Match Report
In the standings it was Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1st on 13 points, Ludogorets 4th on 4 — separated by 9. Recent form told a different story for Ludogorets: only 37th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. In league terms the two rates read 2.67/1.5 for Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 0.83/1.17 for Ludogorets (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.35.
The venue was BayArena in Leverkusen, with room for 30,210 spectators. D. Higler took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 1.9 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.