The second leg of the Europa League quarter-final between West Ham United and Bayer Leverkusen is taking place on Thursday at 20:00 BST at London Stadium. Here are some key facts about the match:
West Ham has struggled to progress from knockout ties in European competitions when trailing by two or more goals in the second leg. They have lost the last two instances, with the most recent being in the 1999-00 season. However, they managed to progress in the first two cases.
Bayer Leverkusen, on the other hand, have a strong track record of progressing from all 13 previous occasions they have won the first leg of a two-legged European knockout tie by two or more goals. When playing away from home, they have only won one out of their ten matches against English sides. Their only victory came in their last visit to London, where they defeated Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in November 2016.
In the first leg, Bayer Leverkusen dominated with 33 shots compared to West Ham’s single shot, marking the biggest shot difference (32) between two sides in a match in Europa League history. Florian Wirtz of Bayer Leverkusen and James Ward-Prowse of West Ham are among the top three players for most chances created in Europa League this season, with Wirtz leading the way with 25 chances created.
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