Overview
Bayer Leverkusen just had a goalless draw with Wolfsburg last weekend. However, coach Xabi Alonso's team is still unbeaten in the Bundesliga since round 3 and won 9/11 of the most recent round.
In addition, the home team BayArena also excellently won a direct ticket to the round of 16 of the Champions League with 6th place in the group stage. At the same time, they also reached the semi-finals of the German Cup.
For Bayern, although only ranked 12th in the Champions League, they are the leading club in the Bundesliga. The "Gray Tigers" have won 7 consecutive matches and are now 8 points behind Leverkusen after 21 rounds.
Coach Vincent Kompany's team has the highest scoring efficiency in the tournament with 65 goals, an average of 3 goals/match. Not only attacking well, the home team at Allianz Arena also defended solidly with only 19 goals conceded.
In the upcoming match, fans are looking forward to the competition between top strikers such as Harry Kane and Patrick Schick. The English striker has contributed to a third of Bayern's goals (21), while Schick has achieved impressive form with 4 goals/5 of his most recent matches in all competitions.
However, in the two previous meetings this season between the two sides, Kane and Schick have not scored and they are determined to do so in this reunion.
In terms of head-to-head record, Bayern have failed to beat Leverkusen in their last 6 encounters, with 3 draws and 3 losses. Therefore, a draw would be reasonable given the correlation between the two teams.
Personnel situation
Leverkusen will be without the services of the injured couple Belocian and Terrier. In addition, Hermoso has just become sick and is unlikely to play.
On the other side of the front line, Davies, Palhinha and Peretz are still uncertain to play.
Expected lineup:
Leverkusen: Hradecky, Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie, Frimpong, Xhaka, Andrich, Grimaldo, Wirtz, Boniface, Tella.
Bayern: Neuer, Stanisic, Upamecano, Kim Min-jae, Guerreiro, Kimmich, Goretzka, Olise, Musiala, Coman, Kane.
The match between Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich takes place at 0:30 am on February 16 (Vietnam time).
