Arguably the most exciting match in Europe’s top football leagues with defending champion Bayern Munich facing Europe’s most exciting team this season, Bayer Leverkusen. The two German giants are just separated by two points with Bayer Leverkusen having the edge over the cup holders Bayern. Anything can change after match day 23 as both sides are eager to collect all points. In their first fixture, the two Bundesliga teams were inseparable in a 2-goal each draw.
Leverkusen is still undefeated not just in the Bundesliga but in all competitions in 30 games. They will need to go two more games undefeated if they want to equal Bayern’s record of 32 games invisible across all competitions. Xabi’s men, however, have shown they are hungry to make history with records and trophies this season.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munch: Recent Form and Stats In The Bundesliga 2023/24 season
![Leverkusen](https://totalapexsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Leverkusen.jpg)
Team |
Bayer |
Bayern |
Overall form, last 5 |
WWWDW |
WLWWW |
Home form, last 5 |
WDWWD |
WWLWW |
Away form, last 5 |
WDWWW |
WWLWW |
Goal scored |
52 |
59 |
Goals Conceded |
14 |
19 |
Clean sheets |
10 |
9 |
Points |
52 |
50 |
Top goalscorer |
Boniface (10) |
Kane(24 |
Top assists |
Grimaldo (9) |
Sane (11) |
Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich: Players To Watch
Florian Writz
There are so many talented and experienced players in this game. Bayer Leverkusen’s young star Florian Wirtz is one of Europe’s best creative players topping the chat with a total of 15 assists across all competitions this season. In the previous game against Stuttgart in the DFB Pokal, Writz was the deciding player providing the last two assists that won them the match. He has also managed 5 goals and 8 assists in the Bundesliga this season.
Harry Kane
![Harry Kane](https://totalapexsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Harry-Kane.jpg)
Is there a better forward than English man Harry Kane this season?? The striker is currently chasing Robert Lewandowski’s goal record of 41 goals in the Bundesliga. Kane has scored 22 goals in the Bundesliga this season in just 20 games and he’s not just hungry for goals but for a first official title. The English man already knows how to score against Leverkusen. He scored in the first fixture and he’s ready to do so again.
Other players include Grimaldo, Xhaka, Sane, and Musiala.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich: Team News
Leverkusen are still missing their key starker Victor Boniface. New signing Iglesias may lead the lineup ahead of Patrick Schick. Odilon Kossounou is set to play the final of the African Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast. Arthur is still injured and central midfielder Exequiel Palacios is a doubt for the game after missing the past few games also due to an injury.
The Champions will be without their star left back Alphonso Davies together with other key players like Kingsley Coman, Serge Gnabry, Konrad Laimer, and Bouna Sarr. Joshua Kimmich, Dayot Upamecano, and Kim Min-jae are back in the squad together with Manuel Neuer.
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Predicted lineups
![Bayern Munich](https://totalapexsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Bayern.jpg)
Bayer Leverkusen
Hradecky; Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie; Frimpong, Andrich, Xhaka, Grimaldo; Hofmann, Wirtz; Iglesias
Bayern Munich
Neuer; Mazraoui, Kim, De Ligt, Guerreiro; Pavlovic, Goretzka; Sane, Muller, Musiala; Kane
Who do you think will win?
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