BUDAPEST. Ferencváros prevails over Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-0 after A. Laidouni scored just 1 goal (82′). Bayer 04 Leverkusen lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Groupama Aréna stadium in Budapest on Thursday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Kirill Levnikov with the assistance of Egor Bolkhovitin and Andrey Vereteshkin. The 4th official was Vladislav Bezborodov. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.2 degrees Celsius or 34.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Bayer 04 Leverkusen was in firm control of the ball 56% while Ferencváros was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bayer 04 Leverkusen was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Ferencváros was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Ferencváros shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Ferencváros received 3 yellow cards (A. Laidouni, M. Blazic and M. Cabraja). On the opposite side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 3 yellow cards (K. Bellarabi, P. Retsos and O. Kossounou).

Standings

After playing this match, Ferencváros will have 3 points to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will stay with 13 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

Ferencváros – Formation

Ferencváros started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

The manager Peter Stöger decided to play with the following team: Dénes Dibusz (8.1), Miha Blažič (6.9), Samy Mmaee (8.0), Adnan Kovačević (7.2), Aissa Laïdouni (7.5), Endre Botka (6.4), Kristoffer Zachariassen (6.1), Stjepan Lončar (6.6), Oleksandr Zubkov (7.4), Myrto Uzuni (6.7) and Tokmac Nguen (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Szabolcs Mergl, Dominik Csontos, Bálint Vécsei (6.8), R. Mak, Marijan Čabraja, Ž. Gavrić, Ryan Mmaee (6.9), Ádám Bogdán, Somália (6.4) and R. Szánthó.

Substitutions

Ferencváros made 4 changes: T. Nguen for R. Mmaee (46′), K. Zachariassen for Somalia (70′), S. Loncar for B. Vecsei (81′) and O. Zubkov for M. Cabraja (88′).

Best player: Dénes Dibusz​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ferencváros was the goalkeeper: Dénes Dibusz. His rating is 8.05. He performed 4 saves.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Gerardo Seoane played with: Andrey Lunev (6.1), Panagiotis Retsos (7.4), Odilon Kossounou (6.9), Edmond Tapsoba (6.5), Daley Sinkgraven (6.8), Charles Aránguiz (7.1), Exequiel Palacios (7.0), Karim Bellarabi (6.7), Nadiem Amiri (7.0), Paulinho (7.3) and Lucas Alario (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: Amine Adli (6.8), Jeremie Frimpong (6.5), Jonathan Tah (6.8), Robert Andrich (6.6), N. Lomb, M. Neutgens, P. Hincapié, Moussa Diaby (6.4) and E. Gedikli.

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: E. Tapsoba for J. Tah (46′), E. Palacios for R. Andrich (64′), K. Bellarabi for M. Diaby (71′), Aranguiz for J. Frimpong (71′) and L. Alario for A. Adli (81′).

Best player: Panagiotis Retsos​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Panagiotis Retsos.

His rating is (7.4) with 57 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Europa League.​

• West Ham United – Dinamo Zagreb – 0-1
• Genk – Rapid Vienna – 0-1
• Ferencváros – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-0
• Celtic – Real Betis – 3-2
• Olympique Marseille – Lokomotiv Moskva – 1-0
• Lazio – Galatasaray – 0-0
• Sporting Braga – Crvena Zvezda – 1-1
• Ludogorets – Midtjylland – 0-0
• Fenerbahçe – Eintracht Frankfurt – 1-1
• Antwerp – Olympiakos Piraeus – 1-0
• Napoli – Leicester City – 3-2
• Legia Warszawa – Spartak Moskva – 0-1
• Sturm Graz – Monaco – 1-1
• Real Sociedad – PSV – 3-0
• Olympique Lyonnais – Rangers – 1-1
• Sparta Praha – Brøndby – 2-0