Lech Poznan vs 15.10.26 16:450 – 4Full Time
Bayer Leverkusen — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Bayer Leverkusen cruise past Lech Poznan with four unanswered goals
Bayer Leverkusen won 4-0 away to Lech Poznan at Stadion Miejski in the second matchday of the UEFA Europa League league stage. The visitors scored three times before the interval and added a fourth late on, extending their winning run to four games in a row.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The breakthrough came in the 29th minute, when Patrik Schick converted from the penalty spot. Three minutes later Malik Tillman made it 2-0, and Schick struck from the spot again in the 41st minute to put Leverkusen 3-0 up at half-time.
The second half was far quieter in terms of goals. Lech Poznan found no way back, and Leverkusen waited until the 88th minute for their fourth, Ibrahim Maza finishing after an assist from Afonso Moreira. The visitors had 22 shots to 10 and put 10 of them on target, against three for the hosts.
Leverkusen return to Bundesliga action at home to SC Freiburg on Sunday, while Lech Poznan host Sunderland in the Europa League on Thursday.
Patrik Schick scored twice from the penalty spot, in the 29th and 41st minutes, and earned the top rating of the match at 8.5. Tillman and Maza, who each scored once, were both rated 8.2.
Leverkusen had 10 shots on target to the hosts' three, a gap that reflected how much more often they tested the goalkeeper.
Bayer Leverkusen won 4–0 away against Lech Poznan (half-time 0–3).
Lech Poznan met Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Europa League (League Stage - 2). Kick-off was Thursday, 15 October 2026, 16:45 UTC at Stadion Miejski. Referee: Milos Milanovic.
Team pages: Lech Poznan · Bayer Leverkusen · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 29' Goal (penalty): Patrik Schick — 0–1 · Watch Patrik Schick's goal video (29')
- 32' Goal: Malik Tillman — 0–2 · Watch Malik Tillman's goal video (32')
- 41' Goal (penalty): Patrik Schick — 0–3 · Watch Patrik Schick's goal video (41')
- 88' Goal: Ibrahim Maza (assist: Afonso Moreira) — 0–4 · Watch Ibrahim Maza's goal video (88')
Starting line-ups
Lech Poznan (4-2-3-1)
Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Lech Poznan 26%, the draw 18%, Bayer Leverkusen 56%. It finished Lech Poznan 0–4 Bayer Leverkusen.
Leverkusen's strength edge gives them a clear lead — We give Bayer Leverkusen 56% because our strength rating puts them 196 points higher, 1808 to 1612, though strong home advantage in the UEFA Europa League pulls slightly back towards Lech Poznan. The draw sits at 18%, down from a usual 21.5% for a gap this size, as draws are rarer in this competition and both sides' recent games average 3.8 goals.
Why Bayer Leverkusen at 56%?
Bayer Leverkusen sit 196 points higher on our strength rating — 1808 to 1612. Sides with a 160–240-point rating edge on the road won 50.9% of 6,686 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 23–20–57.
Why only 56%?
UEFA Europa League home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (23.2% vs 25.4% norm). UEFA Europa League homes won 47.0% of 4,456 games vs 44.6% across all 101,206 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why is the draw only 18%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 21.5%. These teams' recent games average 3.8 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 16,922. UEFA Europa League produces fewer draws than most, taking 2.2 points off. The goals environment takes 1.7 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Bayer Leverkusen have averaged 12 percentage points more possession than Lech Poznan in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here.
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About this match
On this page: the Lech Poznan vs Bayer Leverkusen final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Patrik Schick's goal against Lech Poznan (29').
- Watch Malik Tillman's goal against Lech Poznan (32').
- Watch Patrik Schick's goal against Lech Poznan (41').
- Watch Ibrahim Maza's goal against Lech Poznan (88').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Lech Poznan 0–4 Bayer Leverkusen. Explore more on the Lech Poznan and Bayer Leverkusen team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.