Hamburger SV vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th March 2026

Hamburger SV welcome Bayer Leverkusen this coming Wednesday in the Bundesliga, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 17 match.

Hamburger SV are placed 13th with 16 points after 16 matches. Bayer Leverkusen occupy a position as fourth in the league on 29 points.

Hamburger SV are out to avenge a disappointing loss against Bayer Leverkusen in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, the home side could be in for another tough ride, though as it looks like an fairly unequal pairing at Volksparkstadion.

Hamburger SV go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.1 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 11 times, while conceding 19. That amounts to an average of 1.9 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

Bayer Leverkusen show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.2 times on average per game. They scored 22 goals and conceded 16, an average of 1.6 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in three of these.

Bayer Leverkusen won 2-1 and 3-0 in the two most recent meetings with Hamburger SV, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Hamburger SV vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

Hamburger SV Form

In their last three matches, Hamburger SV lost 4-1 against Hoffenheim, drew 1-1 with Eintracht Frankfurt, before losing to Freiburg by 2-1. Hamburger SV won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 11 and conceded six goals.

They had their sights set on gold, but Hamburger SV could soon be forced to readjust the target to qualifying for Europe.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Bayer Leverkusen. They first took out FC Koln by 2-0 before downing RB Leipzig by 1-3. The winning streak came to an end against VfB Stuttgart, who ran out 1-4 winners. Bayer Leverkusen recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Bundesliga, in which they banged in 12 goals, whilst conceding 11. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

Bayer Leverkusen are among the title candidates in the Bundesliga again this season, and first place is still within reach.

Bayer Leverkusen are favourites to claim a win, when visiting Hamburger SV, and we like the price on offer for the visitors. The away win is our preferred choice on Wednesday.

Hamburger SV fought their way to one wins and four points from their last five games against teams inside the top six. They were on target five times in these matches, but also let in 13 goals. Hamburger SV are looking at a record of four wins, four draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayer Leverkusen have a record of nine wins, two draws and five defeats in the Bundesliga.

Hamburger SV vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads

Hamburger SV Squad

The 35-year-old coach of the home team, Merlin Polzin, will select the lineup against Bayer Leverkusen from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Daniel Heuer Fernandes (0/16), Fernando Dickes (0/0), Hannes Hermann (0/0), Aboubaka Soumahoro (0/4), Giorgi Gocholeishvili (0/13), Guilherme Ramos (0/7), Jordan Torunarigha (0/8), Luka Vuskovic (3/14), Miro Muheim (0/16), Noah Katterbach (0/0), Silvan Hefti (0/0), Warmed Omari (0/5), William Mikelbrencis (0/12), Albert Sambi Lokonga (4/13), Anssi Suhonen (0/0), Daniel Elfadli (0/12), Fabio Vieira (1/11), Immanuel Pherai (0/5), Nicolai Remberg (0/15), Nicolas Capaldo (0/14), Alexander Roessing (0/9), Bakery Jatta (0/4), Damion Downs (0/1), Emir Sahiti (0/2), Fabio Balde (0/10), Jean-Luc Dompe (2/12), Ransford Koenigsdoerffer (1/16), Rayan Philippe (4/15), Robert Glatzel (1/9), Yussuf Poulsen (1/8).

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Here is the full team squad of Bayer Leverkusen. The 53 year-old Kasper Hjulmand will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Janis Blaswich (0/0), Jesper Schlich (0/0), Mark Flekken (0/16), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (5/12), Arthur (0/9), Axel Tape-Kobrissa (0/5), Edmond Tapsoba (3/14), Issa Traore (0/0), Jarell Quansah (1/13), Jeanuel Belocian (0/8), Loic Bade (0/15), Lucas Vazquez (0/6), Aleix Garcia (0/16), Claudio Echeverri (0/6), Equi Fernandez (0/7), Exequiel Palacios (0/2), Ibrahim Maza (2/12), Jonas Hofmann (2/13), Malik Tillman (3/12), Nathan Tella (0/9), Robert Andrich (1/15), Alejo Sarco (0/3), Christian Kofane (3/14), Eliesse Ben Seghir (0/7), Ernest Poku (4/14), Ken Izekor (0/0), Martin Terrier (3/9), Montrell Culbreath (1/1), Patrik Schick (6/12).

Hamburger SV vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

Hamburger SV vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups

Hamburger SV vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

Bayer Leverkusen beat Hamburger SV twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 2-1 and 3-0, respectively. Look for either side to win this encounter, as they have a tendency not to draw their matches, since only one of the last ten encounters finished all square. Hamburger SV won three times, while Bayer Leverkusen ran out winners six times. A home win gets you odds at 12/5 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on an away win are at 21/20.

Hamburger SV vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

Of the last ten encounters between Hamburger SV Bayer Leverkusen over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 8/13 with bookies.

Hamburger SV vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

Look no further than Albert Sambi Lokonga, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga, while Martin Terrier managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Bayer Leverkusen in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Hamburger SV won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Volksparkstadion. They drew three and lost three as well, while Bayer Leverkusen won eight of their last 10 games away. They drew zero and lost two. Goals are flowing freely for Hamburger SV on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in Bayer Leverkusen''s last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams scored four times in the last ten encounters between Hamburger SV and Bayer Leverkusen, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. Hamburger SV scored 0.9 goals on average, while Bayer Leverkusen pulled 1.9 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Hamburger SV, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Bayer Leverkusen, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.1 times goals per game themselves.