On Saturday, starting with 14:30, the match Leverkusen – Wolfsburg will be played, within the 18th round of the Bundesliga. Leverkusen and Wolfsburg have a very interesting and unpredictable duel, the host team, whatever it may be, failing to prevail in the previous 9 direct meetings.
With no victory in the Bundesliga in the last 4 stages, Leverkusen defeated Dortmund in the 17th round, the last in the round, score 2-1 at home. The “pharmacists” thus return to the fight for the Champions League places, accumulating 32 points. Thus, the team coached by Peter Bosz occupies the 3rd place in the ranking, with 3 points less than Leipzig and with 7 compared to the Bayern leader. In the home matches, Leverkusen has a record of 4 wins, 3 draws and one defeat, only Bayern winning the “BayArena” this season.
On the other hand, Wolfsburg went over 3 rounds without success in the Bundesliga and won 2-0 at the tail of Mainz, only the second external success of the season. Oliver Glasner’s students still have the fewest defeats in the league, two, as well as Bayern, Leipzig and Frankfurt. With 29 points in the standings, the “wolves” are ranked 5th, tied with Dortmund, which is in 4th place before the start of the 18th round. In the away matches, Wolfsburg won twice, lost by twice and drew 5 times, with an external goal difference of 12-11.
Leverkusen and Wolfsburg have not won in the last 9 straight home games;
Wolfsburg has won the previous two trips to Leverkusen;
In the round, the two drew at Wolfsburg, score 0-0;
Leverkusen: Hradecky; Bender, Tah, Tapsoba, Sinkgraven; Wirtz, Aranguiz, Amiri; Diaby, Schick, Bailey
Wolfsburg: Casteels; Baku, Lacroix, Brooks, Otavio; Schlager, Arnold; Brekalo, Philipp, Steffen; Weghorst
PREDICTION: Bayer Leverkusen to win @ 2,06
