PREVIEW | Bayer Leverkusen vs Newcastle - team news, lineups, predictions | OneFootball

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·8 December 2025

PREVIEW | Bayer Leverkusen vs Newcastle - team news, lineups, predictions

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Bayer Leverkusen and Newcastle face each other this Wednesday at the BayArena of the UEFA Champions League.

In their last game, Bayer Leverkusen lost 2-0 against FC Augsburg (1. Bundesliga 2025/26). In their last game, Newcastle won 2-1 against Burnley (Premier League 2025/26).


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The last meeting between the two teams ended with Newcastle winning 3-1.

Predicted lineups

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Bayer Leverkusen

  • Axel Tape - Fitness
  • Exequiel Palacios - Adductor Injury
  • Janis Blaswich - Muscular problems
  • Lucas Vázquez - Muscular problems
  • Equi Fernández - Cruciate Ligament Injury

Newcastle

  • Emil Krafth - In doubt
  • Nick Pope - Injury
  • Will Osula - Injury
  • Sven Botman - Hamstring Injury
  • Kieran Trippier - Thigh Problems
  • Harrison Ashby - No Eligibility
  • Mark Gillespie - No Eligibility

Last starting XIs

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TEAMS

  • Away from home, Newcastle has scored in six consecutive games.
  • Away from home, Newcastle has conceded goals in five consecutive games.
  • Newcastle currently has one loss in the last five games.
  • Newcastle currently has one draw in the last 16 games.
  • Newcastle has scored in 16 consecutive games.
  • Newcastle has conceded goals in six consecutive games.
  • Newcastle has gone three consecutive games without losing.
  • At home, Bayer Leverkusen has scored in nine consecutive games.
  • Bayer Leverkusen currently has four losses in the last 19 games.
  • Bayer Leverkusen currently has one draw in the last 15 games.

HEAD TO HEAD

  1. Bayer Leverkusen and Newcastle have faced each other twice, with Newcastle having the advantage: two victories
  2. At the BayArena, Newcastle has an advantage in duels against Bayer Leverkusen: one victory in one game.
  3. In the Champions League, there were two matches between the two teams, with two victories for Newcastle
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