Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich Prediction & Betting Tips - Bundesliga

Prediction published on 16/12/2020, 20:01  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 16/12/2020 at 20:03 in Bundesliga Predictions

Last season in the German Cup final, Bayern Munich beat Bayer Leverkusen in Berlin on their way to winning a treble. This week, the two face off, with Leverkusen hosting Bayern in the 13th round of matches, and the two holding the top two slots in the Bundesliga standings. Bayer Leverkusen have 28 points, at the top of the league standings while second placed Bayern have 27 points. The hosts go to this game on five straight wins and four clean sheets in six matches, and they have scored three or more goals in their last five matches. In the last five matches alone, they have scored 18 goals and conceded three. Leon Bailey has been a key performer for them in the recent matches, with four goals in the last three matches and the team has been in great shape, currently unbeaten in 11 matches. In the last 11 matches, Leverkusen have scored 36 goals and conceded 12 but will be disappointed by having kept just four clean sheets in the last 13 matches. They are one of the remaining two unbeaten sides in the Bundesliga and are also unbeaten in their eight home matches this season. While they have not been at their best defensively, Leverkusen have the second best defence in the league, having conceded 10 goals in 12 matches. Each of these two sides has won twice in the last four meetings and the last eight meetings have produced over 2.5 goals. Both sides have scored in nine of their last 10 meetings too.

Bayern Munich, on the other hand, head to this game on three draws and two wins in their last five matches. On Wednesday, they beat Wolfsburg 2-1, coming from behind with Robert Lewandowski’s brace lifting the team. The Pole has now scored three in the last two games for Bayern as he gets back to his best following a three-game lull earlier. While wins have been rare in Bayern’s recent matches, the champions have not lost any of their last 18 matches. However, they have just four clean sheets in their last 20 matches. Bayern have conceded the most goals among the top six sides in the league (18), but have managed to stay unbeaten courtesy of outscoring opponents. They are the side with the most goals in Bundesliga this season (37), as it has been in recent years. The champions have scored in all of their last 21 matches across all competitions. Heading to Leverkusen, they have seven wins in their last 11 matches, while scoring two or more in eight of the last 11. In Bundesliga, Bayern have drawn three of their last five matches and have had to come from down in the last six league matches, and went on to win three of them. For all their quality, Bayern have kept just one clean sheet in the last 11 league matches, and have conceded 18 goals in the process while scoring 29. In their six away league matches this season, Bayern have no clean sheet to show but have scored in all of them. In the six away league matches, they have scored 14 goals and conceded 10.