Europa League

Europa League, Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Saint-Gilloise betting tips

German side Bayer Leverkusen will hope to claim a first leg advantage over Union SG when they host their Europa League quarter final clash at the BayArena in Germany. For Union Saint-Gilloise, this will be the second straight time in the knockout stages that they meet a German side. Saint-Gilloise eliminated Union Berlin in the last round.

Bayer Leverkusen have looked lethal in attack in recent weeks with Amine Adli, Moussa Diaby and Florian Wirtz all impressing. Adli and Diaby were both on target as they claimed a 3-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in a Bundesliga fixture last Saturday.

Union SG campaign has not been as smooth as Bayer Leverkusen, although they did knock out another German side in the previous round. They claimed a 6-3 aggregate victory over Union Berlin to reach the quarter-finals, earning a 3-3 draw in Germany before running out 3-0 winners at home.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Saint-Gilloise picks and Key stats

• The two teams meet for the first time. The visitors are playing for the first time in the Europa League.
• Union SG met a German team, Union Berlin, in the Round of 16. Leverkusen are the third German team they will go up against.
• Bayer have scored at least twice in four Europa League games this season.
• Saint-Gilloise have lost once in eight Europa League games this term.
• The visitors are unbeaten in away games in the competition, winning thrice. They have scored eight goals and conceded four times.
• Home side are on a seven-game winning run across competitions, scoring at least twice.
• Union SG have scored at least twice in six of their last seven games.