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Europa League action resumes after a break of almost a month, with Bayer Leverkusen looking to make it two wins from two when they travel to Lech Poznan on Thursday night.
The hosts opened their European campaign with a heavy 4-0 defeat away to Crystal Palace in South London, while Carles Martinez Novell's Leverkusen began with a 2-0 home victory over Celje.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Lech Poznan vs. Bayer Leverkusen key stats
- Only one team conceded more goals than Lech Poznan in the opening round of Europa League fixtures.
- The Railwaymen have scored in eight of their nine home matches this season, failing to find the net only in their opening-day draw with Cracovia.
- Leverkusen's three Bundesliga away matches this season have produced 16 goals.
- Carles Martinez Novell's side were winless in their first two Bundesliga away games, losing to Elversberg and drawing with Augsburg, before securing victory at Mainz.
- Patrik Schick has scored in every league match so far this season, and no player has bettered his five goals in the German top flight.
Lech Poznan vs Bayer Leverkusen: Can Leverkusen make it two Europa League wins from two?
Lech Poznan vs Bayer Leverkusen — Tale of the Tape
| Lech Poznan | vs | Bayer Leverkusen |
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| 35th | Position (Europa League) | 8th |
| 0 | Points | 3 |
| 0 | Goals For | 2 |
| 4 | Goals Against | 0 |
| 0 | Clean Sheets | 1 |
| 27th / 35th | Home / Away Rank | 4th / 13th |
Lech Poznan returned to action after the extended international break with an away trip to Slask, where the Ekstraklasa champions recorded a convincing 4-1 victory over a side sitting second from bottom in the Polish top flight.
Goals from Filip Jagiello and Pablo Rodriguez, along with a brace from Patrik Walemark, helped secure another emphatic win following their 5-1 triumph shortly before the three-week break from domestic league football.
Niels Frederiksen's side have been in excellent league form, with seven wins, one draw and just one defeat leaving the Railwaymen second in the table, three points behind the leaders.
However, they will be keen to carry that domestic form into their European campaign after a disappointing start on the continental stage.
Lech qualified for the Europa League after progressing through three qualifying rounds, having seen their Champions League hopes ended by a penalty shootout defeat in August.
Their league-phase campaign began with a trip to Selhurst Park, where they suffered the competition's second-heaviest defeat so far, leaving them 35th in the 36-team standings.
Bayer Leverkusen, meanwhile, began their Europa League campaign with a 2-0 home victory over Celje, with an early own goal and a late second-half strike from Facundo Medina securing all three points.
That result extended Leverkusen's unbeaten run in all competitions to five matches, with Novell's men sitting fourth in the Bundesliga and having recovered from a shock defeat to Elversberg on the opening day.
Leverkusen closed out the opening block of league fixtures before the international break with a 2-0 victory over RB Leipzig, moving above their opponents in the table.
They returned to action at the weekend with a thrilling 4-3 away win over Mainz.
After racing into a 2-0 lead inside the opening nine minutes, Leverkusen saw Anthony Caci score twice to bring Mainz level before the interval.
The visitors regained control after the break, restoring their two-goal advantage through England international Jarrell Quansah and Moussa Diaby.
Mainz managed another late goal, but it proved little more than a consolation as Leverkusen secured a dramatic victory that left them three points behind Bundesliga leaders Freiburg.
Lech Poznan vs. Bayer Leverkusen form guide & betting tips
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| 12 | Goals For | 14 |
| 10 | Goals Against | 5 |
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Whispers predicts: Lech Poznan 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen travel to Poznan as clear favourites and will be confident of making it two wins from two in the Europa League on Thursday night.
Leverkusen are priced at 8/13 to win in Poland, while our predicted 0-3 scoreline is available at 14/1.
With that scoreline in mind, we are backing Over 2.5 goals, which is priced at 1/2.
Schick has scored five Bundesliga goals so far this season, and no player has managed more in the German top flight.
The striker is priced at 5/6 to score his first European goal of the campaign in this match.
> Bayer Leverkusen to win at 8/13 | Likelihood: Probable
> Over 2.5 goals at 1/2 | Likelihood: Probable
> Patrik Schick to score anytime at 5/6 | Likelihood: Probable
> Correct score of 0-3 at 14/1 | Likelihood: Outsider