Bundesliga – Bayer Leverkusen to face Hoffenheim on Match-day 16

This Wednesday sees Bayer go head to head with Hoffenheim at the Bay Arena – Kick-off 8:30pm GMT.

BothBayer and Hoffenheim currently share Champion’s League qualification hopes, as they occupy third and fourth in the League, respectively.

Bayer Leverkusen have 27 points to their name, going into this tie

Bayer suffered an away loss to Eintracht Frankfurt in their last outing, they will doubtless be keen get a positive outcome in this fixture.

Also, Bayer keep finding ways to win, having secured eight victories in their last 14 games is astonishing this season, a rich vein of form that has drastically improved their Bundesliga position. With a third position in the league and 8 wins, 4 losses and 3 draws, they currently have 27 points in the League having won eight matches, drawn three fixtures, and lost four meetings.

Bayer have won four meetings and lost three games of their seven League matches at home this season.

Bayer Leverkusen will have secured 30 points so far this season, should they secure a win.

Good Attacking Performance

Bayer will be pleased to have a good goal scoring record so far this season (37). This has been largely down to the key attacking players: Patrik Schick (14), Moussa Diaby (5), and Florian Wirtz (5). Teams that leak goals on a consistent basis, don’t tend to win anything, such is the situation with Bayer so far, having conceded 24 goals in their last games so far.

Gerardo Seoane will be forced to make changes to the plans for his squad, as injury or illness has depleted him of two of his Bayer players.

Hoffenheim have so far accrued 26 points in this season of the Bundesliga

Following two straight wins for Hoffenheim in their most recent games, they will be keen to continue that form going into this fixture.

Also, another match and another win for Hoffenheim, winning is becoming habitual for them and this is the mark of a team, a form has placed them in clear contention for Champion’s League qualification. Now they have 8 matches won, 5 games lost and 2 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in fourth place, with a total of 26 points having won eight matches, drawn two matches, and lost five meetings.

Hoffenheim’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Bayer. In the 8 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won three fixtures, drawn one game, and lost four games.

Hoffenheim will have 29 points if they manage to secure a victory.

Good Attacking Performance

Hoffenheim have a good scoring record this season, with 32 netted so far. Their stand out attacking players have been Ihlas Bebou (5), Georginio Rutter (4), and Jacob Bruun Larsen (3). Hoffenheim have shown a poor consistency in defence so far, having conceded 23 goals in their previous fixtures.

Hoffenheim are likely to be missing four of their key players when they start Wednesday’s game, due to injury and illness.

Bayer Leverkusen v Hoffenheim – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels Bayer and Hoffenheim have faced each other 27 times in the past, with the balance of wins sitting in Bayer’s favour (15 – 7). Further, thirteen of the past 16 matches between Bayer and Hoffenheim have resulted in a Bayer win. The last time both teams met in this competition was April 2021 and the score line ended up with a 0-0 draw. In the last fixture between both sides, none of them scored, but the good part is that there have real scoring chances today (70.92% ), as both teams are presumed to go all out in this Bundesliga fixture.

For this game, Bayer’s win probability is currently 54.64 percent.

Other standout players for Bayer are Moussa Diaby and Florian Wirtz with five goals and five goals respectively and for Hoffenheim are Ihlas Bebou and Georginio Rutter with five goals both.