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UEFA Europa League

Leverkusen vs Marseille prediction, tips and odds

Unbeaten and unbreached in Europe, Leverkusen host a Marseille side yet to take a point, reportedly sending a heavily rotated XI to the BayArena.
  • one sided
  • high stakes
  • goals fest
  • early goal
  • league
  • Leverkusen: normal
  • Marseille: high
Kick-off
your local time
Competition
UEFA Europa League

Our prediction

FormL, D, L, W, W

Loïc Badé (out), Moussa Diaby (out), Nathan Tella (out), Martin Terrier (out), Eliesse Ben Seghir (out), Guéla Doué (out), Christian Kofane (out), Kennet Eichhorn (out)

FormW, W, L, W, W

Derek Cornelius (out), Emerson Palmieri (doubtful)

Our prediction
2–03.4 goals projected
LEV 72%Draw 16%MAR 12%

De-vigged from the bookmakers — not our model.

goals per meeting
4.0goals per meeting
with both teams scoring
2/2with both teams scoring
over 2.5 goals
2/2over 2.5 goals
likeliest half-time score
1–0likeliest half-time score

Our picks

Rating hidden until revealed
  • Leverkusen come throughOur pickLeverkusen
    1.38
  • Marseille keep it closeOur pickMarseille starts 3.5 goals ahead
    Price hidden until revealed

Implied by the bookmakers’ own prices, with the margin removed. The engine has not published a read on this match.

How the model sees it

The market's readNot our model
LEV 72%Draw 16%MAR 12%
Likeliest scorelines
  • 2–010%
  • 2–19%
  • 3–08%
Projected goals
3.4
Likeliest at half time
1–024%
Competition goals a game
2.71
Competition matches over 2.5
53%
Projected stats
Projected match statistics for Leverkusen against Marseille
StatLEVMARTotal
GoalsLeague 1.352.480.933.4
Expected goals (xG)League 1.41.831.473.3
CornersLeague 4.65.314.389.7

Per ninety minutes. Goals use the fitted goals model. Other stats combine each side’s rate with what its opponent allows, pulled toward the competition’s own average where the sample is thin; cards are anchored to the referee.

Form, head-to-head and trends

Last five
LeverkusenL, D, L, W, W
MarseilleW, W, L, W, W
How each side’s recent matches have gone
TrendLEVMAR
Over 2.5 goals4/52/5
Both teams scored3/52/5
Clean sheets1/52/5
Failed to score1/51/5
Head-to-head · last 2
1
LEV wins
0
Draws
1
MAR wins
  • WMarseille 1–2 Bayer Leverkusen2023-08-02 · Club Friendly (pre-season)3 gls
  • LMarseille 4–1 Bayer Leverkusen2014-07-19 · Club Friendly (pre-season)5 gls
4.0goals per meeting2/2with both teams scoring2/2over 2.5 goals

Match context

Form
Leverkusen WLLLW-ish chaos: 5-2 Nürnberg (HT 2-2), 1-2 DFB Pokal loss, 0-3 Hoffenheim, 2-0 OFI, 2-1 Freiburg, then 2-4 v Stuttgart (HT 1-2) — plenty of goals both ways. Marseille WLWWW: only 1-0 loss at Sturm Graz (HT 0-1) interrupting four league wins, 2-0 Toulouse, 4-3 Le Havr…
History
No meaningful competitive history: Leverkusen and Marseille have never met in a competitive UEFA match. The only two recorded meetings are pre-season friendlies — Marseille 4-1 Leverkusen (19 Jul 2014, Seekirchen, Austria) and Marseille 1-2 Leverkusen (2 Aug 2023 at the Vélodrome, Tah and Amiri giving B04 a 2-0 half-time lead). Stature is not close: Leverkusen are the far stronger side right now (ELO ~2130 vs ~1987; top of the 2026-27 EL league phase with three wins from three), while Marseille…
The competition
UEFA Europa League 2026/27, league phase (36 teams, 8 rounds) — Matchday 4 of 8, an ordinary single-leg league-phase round, halfway point of the phase. Leverkusen are 2nd on 9 pts after three wins with 8 scored and 0 conceded (3-0 W over Celje, 4-0 at Lech Poznań, 2-0 at OFI), chasing a top-8 finish and direct round-of-16 entry. Marseille are 34th of 36 on 0 pts, having lost all three European matches (1-4 at Beşiktaş, 0-1 v Olympiacos, 0-1 at Sturm Graz), scoring just 1; they need points urgen…

Team news

Leverkusen
  • Loïc Badé — out (def)
  • Moussa Diaby — out (fwd)
  • Nathan Tella — out (fwd)
  • Martin Terrier — out (fwd)
  • Eliesse Ben Seghir — out (mid)
  • Guéla Doué — out (def)
  • Christian Kofane — out (fwd)
  • Kennet Eichhorn — out (unknown)
Marseille
  • Derek Cornelius — out (def)
  • Emerson Palmieri — doubtful (def)

UEFA Europa League table and leaders

UEFA Europa League standings
#ClubPLGDPts
1Lyon8—21
2Aston Villa8—21
3FC Midtjylland8—19
4Real Betis8—17
5FC Porto8—17
6Braga8—17

Top 6 shown · as read when this competition was last scouted.

  1. 1Igor JesusNottingham Forest7 goals
  2. 2Petar StanićLudogorets7 goals
  3. 3AntonyReal Betis6 goals
  4. 4Kerem AktürkoğluFenerbahçe6 goals
  5. 5Vincenzo GrifoSC Freiburg5 goals

UEFA.com 2025/26 stats: 512 goals / 189 matches = 2.71; over-2.5 52.8% (GoalStatsLab); table stat32/Tribuna; leaders UEFA.com, ESPN, Statz

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Frequently asked questions

What is our Leverkusen vs Marseille prediction?

We project 2–0. The bookmakers' own prices imply Leverkusen 72%, the draw 16% and Marseille 12%.

What is the best bet for Leverkusen vs Marseille?

Our tip is Full time result · Leverkusen at 1.38. This one is implied by the bookmakers' prices rather than published by our engine.

What time does Leverkusen vs Marseille kick off?

Leverkusen vs Marseille kicks off at Thu 20:00 in the UEFA Europa League.

Who is out for Leverkusen vs Marseille?

Reported absences: Loïc Badé (out), Moussa Diaby (out), Nathan Tella (out), Martin Terrier (out), Eliesse Ben Seghir (out), Guéla Doué (out), Christian Kofane (out), Kennet Eichhorn (out), Derek Cornelius (out), Emerson Palmieri (doubtful).

What happened the last time Leverkusen vs Marseille met?

Marseille 1–2 Bayer Leverkusen (2023-08-02 · Club Friendly (pre-season)). Over their last 2 meetings it is 1 wins for Leverkusen, 0 draws and 1 for Marseille.

Are these tips free?

The prediction, the match data and our lead tip are free on every match page. The confidence behind each call — our probability, the edge and the engine's own read — is where a coin is spent.