Germany - Bundesliga: Bayern vs LeverkusenIn the last round Bayern split points with Schalke in front of their fans, so they await the derby against Leverkusen after a winless month in the league. Leverkusen finally ended the drawing run when they beat Frankfurt 4 :0 at home.
Last test for Van Gaal
Only five points in the first twelve rounds are reason enough for worries in Bayern that have high ambitions in Bundesliga this season. When you add to it the poor campaign in the Champions League then it is no surprise that Van Gaal's days in the club are practically numbered and unless Bayern win Leverkusen, they will probably be lead by a new coach in the next round. Van Gaal will have problems with the line-up, as he can’t count on injured Ribery, while Robben is not fully recovered form injury, so he will start the match on the bench. Olic and Toni are also not able to play 90 minutes, which is why Van Gaal decided to start with the attacking tandem Klose-Gomez. Bayern haven’t yet lost at home, but they dropped some points in the matches against Koln and Schalke, which proves that they are not so stable at Allianz Arena. Main problems for the Bavarians is lack of organization in the back line that is the weakest link in the team, which is why we have no doubts that Bayern will concede at least one goal and Betfair offer 1.41 for the visitors to score.
In the last ten duels against Leverkusen, Bayern won nine and the only time they lost was last season in the Cup. Bayern will try to make up for the poor games from the start, so we expect the hosts to be aggressive from the very start, which will leave enough space for counterattacks for the visitors. That is why you should think about 888Sport's offer of 1.67 for both teams to score.
Three goals in eleven minutes
Leverkusen got off to a forceful start in their quest for the title and the best demonstration was the match against Frankfurt two weeks ago, when they took a 3:0 lead after only eleven minutes. Club's best scorer, Kiesling opened the score two minutes into the game and that was his best recommendation for the starting berth in the national squad against Cote D’Ivorie. Besides the fact that they have league’s best scorer in the league, Leverkusen can also boast the best defense in the league that have conceded only eight goals so far. Coach Jupp Heyckens are definitely the most responsible for good system of the play, while working in Bayern in the last few rounds last season will be helpful in this game. Bayern have scoring problems and having in mind that they can’t count on key midfielders, we think that Leverkusen defense will have an easy job, while Betfair offer 5.70 for the visitors to keep a clean sheet.
Good news for the club is that Kiesling is back in scoring form and he is again alone on top of the score sheet. Leverkusen have gone over five years without winning Bayern and the last time they won was in Munich two decades ago. Still, Kiesling is flawless this season and he won’t allow for the negative tradition to continue and we are sure that he will be the biggest threat for the opposite net and Bet365 offer 3.00 for Kiesling to score..
Betting verdict
Bayern will start this match under great pressure and if they fail to win Van Gaal will probably be sacked and also their chances of reaching the first place will be significantly reduced. Leverkusen are doing great from the start and it’s been a long time since they seemed so stable on the pitch. Trophy-winning coach Jupp Heyckens found the winning combination and he won't change it in this match. Even though the visitors have lost nine of last ten duels against Bayern, we see them as favourites here.
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