Bayer Leverkusen vs Red Bull Salzburg Prediction: Schick to strike once more

Bayer Leverkusen welcome Red Bull Salzburg to the BayArena on Tuesday night (19:45, live on TNT Sports 6), in an intriguing Champions League contest.

The hosts are looking to bounce back from a 4-0 thumping at Anfield last time out, while Salzburg recorded their first win of the campaign on the previous matchday. Read on for my Bayer Leverkusen vs Red Bull Salzburg prediction, as well as the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

The hosts remain without the services of star striker Victor Boniface as he continues to recover from a hip injury, along with Jonas Hofmann, while Amine Adli's leg problem will keep him sidelined for this match.

Martin Terrier has been ruled out for the rest of the calendar year with a broken arm, while Jeremie Frimpong suffered a knee injury in the win over Heidenheim at the weekend.

As for the visitors, they will be boosted by the return of number one goalkeeper Alexander Schlager from a European suspension, but Bryan Okoh, Leandro Morgalla, Takumu Kawamura, Maurits Kjaergaard and Fernando will all be absent on Tuesday night.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Red Bull Salzburg Odds

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Leverkusen are 1/5 favourites for the game, giving them an implied win probability of 83.3%, while the draw can be backed at 6/1 and the away win is priced up at 12/1.

Patrik Schick leads the anytime goalscorer market at 5/6, followed by Leverkusen teammate Florian Wirtz at 5/4, while Karim Konate is shortest-priced for the visitors at 16/5.

Bayer Leverkusen to win and over 3.5 goals @ 23/20

The reigning Bundesliga champions have suffered a bit of a drop off following last season's unbeaten campaign, but they'll be confident of getting back to winning ways here in front of their own fans.

Arne Slot's Liverpool were too hot to handle on matchday four, which marked Leverkusen's first defeat in this season's Champions League, however they got back into the win column at the weekend, thumping Heidenheim 5-2.

Xabi Alonso's side have won 15 of their last 20 home games and should prove far too strong for struggling Salzburg. Eight of the hosts’ last 14 home games have gone over 3.5 goals and they could put a few past their Austrian counterparts on Tuesday.

Patrik Schick to score anytime @ 5/6

With first-choice striker Boniface out injured, Schick has been given the opportunity to spearhead the Leverkusen attack in recent games.

The Czech forward scored one against Bochum in the game prior to the November international break before scoring a brilliant hat-trick against Heidenheim at the weekend.

The 28-year-old hasn't scored yet in this season's Champions League, and I believe Tuesday's contest represents the perfect opportunity for him to get off the mark.

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