Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich: Bundesliga Game Preview

 
The Bundesliga continues this weekend! The games will still be played behind closed doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic and we will have an exciting contest between two traditional teams on Saturday, when Bayer Leverkusen hosts Bayern Munich.

Bayer Leverkusen is in third place in the standings with 56 points in 29 games while Bayern Munich leads the Bundesliga with 67 points in 29 games. Bayer Leverkusen is coming off a 1-0 road win against SC Freiburg last Friday while Bayern Munich destroyed Fortuna Dusseldorf 5-0 at home on Saturday.

Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

Dafabet Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Bayer Leverkusen: 5.31
• Bayern Munich: 1.58
• Draw: 4.76

Spread
• Bayer Leverkusen: +0.5, +1 (2.25)
• Bayern Munich: -0.5, -1 (1.72)

Total
• Over 3, 3.5 (1.75)
• Under 3, 3.5 (2.17)

Key Points to Consider

Last 6: Bayer Leverkusen, coming off a 1-0 road win vs SC Freiburg, have 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws in their last 6 overall. Bayern Munich, coming off a 5-0 home win vs Fortuna Dusseldorf, have 6 wins, 0 losses and 0 draws in their last 6 overall.

Momentum: Bayern Munich has been on an upward trend — winning their last 8 games in the Bundesliga.

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Bundesliga action on Nov. 30, 2019 and Bayer Leverkusen won 2-1.

Projected Leaders

For Bayer Leverkusen, Kai Havertz has a 33.92 percent chance to score. He averages 1.77 shots overall per sim, 0.85 shots on goal per and 0.41 goals per sim.

For Bayern Munich, Robert Lewandowski has a 63.44 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 4.09 shots overall per sim, 1.78 shots on goal per and 0.99 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

The Under.

Three-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on the total in this one. Average score in simulations is Bayern Munich 2.38 to Bayer Leverkusen 1.26.

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