On the 30th of September, in this week 8 match, Bayern München hosts Bayer Leverkusen in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 5th placed Bayern München is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Augsburg. Mergim Berisha struck first for Augsburg in the 59th minute on a feed from Iago, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Bayern München couldn’t muster any offence and Augsburg ran away with the shutout win. Bayern München is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while bayer Leverkusen is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Werder Bremen. Kerem Demirbay struck first for Bayer Leverkusen in the 57th minute on a feed from Odilon Kossounou, but Miloš Veljković got the equalizer for Werder Bremen in the 82nd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Werder Bremen. Bayer Leverkusen looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern München last played eachother at the Bayarena on the 4th of July. Bayern München was victorious by a score of 4 to 2. David Alaba struck first for Bayern München in the 16th minute, then Serge Gnabry added another in the 24th minute.
Kerem Demirbay has been the most prolific scorer on Bayer Leverkusen in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Leroy Sané has been the most effective weapon for Bayern München lately. The German attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches
Julian Nagelsmann’s Bayern München squad will be without Leon Goretzka, Kingsley Coman, Lucas Hernández and Manuel Neuer, while Karim Bellarabi, Amine Adli, Exequiel Palacios and Wirtz are unavailable to play for Gerardo Seoane’s team.