The Bundesliga is certainly back in full swing and the business end of the season is certainly hotting up as Bayern Munich head to Leverkusen.
Bayern have been faultless in their past few games, putting their foot down on the accelerator to extend their lead at the top of the table.
They have been racking up the victories in recent weeks, thumping in a number of goals and keeping it tight at the back. Their 5-0 demolition of Fortuna Dusseldorf last week came as no surprise to anyone and they look set to win another league title, even with Dortmund keeping pace.
Leverkusen have had a decent season and they look to settle for another European place next term. They are another side capable of scoring a glut of goals but that has been mainly on the road in recent games. Their last home game saw them walloped 4-1 by Wolfsburg and a repeat of that performance will see them trounced this weekend.
The game on Saturday (kick off 2.30pm) should be one to savour with both sides fearless in attack. It should certainly make for an exciting contest but we can’t see past Bayern to pick up maximum points.
Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich Betting Tips
- Correct score – 1:3 – 9/1
- First goalscorer – Robert Lewandowski – 23/10
- Number of goals – 5 goals – 17/4
Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich Head to Head
- Leverkusen have won their last two league games against Bayern.
- Bayern have won their last eight matches away from home.
- Bayern have only won once in their past five visits to Leverkusen.
Bayer Leverkusen Team News
Leverkusen have received a huge boost ahead of this crunch game as top scorer Kai Havertz has been declared fit after hobbling off in the win over Freiburg last week.
Kevin Volland and Lucas Alario have also returned to fitness but Havertz is expected to keep his place up front. Lars Bender is the only notable absentee as manager Peter Bosz has a selection dilemma on his hands.
Moussa Diaby, Kerem Demirbay and Karim Bellarabi are all pushing for a starting place after sitting on the bench during last week’s comfortable victory against Freiburg and Bosz could change it up as they welcome the league leaders.
Possible team: Lukas Hradecky, Jonathan Tah, Sven Bender, Aleksandar Dragovic, Nadiem Amiri, Julian Baumgartlinger, Charles Aranguiz, Daley Sinkgraven, Florian Wirtz, Kai Havertz, Leon Bailey.
Bayern Munich Team News
On-loan Barcelona winger Phillipe Coutinho is out injured and will miss this match alongside Niklas Sule and Corentin Tolisso.
However, Bayern are buoyed by the return of Thiago from injury and he could come into the side to replace Leon Goretzka in midfield. Jerome Boateng could also be selected after a spell on the sidelines.
The attacking options are strong with Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Muller and Kingsley Coman all expected to start and keep up their superb form.
Possible team: Manuel Neuer, Benjamin Pavard, David Alaba, Jerome Boateng, Alphonso Davies, Joshua Kimmich, Thiago, Kingsley Coman, Thomas Muller, Serge Gnabry, Robert Lewandowski.
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