Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen Match Result
Bayern Munich are favourites to land a victory at the BayArena on Saturday teatime, with the Bavarian side looking to land a maximum haul that will effectively seal the deal as far as the title is concerned. They currently sit eight points clear of their rivals and eleven points would surely be insurmountable, especially considering that Vincent Kompany’s side have a superior goal difference.
The champions-elect have largely been flawless in the Bundesliga in recent weeks. They are scoring goals in vast quantities and the latest effort was a 3-0 victory against Werder Bremen where Harry Kane chipped in with a brace after the England man previously scored twice against Holstein Kiel.
Indeed, Kane has scored in his previous four matches and it will be interesting to see how Bayer Leverkusen are able to counteract their opponents. Xabi Alonso’s side have been able to claim eight wins and two draws from their eleven home matches this term, with the team held to a goalless draw at Wolfsburg in their latest outing.
Previously to this, there was a 3-2 German Cup win against Cologne and that came after an entertaining 3-1 victory against Hoffenheim. It should also be noted that when the teams met at the Allianz Arena at the end of September, the scoreline finished in a 1-1 draw, with Leverkusen not having a lot of possession but finding a way to get the right result.
Perhaps the draw is the best outcome to back on the Full-Time Result market. Leverkusen don’t lose much in front of their own fans, while they average more than two goals per home match, with the supporters likely to be pleased with avoiding defeat, even if a victory against the enemy would be warmly received.
Goals Under/Over
Over 2.5 Goals is a likely outcome in this top-of-the-table German Bundesliga clash according to the bookmakers. We can see the net bulging a few times, even if the reverse fixture ended in a 1-1 scoreline earlier this season. The teams also met in the German Cup in December where Leverkusen were able to win although it was a 1-0 winning scoreline.
However, the two encounters between Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich both featured three or more goals last term, while the same thing happened the previous season. All of Bayern’s recent matches have been high-scoring including all seven of the recent matches seeing the net bulge at least three times.
Leverkusen need to go for the win to remain in the title challenge and might be forced to get on the front foot in this clash, with this potentially leading to an end-to-end encounter where we’ll see at least three goals.
BTTS
This is definitely a match which is going to be included in the BTTS accumulators, with the Yes option trading at around odds of 1.50. It may even be that you can include this selection and receive a boost on accas in the process, with a massive sixty-five goals being scored by Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga this term. They nearly always find the net and they’ve managed twenty-eight goals in ten away clashes.
Harry Kane alone has found the net twenty-one times in the German Bundesliga this season, breaking all sorts of records and three of the previous four matches involving Vincent Kompany’s side have included both teams to score. However, they might be a little jaded after a midweek trip to Celtic on the Wednesday.
Bayer Leverkusen have a healthy twenty-nine goals in eleven home clashes this term, with Xabi Alonso’s side drawing 0-0 away to Wolfsburg in their previous encounter. However, in seven of their previous ten encounters, we have seen BTTS Yes happen and they will have had a full week to prepare for a game where they’ll look to go on the attack.
First Goalscorer
Harry Kane is always a good place to start when it comes to having a First Goalscorer bet or alternatively an Anytime Scorer wager. There has been twenty-one Bundesliga goals this term and the England man is currently on a run of four games on the scoresheet, with six notched during this stretch of matches.
Naturally, Kane is trading as the favourite and perhaps Leroy Sane is an interesting alternative. The former Manchester City man was on target against Werder Bremen, with Jamal Musiala having recently been on target when bagging against Holstein Kiel and the German international has fifteen goals for the season.
Patrik Schick has been Bayer Leverkusen’s top scorer this season and the Czech international has eleven goals in the space of ten encounters, with the forward the most likely source of goals for the home side. He recently notched two against Cologne in the German Cup, while there was an astonishing four goals scored against Freiburg.
Florian Wirtz is the other player worth considering on the First Goalscorer market, with the German international having a total of fifteen goals in all competitions. There were two goals scored against Borussia Monchengladbach and a more recent strike against Sparta Prague in the Champions League.