Bayer Leverkusen host Marseille at the BayArena on Thursday night in the UEFA Europa League, in a first-ever competitive meeting between the clubs. Leverkusen arrive with a perfect European record of three wins from three, while Marseille sit 34th in the league phase with no points from three games.
This Bayer Leverkusen vs Marseille prediction matters for bettors because it pits the competition’s tightest defence against one of its weakest attacks in Europe: Leverkusen have kept three clean sheets in Europe, while Marseille are yet to pick up a point.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Marseille prediction: Match Preview
Leverkusen’s recent run has been mixed domestically: a 4-2 home defeat to Stuttgart and a 3-0 defeat at Hoffenheim either side of a 5-2 DFB-Pokal win over Nuremberg, with a 2-0 Europa League win at OFI Crete and a 2-1 win over Freiburg before that. Marseille, meanwhile, beat Toulouse 2-0 in their last game and edged Le Havre 4-3, but lost 1-0 at Sturm Graz in Europe and 1-0 at home to Olympiacos, with a 5-2 win at Angers before that.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Marseille prediction: Team Recent Form
Bayer Leverkusen (most recent first): L-W-L-W-W — Bayer Leverkusen 2-4 Stuttgart (Bundesliga); Bayer Leverkusen 5-2 Nuremberg (DFB-Pokal); Hoffenheim 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen (Bundesliga); OFI Crete 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen (Europa League); Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Freiburg (Bundesliga).
Marseille (most recent first): W-W-L-W-L — Marseille 2-0 Toulouse (Ligue 1); Marseille 4-3 Le Havre (Ligue 1); Sturm Graz 1-0 Marseille (Europa League); Angers 2-5 Marseille (Ligue 1); Marseille 0-1 Olympiacos (Europa League).
Bayer Leverkusen vs Marseille prediction: Key Stats
- Bayer Leverkusen have won all three of their Europa League games, scoring eight goals and conceding none.
- Marseille have lost all three of their Europa League games and sit 34th in the league-phase table with no points.
- Marseille have won their last four Ligue 1 games, so their domestic form is far stronger than their European record suggests.
2-0 is our correct-score prediction: Leverkusen’s perfect European defensive record should carry them through at home, and Marseille’s failure to score in two of their three European games points to another blank.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Marseille prediction: H2H
This is the first-ever competitive meeting between Bayer Leverkusen and Marseille in any competition, so there is no head-to-head history to draw on. The clubs met only in a friendly in August 2023, which Leverkusen won 2-1.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Marseille prediction: Pre Game Odds
- Bayer Leverkusen win: 1.42
- Draw: 5.32
- Marseille win: 7.20
Odds via MightyTips (Immerion, checked 3 Nov 2026), pre-match and subject to change.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Marseille prediction: Team News Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen are without Eliesse Ben Seghir, Martin Terrier, Christian Kofane, Moussa Diaby and Guela Doue. Loic Bade’s status was not settled between the sources checked, and Kennet Eichhorn is also listed as injured by one preview.
Predicted Bayer Leverkusen XI (predicted only, not confirmed): Flekken; Quansah, Medina, Tapsoba, Gutierrez; Fernandez, Garcia; Vazquez, Maza, Moreira; Schick.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Marseille prediction: Team News Marseille
Marseille are without Derek Cornelius. Left-back Emerson Palmieri faces assessment after avoiding a serious injury against Toulouse, with Ulisses Garcia the possible replacement.
Predicted Marseille XI (predicted only, not confirmed): De Lange; Weah, Egan-Riley, Aguerd, Garcia; Nnadi, Hojbjerg, Abdelli; Harit, Gouiri, Paixao.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Marseille prediction: Betting Tips
Tip 1 – Result: Bayer Leverkusen win. Tip 2 – Over-Under 2.5: Over 2.5 goals. Tip 3 – BTTS Yes-No: Both teams to score – No.
Leverkusen’s perfect European record and three clean sheets should see them through at the BayArena, even against a Marseille side in strong domestic form.
