Week 17 brings us a match on Jan 25th where Bayer Leverkusen hosts Bochum in a Bundesliga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Bayer Leverkusen is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Stuttgart. Moussa Diaby struck first for Bayer Leverkusen in the 30th minute, then Jonathan Tah added another in the 82nd minute on a feed from Exequiel Palacios In the end, Stuttgart was frustrated by Bayer Leverkusen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Bayer Leverkusen ended the match with the shutout victory. Bayer Leverkusen is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Bochum, recorded a 3-1 win against Hertha BSC. Philipp Hofmann struck first for Bochum in the 22nd minute on a feed from Philipp Förster, then Keven Schlotterbeck added another in the 44th minute on a feed from Philipp Förster. Bochum is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Bayer Leverkusen won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Philipp Hofmann has been the most prolific scorer on Bochum in his last five matches with 3 goals. Bayer Leverkusen is fortunate enough to have Amine Adli in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 5 goals
Xabier Alonso Olano’s Bayer Leverkusen squad will be without Charles Aránguiz, Paulinho, Patrik Schick, Odilon Kossounou and Florian Wirtz, while Konstantinos Stafylidis, Dominique Heintz, Gamboa Luna, Michael Esser and Grave are unavailable to play for Bochum.