On Thu Mar 9th, Ferencváros will travel to Leverkusen to battle Bayer Leverkusen in a Europa League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Bayer Leverkusen is fresh off their 4-1 win against Hertha BSC. Sardar Azmoun struck first for Bayer Leverkusen in the 12th minute on a feed from Jeremie Frimpong, then Jeremie Frimpong added another in the 21st minute. Bayer Leverkusen should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while ferencváros has not played yet this season.
In their last match together, Ferencváros won by a score of 1 to 0. Aissa Laïdouni scored the first goal for Ferencváros in the 82nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Bayer Leverkusen was frustrated by Ferencváros’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ferencváros ended the match with the shutout victory.
Xavier Mercier has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has scored 4 goals for Ferencváros. Bayer Leverkusen is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Wirtz and Amine Adli each having 2 goals in their last 5.