2023/2024 EL Group H: Leverkusen - Qarabag - Molde - Häcken

[Dragonite]

[Jua Ferreira]

Prediction

Leverkusen
Molde
Qarabag
Hacken

[Firnen]

Prediction

1. Leverkusen
2. Molde
3. Qarabag
4. Hacken

[bugylibicska]

1.Leverkusen
2.Qarabag
3.Molde
4.Hacken

[bugylibicska]

Leverkusen 1.36
Molde 6.50
Qarabag 6.50
Hacken 12.00

[og2002gr]

1. Leverkusen 100%
2. Molde 38%
3. Qarabag 35%
4. Hacken 27%

Looking at others group, it is very bad that seedings and qualification system don't work.
Molde vs Qarabag will be a great fight.
Hacken will be much more than just the 4th team.

[Dragonite]

Leverkusen



--> 6th participation in the EL group stages
--> Always advanced from the group stages
--> Manager: Xabi Alonso (4-2-2)
--> Squad EL experience: 326 matches




Qarabag



--> 8th participation in the EL group stages
--> Never advanced from the group stages
--> Manager: Gurban Gurbanov (8-10-24)
--> Squad EL experience: 235 matches




Molde



--> 4th participation in the EL group stages
--> Advanced from the group stages 2 times (67%)
--> Manager: Erling Moe (6-3-3)
--> Squad EL experience: 124 matches




Häcken



--> EL (group stages) debutant
--> 1 of the previous 5 Swedish debutants advanced from the group stages (20%)
--> Manager: Per-Mathias Hogmo (0-0-0)
--> Squad EL experience: 26 matches




Prediction:
1. Leverkusen
2. Molde
3. Qarabag
4. Häcken

[Polak]

Bayer Leverkusen look like they have a very good team this season. They should win this group with no problems, unless they try to play with a weaker team because they think this group is that easy. Qarabag have a good side too and should be 2nd. Hacken and Molde to fight for the Conference League.

1. Leverkusen
2. Qarabag
3. Molde
4. Hacken

[bugylibicska]

To win the group:

Bayer Leverkusen 1.20
Molde 6.00
Qarabag 11.00
Hacken 26.00

[Dragonite]

Congratulations Qarabag!


This is their 8th participation in the EL group stages, but only the first time that they start with a win!

Their other starts were 0-0 vs Saint-Étienne in 2014, 1-3 vs Tottenham in 2015, 2-2 vs Slovan Liberec in 2016, 0-2 vs Sporting CP in 2018, 0-3 vs Sevilla in 2019, 0-1 vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv in 2019 and 1-2 vs Freiburg in 2022.

Perhaps this is what they needed to finally progress from an EL group stage - starting with a win. Let's wait and see.


Leverkusen's 4-0 win was the biggest win in their EL history alongside other eight wins by four goals difference: 6-2 vs Nice in 2020, 5-1 vs AEK Larnaca in 2018, 4-0 vs Rosenborg in 2010, 4-0 vs Metalist Kharkiv in 2011, 4-0 vs Rapid Wien in 2012, 4-0 vs Slavia Praha in 2020, 4-0 vs Celtic in 2021 and 4-0 vs Real Betis in 2021.

[matt]

I'm a bit disappointed by the two Nothern teams. Hacken played in a horrible stadium yesterday by the way.
I'm forced to admit that Qarabag are a good team, they are always there in a way or another. They are not in decline like Astana.
Bayer Leverkusen are a possible finalist.

[bugylibicska]

Group winner:

Bayer Leverkusen 1.17
Qarabag 4.50
Molde 41.00
Hacken 101.00

[Dragonite]

Expected wins for Leverkusen and Qarabag.

Qarabag is now in the longest winning streak in its EL history, 2 matches (Molde and Häcken), alongside other two winning streaks of 2 matches (PAOK x2 in 2016, and Nantes and Olympiacos in 2022).

They're also in the longest undefeated streak in its EL history, 3 matches (Freiburg, Molde and Häcken), alongside another undefeated streak of 3 matches (Nantes and OIympiacos x2 in 2022).

Will Qarabag extend any of the streaks playing against Leverkusen next?

[bugylibicska]

To win the group:

Bayer Leverkusen 1.03
Qarabag 13.00
Molde 21.00
Hacken 251.00

Leverkusen are too strong for this group. 2nd spot between Qarabag and Molde. Hacken can only dream about 3rd place.

[Dragonite]

Expected wins for Leverkusen and Molde.

Leverkusen's 4-0 win was the biggest win in their EL history alongside other eight wins by four goals difference: 6-2 vs Nice in 2020, 5-1 vs AEK Larnaca in 2018, 4-0 vs Rosenborg in 2010, 4-0 vs Metalist Kharkiv in 2011, 4-0 vs Rapid Wien in 2012, 4-0 vs Slavia Praha in 2020, 4-0 vs Celtic in 2021 and 4-0 vs Real Betis in 2021.

Leverkusen added another win by four goals difference to its huge list, now 5-1 against Qarabag.

At the moment they're the best team in EL, 9 points and a +9 GD, better than Liverpool and Roma that also have 9 points but only have +8 and +7 GD respectively.

Congratulations Molde!


While EL wins by 4 goals difference are frequent for Leverkusen, in Molde's case their 5-1 win against Häcken is the biggest win in their EL history, above five wins by two goals difference (3-1 vs Fenerbahçe in 2015, 3-1 vs Celtic in 2015, 3-1 vs Dundalk in 2020, 2-0 vs Stuttgart in 2012 and 2-0 vs Hoffenheim in 2021).