Bayer Leverkusen host Hoffenheim this Wednesday in the 16th round of the 2021/22 Bundesliga season.
Venue: BayArena (Leverkusen)
Key Statistics
Bayer Leverkusen have won their last four home games in all competitions.
The hosts have failed to score in only one of their last eight competitive games.
Patrik Schick is Lewandowski’s closest pursuer in the Torjägerkanone race with 14 goals against the Bayern’s striker 16.
With five goals and eight assists, Florian Wirtz’s goal contributions have come in at a rate of one every 74 minutes he has played this season.
Hoffenheim have kept one clean sheet in their last seven away games.
Only Bayern Munich have hit the woodwork as many times as the visitors this season (both eight).
They have gained 13 points from losing positions this season, more than any other team in the division.
Head to head
Leverkusen: L-L-W-W-W
Hoffenheim: W-W-W-W-L
Latest Performances in all competitions
Leverkusen: L-L-W-W-W
Hoffenheim: W-W-W-W-L
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen will look to get back to winning ways when they welcome Hoffenheim to the BayArena this Wednesday.
The visitors followed up their disappointing 1-0 loss to Ferencvárosi TC in their Europa League group finale with another loss to Eintracht Frankfurt last Sunday. Despite going two goals up in the game, Leverkusen were beaten 5-2 in the game, pushing them ten points behind leaders Bayern Munich.
With 27 points from 15 outings, Gerardo Seoane’s side are currently third in the Bundesliga table, one point and one place above their Wednesday’s visitors. They will be desperate to win this game and keep their place in the top four intact.
They have won their last four games at the BayArena in all competitions and will fancy their chances of taking the fifth in this game.
Possible Bayer Leverkusen starting line-ups
Lukas Hradecky; Piero Hincapie, Edmond Tapsoba, Jonathan Tah, Odilon Kossounou; Exequiel Palacios, Robert Andrich; Amine Adli, Florian Wirtz, Moussa Diaby; Patrik Schick.
Injured: Mitchel Bakker, Julian Baumgartlinger, Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
Suspended: None
TSG Hoffenheim
Hoffenheim continued their impressive run in the Bundesliga last weekend when they defeated Freiburg. Goals from David Raum and American defender Chris Richards – his maiden Bundesliga goal – gave the visitors a 2-1 win over their local rivals.
The win was their fourth consecutive win, and also their seventh in the last ten games, highlighting how good Sebastian Hoeneß’s side are playing in recent times.
They enter this round of games sitting in the top four and with the chance to move into third if they win this game.
They will also be looking to make it five wins in five league games – a feat they last achieved during the same season back in October/November 2019.
With one loss from their last six H2Hs (W3, D2), Hoffenheim will fancy their chances of taking maximum points in this game.
Possible TSG Hoffenheim starting line-ups
Oliver Baumann; Chris Richards, Kevin Vogt, Stefan Posch; David Raum, Diadie Samassekou, Dennis Geiger, Kevin Akpoguma; Georginio Rutter, Munas Dabbur, Ihlas Bebou.
Injured: Robert Skov, Ermin Bicakcic, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Marco John.
Suspended: None
Unavailable: Florian Grillitsch
Prediction
Leverkusen 3-2 Hoffenheim
