The Europa League quarter-final second leg between West Ham United and Bayer Leverkusen is set to kick off at 20:00 BST on Thursday. Here are the key facts surrounding the match.
West Ham United have trailed by two or more goals going into the second leg of a knockout tie in European competitions five times, with the last occurrence back in the 1999-00 season. They managed to progress in the first two instances, but were defeated in the most recent two. On the other hand, Bayer Leverkusen have a strong 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 at home, West Ham have won three of their last four games against German opposition, with their only loss coming in the Europa League this season. They have already beaten SC Freiburg twice this season. However, Bayer Leverkusen have struggled in away games against English sides, having only won one out of their 10 matches. Their lone victory came in their last visit to the capital, where they defeated Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in November 2016.
In the first leg of this tie, Bayer Leverkusen dominated with 33 shots compared to West Ham’s single shot. This marked the biggest shot difference (32) between two sides in a match in the history of the Europa League. Both Florian Wirtz of Bayer Leverkusen and James Ward-Prowse of West Ham are among