The giants Bayern were looking for another win, following their 2-1 Bundesliga victory against Borussia Mönchengladbach. In the match, Bayern had 65% of the possession and 8 out of 25 shots were on target. Bayern's goalscorers were Leroy Sane (58th minute) and Mathis Ter (87th minute). Mönchengladbach, on the other hand, had seven chances on goal, three of which were on target, and the goal scorer was Hajime Itakura (30 mins). However, Bayern Munich's defense hasn't been very solid lately, as they have been scored on in five of their last six matches, conceding a total of nine goals.
Leverkusen, on the other hand, thrashed Darmstadt 5-1 in their most recent match, in which they had 72% of the possession and 13 of their 25 shots were on target. Leverkusen's goal scorers were Viktor Boniface (21 mins, 61 mins), Ezequiel Palacios (49 mins), Jonas Hoffmann (67 mins) and Adam Hrozek (83 mins). Darmstadt, on the other hand, had five chances on goal, one of which was on target, and the goal scorer was Oskar Vilhelmsen (24 minutes). Leverkusen have been scoring a lot of goals in their recent matches, scoring 29 goals in their last six matches, averaging 4.83 goals per game, while their opponents have scored just eight.
Leverkusen have failed to win any of their last 3 away matches against Bayern. In the past multiple meetings between these two teams since December 19, 2020, Bayern has won 4, Leverkusen has won 1 and the teams have drawn 1 game. These matches** have seen 20 goals scored, 15 by Bayern Munich and 5 by Leverkusen, an average of 3.33 goals per game.
In the most recent match between these two teams, the 25th round of the Bundesliga on March 19, 2023, Leverkusen defeated Bayern 2-1. In that match, Leverkusen had only 40% of the possession, but 5 out of 11 shots were on target, while the only goal scorer was Palacios (55th minute, 73rd minute). Bayern Munich, on the other hand, had 11 chances on goal, six on target, and the goal scorer was Joshua Kimmich (22 minutes).
Bayern will be without Joshua Kimmich (muscle problem), Raphael Guerrero (fitness) and Manuel Neuer (broken leg bone) for this match. We predict that Bayern could go with a 4-2-3-1 formation and the starters could include Sven Ulreich, Nosal Mazarawi, Min Jae Kim, Matthias de Ligt, Alphonso Davies, Leon Goretzka, Konrad Lemmer, Leroy Sane, Thomas Muller, Kingsley Coman and Harry Kane.
Leverkusen, on the other hand, have no injury concerns and could go with a 3-4-2-1 formation, with starters likely to include Lukas Hradecky, Odilon Kosunu, Jonathan Tah, Edmund Tapsoba, Jeremiah Frimpong, Alex Grimaldo, Ezequiel Palacios, Granit Xhaka, Jonas Hoffmann, Florian Wiltz and Viktor Oko Boniface.
We predict that Bayern will control the ball for most of the game and will be able to convert the chances they create into goals. However, Leverkusen may struggle to make the breakthrough, although we think they will be able to score at least one goal. Our predicted result for the match is a 3-1 all-time win for Bayern.
