Second will host first in the Bundesliga when Leverkusen seek to cut Bayern Munich’s eight-point lead at the top of the table when the two meet at the BayArena.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich best bets
- BTTS and over 2.5 goals – 3/4 with SBK
- Michael Olise to score or assist – 11/10 with Tote
- Bayern to win or draw – 2/5 with Copybet
Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich odds
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Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich predictions
Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich meet in the standout fixture of Matchday 22 in the Bundesliga.
Leverkusen simply have to win if they want to have any chance of retaining the Bundesliga title they spectacularly won last season.
Bayern hold an eight-point lead over Xabi Alonso’s team at the top. Defeat for the defending champions is unthinkable. It will surely be game over as far as the title race is concerned.
A draw isn’t ideal for Leverkusen either. And even a win won’t mean that Die Werkself are back in the running. But it would see the gap to Bayern reduced to five points, giving Vincent Kompany’s team something to think about.
Leverkusen dropped points last Sunday with a 0-0 draw away at Wolfsburg. It was their second draw in their last three in the Bundesliga, and seventh of the season.
The champions are 19 matches unbeaten in the league and have only lost once all season. But they have drawn a third of their 21 matches, and that’s simply too many to keep pace with Bayern at the top.
Unlike Leverkusen, Vincent Kompany’s Bayern Munich weren’t afforded the luxury of a week to prepare for this match.
Thanks to their patchy form in Europe this season, Bayern had to travel to Glasgow to face Celtic in the Champions League Round of 16 playoffs on Wednesday.
Bayern won the match 2-1 thanks to goals from Michael Olise and Harry Kane. They are now overwhelming favourites to finish the job when they face the Scottish league leaders in the second leg this Tuesday.
The matches against Celtic are still an unwelcome distraction. But Bayern has coped well with playing in the Bundesliga the week after a European match, losing only one of eight matches, while winning five.
Bayern have won their last seven in a row in the Bundesliga. They have scored 23 goals in that run, conceding seven. Die Roten defeated Werder 3-0 in their most recent league outing on 7th February.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich betting tips
This is the last chance saloon for Leverkusen. Lose and the title race looks all over. Our Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich betting tips are below:
BTTS and over 2.5 goals
Recent results between these teams could lead you to believe they have low scoring matches.
Leverkusen won 1-0 in the DFB-Pokal at the Allianz Arena in their most recent meeting. And earlier in the season, the two teams played out a 1-1 draw on Matchday 5 of the Bundesliga, also in Munich.
But low scoring affairs aren’t that common between these two teams. Look back further, and there were at least three goals in their previous four matches, and also in five of the last six.
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Include the two most recent matches in the stats, and both teams have scored in five of the last eight. And in three of the matches where both teams scored, there were also over 2.5 goals.
Both teams tend to score in every match they play.
Leverkusen has only failed to find the net twice in 21 Bundesliga matches this season. Bayern has scored in all 21 matches. The league leaders have also scored two or more in 16 of their 21 matches.
Back both teams to score and over 2.5 goals at 3/4 with SBK
Michael Olise to score or assist
Michael Olise continues to impress during his debut season in Bavaria. The former Crystal Palace wide man has provided ten assists and scored six goals in his 21 Bundesliga matches this season.
Despite this, Olise is continually overlooked for the likes of Harry Kane and Jamal Musiala.
The importance of Olise isn’t lost on Vincent Kompany. The Bayern head coach has used his winger in every Bundesliga match this season, and he has most definitely reaped the rewards.
Olise has provided seven assists and one goal in his last ten Bundesliga matches. And he has only played the full 90 minutes in four of those fixtures.
Olise will be full of confidence heading into the Bundesliga showdown after opening the scoring in Bayern’s 2-1 win over Celtic on Wednesday.
Back Michael Olise to score or assist at 11/10 with Tote
Bayern to win or draw
Both teams have only lost one match each in the Bundesliga this season.
We know that the problem for Leverkusen is too many draws against lower league teams. While Bayern has tended to blow teams away with their immense firepower.
Bayern has been outstanding in the Bundesliga this season. There are still questions about their performances in Europe, but at home they look formidable.
The league leaders have 54 points from a possible 63. They are averaging over three goals a game.
Odds of 2/5 on Bayern not losing might seem a touch short. But they are 4/11 or lower with other bookmakers.
This bet simply doesn’t look like losing.
Back Bayern not to lose in the double chance market at 2/5 with Copybet
How to watch Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich
- Location: BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany.
- Date and time: Saturday 15th February, 5.30pm GMT.
- How to watch: Sky Sports Football.
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