CSKA Moscow vs Bayer Leverkusen Predictions, Betting Tips, Preview

CSKA Moscow vs Bayer Leverkusen predictions and betting tips for this week’s Champions League fixture including reasons for each bet and the best odds available.

 

The early match on Tuesday night is a critical one in Group E as CSKA Moscow need to win to have any chance of playing Champions League football after Christmas but Bayer Leverkusen know that a win will put them in a commanding position in the group. Here are some tips and predictions for the game live on BT sport.

 

CSKA Moscow are currently bottom of the group without a win in four Champions League games and are not expected to qualify for the knockout stages. They are also struggling in the league at the moment and are nine points away from arch rivals Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League table and it looks as if they may need to settle for the Europa League next season. Although they are regulars in Europe it looks as if they have a lack of quality at this level and this has shown with the lack of clean sheets that they have kept in the competition over the past ten years. Russian goal keeper Igor Akinfeev hasn’t kept a clean sheet in the Champions League for over year ten years and this is a staggering forty games and I can’t see this changing on Tuesday night.

 

Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in the group and got a fantastic victory last time out at Wembley when they beat Tottenham 1-0 and this has set them up in good stead for the last two games. They are a very good side to watch with attacking players such as Javier Hernandez, Julian Brandt and Hakan Calhanoglu all in good form this season but they are another team who have defensive issues and this is why they are sitting 9th in the Bundesliga table. The Germans know that with a match against group leaders Monaco on the final match day, this is a great opportunity to get three points and make that last game a little easier.

 

CSKA Moscow vs Bayer Leverkusen Predictions

My first CSKA Moscow vs Bayer Leverkusen betting tip in this game is going to be for Bayer Leverkusen to win. I think they are a better team than the Russians and will have too much in this game. I watched the first game that these two played against each other and Leverkusen should have been three of four up before CSKA scored two quick goals and I think that they won’t let another victory slip on Tuesday. The best odds for a Bayer Leverkusen win are 6/5 at Betfred.

 

Bayer Leverkusen to win – 6/5 with Betfred.

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Anytime Goalscorer Tips

My second CSKA Moscow vs Bayer Leverkusen prediction is going to be in the anytime goal scorer market and I am going for a player who will have chances on Tuesday, it’s just a question of whether or not he will take them. Javier Hernandez has done very well since arriving in Germany and it has left many people questioning why he left the Premier League and with the CSKA defence being so shaky I can see Hernandez getting a few chances and hopefully for us he will take at least one of them. He is best priced 7/5 to score at any time with Bet365.

 

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CSKA Moscow vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

The Russians will be without midfielder Roman Eremenko after he was banned from football for two years after testing positive for cocaine. Ex-Manchester United player Zoran Tosic will be looking to be in the starting eleven after being rested at the weekend. As for Bayer Leverkusen, they have no injury worries coming into this game and will be looking for a better result after their disappointing 3-2 defeat against RB Leipzig at the weekend.

 

Head to Head Stats

These sides faced each other on match day one and the game ended in an entertaining 2-2 draw. Leverkusen went 2-0 ahead in that game and will be looking to be more defensively sound than they were in that fixture.

 

CSKA Moscow vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds

Bayer Leverkusen are favourites for this game and are best priced 6/5 for the win with Betfred. A draw is 12/5 with most bookies and if you fancy a shock CSKA win then Bet365 are offering odds of 11/4 for this. Both teams to score could be worth throwing into an accumulator at 3/4 with Coral and 1-1 is the most popular correct score and this is 6/1 with BetVictor but Bayer Leverkusen to win 2-1 looks better value to me at 17/2 with the same firm.

 

CSKA Moscow vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

Bayer Leverkusen to win – 6/5 with Betfred.

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