Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 10th February 2024

Bayern Munich go up against Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday for an exciting Bundesliga meeting at BayArena.

Bayer Leverkusen have taken the lead in the Bundesliga after collecting 52 points from their initial 20 encounters. Bayern Munich trail by two points after 20 rounds, leaving them as number two in the table on 50 points.

Although outsiders on Saturday, Bayer Leverkusen will be highly motivated to keep their current gap in the Bundesliga table to visitors Bayern Munich. Simultaneously, the latter will not be short on motivation when trying to close the distance.

Bayer Leverkusen show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.2 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 22 goals, whilst they allowed four goals against, for an average of 0.4 per outing. They pulled off seven clean sheets.

Bayern Munich show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.1 times on average per game. They scored 21 goals and conceded 12, an average of 1.2 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in four of these.

It finished all square on when Bayer Leverkusen last faced Bayern Munich. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 2-2 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 12/5.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich Prediction

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain seven points. They started off drawing 0-0 with Borussia Moenchengladbach, before beating first Darmstadt by 0-2, then VfB Stuttgart in a 3-2 win. Bayer Leverkusen won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 18 goals and conceded two times.

Bayern Munich Form

In their last three matches, Bayern Munich first beat Union Berlin 1-0, then Augsburg by 2-3 and finally Borussia Moenchengladbach by 3-1. Bayern Munich recorded no less than five in their previous six Bundesliga away matches, as well losing once and drawing none. They hit the target 14 themselves while allowing nine goals against.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when Bayer Leverkusen renew Bayern Munich their acquaintance.

Bayer Leverkusen have been in commanding form in matches against their fellow top six teams. From their last six outings against these top rivals, they picked up three wins, 12 points, scored 13 goals, while allowing eight against. Bayern Munich scored 22 goals and conceded ten in their last nine games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. This earned them five wins and 17 points. Bayer Leverkusen claimed 16 wins, four draws as well as zero defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayern Munich have 16 wins, two draws and two defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich Squads

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

The 42-year-old coach of the home team, Xabi Alonso, will select the lineup against Bayern Munich from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Lukas Hradecky (0/19), Matej Kovar (0/1), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (7/20), Arthur (0/2), Edmond Tapsoba (0/15), Jeremie Frimpong (5/19), Jonathan Tah (4/17), Josip Stanisic (0/10), Noah Mbamba (0/3), Odilon Kossounou (1/15), Piero Hincapie (1/13), Reno Muenz (0/0), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (0/0), Ayman Aourir (0/0), Exequiel Palacios (3/17), Florian Wirtz (5/20), Granit Xhaka (0/20), Gustavo Puerta (0/4), Jonas Hofmann (5/20), Nathan Tella (4/11), Robert Andrich (0/14), Adam Hlozek (1/17), Amine Adli (1/11), Borja Iglesias (0/1), Francis Onyeka (0/0), Ken Izekor (0/0), Patrik Schick (3/8), Victor Okoh Boniface (10/16).

Bayern Munich Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 50 year-old Bayern Munich manager Tuchel will select his starting XI from these players:

Daniel Peretz (0/0), Manuel Neuer (0/12), Sven Ulreich (0/8), Tom Huelsmann (0/0), Alphonso Davies (1/18), Bouna Sarr (0/2), Dayot Upamecano (1/16), Eric Dier (0/3), Matthijs de Ligt (2/13), Min-Jae Kim (1/15), Noussair Mazraoui (0/12), Raphael Guerreiro (2/10), Sacha Boey (0/1), Tarek Buchmann (0/0), Aleksandar Pavlovic (2/9), Bryan Zaragoza (0/0), Joshua Kimmich (1/14), Konrad Laimer (0/18), Leon Goretzka (2/16), Noel Aseko-Nkili (0/0), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (2/17), Harry Kane (24/20), Jamal Musiala (5/15), Kingsley Coman (3/15), Leroy Sane (8/20), Mathys Tel (3/16), Serge Gnabry (0/5), Thomas Muller (1/18).

Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich Team News

Bayer Leverkusen might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Bayern Munich.

Bayer Leverkusen-players Exequiel Palacios, Victor Okoh Boniface and Arthur won't be playing in the upcoming match against Bayern Munich at BayArena due to nursing various injuries.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Bayern Munich, who are looking at 12 players nursing various problems. Min-Jae Kim is ineligible for selection in the Bayern Munich squad, as he is suspended.

Names like Bryan Zaragoza, Alphonso Davies, Kingsley Coman, Noel Aseko-Nkili, Konrad Laimer, Joshua Kimmich, Dayot Upamecano, Daniel Peretz, Serge Gnabry, Bouna Sarr, Tarek Buchmann and Raphael Guerreiro most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Bayer Leverkusen.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich Lineups

Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich H2H

Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich settled for a point in a 2-2 draw, when last faced with each other. The best betting odds on a another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 12/5. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Bayern Munich have been the dominant force winning five matches against Bayer Leverkusen. The bookies have Bayern Munich to win this match at best price odds of 16/11.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich Results

Both teams to score came out eight times in the past ten matches between Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 4/9 with the bookies.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich Betting Tips

Patrik Schick has three strikes in six Bundesliga matches for Bayer Leverkusen, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Bayern Munich. The visitors are looking to Harry Kane, who has provided his team with four Bundesliga goals.

In their last 10 matches at BayArena across all tournaments Bayer Leverkusen won eight times, drew two and lost zero times. Bayern Munich claimed seven wins, one draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Bayer Leverkusen are looking at seven wins from a possible 10 Bundesliga matches. Their visitors this coming Saturday claimed all three points eight times in their previous 10 league matches.

Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened five times. Bayer Leverkusen managed an average of 1.4 goals, while Bayern Munich averaged 2.3 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Bayer Leverkusen’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 2.6 goals on the way. Betting on over 2.5 goals in the last ten Bayern Munich-matches would have returned some winnings in six of them. Bayern Munich managed to score an average of 1.8 times goals per game.