Despite West Ham currently finding themselves in a healthy eighth place in the Premier League, David Moyes’ men have clearly struggled in recent weeks. The hosts have won just one of their last six matches across all competitions, with their last outing seeing the Hammers lose 2-0 against Fulham on home soil.

Following their 5-0 win against Bremen on Sunday, Leverkusen have officially dethroned Bayern, replacing them as Bundesliga champions with five matches remaining. The visitors have looked unstoppable in recent weeks, winning all of their last eight matches across all competitions.

These West Ham v Leverkusen stats will provide an insight into what to expect from this meeting. If you plan to place a bet builder on this game, this is the place to find some key tips.

West Ham have looked threatening at home in this season’s Europa League, with the hosts registering an average of 6 shots on target per home game. It is worth noting that Moyes’ men have found the target at least five times in three of their four home matches in this competition.

Mohammed Kudus has been influential for the hosts going forward in the Europa League, with the Ghanian registering an average of 1.1 shots on target per game. Kudus’ average is even higher at the London Stadium, with the forward taking an average of 1.25 shots on target per game across his four home appearances, scoring five goals in the process.

Kudus and West Ham will be hoping to capitalise on a Leverkusen defence that has allowed their opponents to accumulate an average of 4.75 shots on target per game across their four away Europa League fixtures.

The bookies are offering a price of 1.40 for West Ham to accumulate at least four shots on target here, with value of 1.83 being provided for Kudus to contribute to the hosts’ tally.

Plenty of corners have been taken in West Ham’s home Europa League matches this season, with an average of 9.25 corners being forced per game. The hosts have taken a vast number of corners across their four home matches, taking an average of 6 corners per game; however, they have been poor in preventing corners on occasions, conceding an average of 3.25.

Only one side has taken more corners than Leverkusen in this season’s Europa League; thus, Leverkusen’s away matches in this competition have seen an abundance of corners. The visitor’s away fixtures have seen an average of 8.5 corners per game, with Leverkusen forcing an average of 4.75 per game and conceding an average of 3.5.

Eleven corners were taken in the first leg, and the bookies are offering a price of 1.20 for a minimum of seven to be taken and value of 1.36 for at least eight to be forced here.

West Ham have struggled to keep their tackles clean in the Europa League this season, committing an average of 10.7 fouls per game. This average remains high in the hosts’ home matches, with Moyes’ side fouling an average of 9.5 times per home game.

One persistent culprit for the hosts has been Edson Alvarez, with the Mexican midfielder committing an average of 2.2 fouls per start in this competition. Alvarez has been even more susceptible to committing fouls on home territory, fouling an average of 2.33 times per Europa League home game.

Alvarez will be involved in key midfield battles with the likes of Exequiel Palacios and Granit Xhaka, who have drawn a combined average of 3 fouls per game in this season’s Europa League.

Value of 1.25 is available for Alvarez, who has committed at least one foul in all but one of his last ten home matches across all competitions, to commit at least one foul here, with a price of 2.20 being offered for the Mexican to foul on a minimum of two occasions.