The Round 5 of the UEFA Champions League takes place this week with many qualification opportunities on the Group E.
Everything can still happen in this group with Bayer Leverkusen looking to guarantee the qualification on this game while CSKA still has a word to say if they win the 3 points at home.
Don’t miss our best picks for this game that promises to be electrifying despite the negative temperatures.
CSKA Moscow is not as strong as they were last season. Besides their poor campaign on the UCL with two draws and two defeats so far, the Russian team is also in the 4th place in their domestic league with a 9 points gap to the leader.
It’s never easy to play in Russia, especially at this stage of the year with negative temperatures. This Tuesday’s forecast indicates -5ºC and although the German side is used this kind of temperatures, this is probably the first time this season that they’ll play under these conditions.
Bayer Leverkusen comes from a home game against Leipzig where they couldn’t stop the unbeatable team in Bundesliga. Even though Bayer built a 2-1 lead in the first 45 minutes, they allowed a surprising turnaround in the 2nd half, losing the game by 2-3.
This is a crucial competition for the Germans due to their poor campaign on the Bundesliga so far. A victory would be a perfect result this Tuesday however, a draw would also suit their aspiration with everything to be decided in the last round at home. The bookmakers are well aware of CSKA’s problems with Bayer Leverkusen as the favourite for this game with an average price of 2.15. However, this price is not enough for a bet on the German team, especially after the 2-2 result at home against this team.
The value is clearly on the home side with their double chance or Asian Handicap +0.5 at green listed bookmakers Pinnacle 1.79 . For those who want to take a higher risk than CSKA’s Draw no Bet at 2.66 Pinnacle is the bet to take.
From the three goals conceded by Bayer Leverkusen on this UCL, two of those were against CSKA. On the other side, the Russian team allowed seven goals in four games.
With a draw suiting the visitors’ aspirations, we prefer to stay away from the Over line on this game. However, we can’t see this game ending without a goal from both teams, which makes the Both Teams to Score – Yes at 1.83 10bet a great line to take on this affair
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