday.
Though controversial, the French side beat their German opponents in the first leg. But regardless, they will feel they’re firmly in the driver’s seat to win this tie. History would certainly back that up, given they’ve successfully progressed from all 14 of their UEFA competition ties when winning the first leg on the road.
They simply need to avoid defeat here to progress, and they will be confident of achieving that, considering they are currently riding an eight-game unbeaten streak in all competitions (W6, D2).
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Bayer Leverkusen will be desperate to win; however, they have a poor record against Monaco, winning just once in seven previous encounters (D2, L4). The odds are stacked against them here, especially since they’ve failed to overturn a first-leg home defeat in a two-legged knockout round tie of any major European competition in all 11 prior attempts.
Xabi Alonso’s men are also in poor form, with four losses and just one win in their last five games. However, the visitors have enjoyed some success on the road recently by winning three of their last four away matches (L1), although they failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 such games.Therefore, the correct score prediction for this game will be Over 1.5 goals.
