Bundesliga – B Mönchengladbach – Bayer Leverkusen on Match-day 19
Next Saturday at 6:30pm GMT, on matchday 19 of the Bundesliga, we will see Gladbach play Bayer at the Borussia Park.
This clash sees twelfth placed Gladbach, welcome fifth placed Bayer to the Borussia Park.
B Mönchengladbach’s Bundesliga season, has so far seen them gain 22 points, going into this game
Gladbach will take a huge positive from their recent 1-2 win against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.
Also, Adi Hutter’s Gladbach have lost four of their last six games this season. With 22 points (6W, 8L and 4D), they are established in twelfth position in the League having won six fixtures, drawn four meetings, and lost eight games.
Playing at home, Gladbach have won four fixtures, drawn two matches, and lost two matches.
A win in this fixture, would take B Mönchengladbach’s points from 22 to 25, so far this season.
Going into Saturday’s game, Adi Hutter without two of his players, due to illness or injury.
Bayer Leverkusen have 29 points to their name, going into this tie
Bayer have dropped five points in their last two encounters, drawing 2-2 at Union Berlin and losing 2-1 to SC Freiburg.
Also, not winning, is becoming a habit for Bayer, with no victories from their last four fixtures. They currently stand fifth in the League, with 29 points for a total of 8 wins, 5 losses and 5 draws having won eight games, drawn five fixtures, and lost five matches.
Bayer’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Gladbach. In the 9 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won four games, drawn three fixtures, and lost two meetings.
Bayer Leverkusen will have 32 points so far this season, should they secure a win.
Good Attacking Performance
This has been a good season so far for Bayer, in terms of goals scored (42). Their stand out attacking players have been Patrik Schick (17), Moussa Diaby (5), and Florian Wirtz (5). Bayer have shown a poor defensive solidity so far, having conceded 30 goals in their previous matches.
Bayer’s squad will likely be depleted of seven of their key players when they start on Saturday, due to injury or illness.
B Mönchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen – Head-to-Head.
Regarding their historical duels previous encounters between these two teams have tended to favour the visitor team when it comes to wins. Bayer have recorded 27 wins and 19 draws.
Bayer have a favourable 40.0 percent probability of a win.
Performance Report
For Gladbach, Jonas Hofmann contributed with
seven goals and provided one assist in 18 League matches this Bundesliga Season, while Patrik Schick is one of the top performing players after having scored
17 goals in 18 League games this campaign for Bayer.
Other standout players for Gladbach are Florian Neuhaus and Alassane Plea with four goals and three goals respectively and for Bayer are Moussa Diaby and Florian Wirtz with five goals and five goals respectively.
