On Saturday, starting with 14:30, the match Leverkusen – Bremen will be played, within the 15th round of the Bundesliga. Leverkusen is unbeaten in 7 of the last 8 direct matches, but Bremen have scored in 8 of the previous 9 away matches on “BayArena”! Last season, the “pharmacists” won 4-1 away and drew at home, score 2-2.
Leverkusen did not recover after the defeat suffered at home to Bayern, score 1-2 and lost with the same score and away to Frankfurt, which is a difficult one. The team coached by Peter Bosz remains with 28 points after 14 stages and occupies the 3rd place in the Bundesliga, 5 points behind the leader from Bavaria. The “pharmacists” must quickly regroup and get points, as Dortmund, Wolfsburg or Monchengladbach will attack the top positions soon. During the season, Leverkusen ticked 17 away points, most so far, but suffered at home, only 11 points out of 18 possible.
Bremen has only one victory in the last 5 stages, 1-0 with Mainz and will enter the fight again to avoid relegation. Last season, Florian Kohfeldt’s students were saved only after a dam with Heidenheim, awarded at the limit. With 14 points accumulated, the “white-greens” are now ranked 14th, 4 points above the newly promoted Bielefeld, which is in the dam position. In the seasonal trips, Bremen has a record with two victories, 3 draws and two defeats, with a goal difference of 10-11.
Interestingly, Bremen have scored in all away games this season (including Bayern), except in Leipzig, and Leverkusen have not conceded a goal at home in a single match, with Hertha.
Leverkusen is unbeaten in 7 of the last 8 direct matches;
Bremen have scored in 8 of the last 9 trips on “BayArena”;
Last season, Leverkusen won 4-1 away, but drew at home, score 2-2;
Leverkusen: Hradecky – L. Bender (c), Tah, Tapsoba, Sinkgraven – Wirtz, Baumgartlinger, Amiri – Bailey, Schick, Diaby
Absent: Aranguiz, Arias, Palacios, Paulinho, Weiser
Coach: Peter Bosz
Bremen: Pavlenka – Veljkovic, Toprak, Friedl – Gebre Selassie (c), Mbom, Eggestein, Möhwald, Augustinsson – Selke, Sargent
Absent: Erras, Groß, Rashica
Coach: Florian Kohfeldt
PREDICTION: Bayer Leverkusen to win @ 1,42
