Bayer Leverkusen hosts Hoffenheim in round 16 of the German Bundesliga. The match will be played on Wednesday, December 15th at BayArena (Leverkusen)
Bayer Leverkusen finished their performances in the Europa League group stage last Thursday. The Red-Blacks lost to Ferencváros in Budapest, but that defeat did not prevent them from advancing to the playoffs. Seoane even gave Lunyov a bow — the Russian goalkeeper signed a contract with Bayer Leverkusen in the offseason but didn’t appear on the pitch before that. But the coach can be understood: he is faced with the task of finally returning the Red-Blacks to the top four in the Bundesliga standings (more precisely, to the Champions League). So far, everything is more or less good: after a pause for the matches of national teams, Bayer showed a streak of three consecutive victories and gained a foothold in 3rd place. Moreover, in the last match against Eintracht Frankfurt, the Red-Blacks quickly scored twice. But the Eagles went wild and scored five times in response!
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Hoffenheim had an unsuccessful last season and remained without European competitions. And the start of the new draw was rather weak: the victory over Augsburg in the 1st round remained the only one for a long time, until the end of September. Then the Blue-Whites significantly stepped up. At first, they won only at home, but then the away statistics also improved. At the moment, the club from Sinsheim is on a streak of four wins in a row. Hoffenheim dealt not only with extremely weak Greuther Furth but also with quite strong and ambitious RB Leipzig, Eintracht Frankfurt, and Freiburg. Sebastian Hoeness's charges concede quite often, but they manage to score a lot in response. Yes, the top scorer, Ihlas Bebou, has scored only five goals. And Andrej Kramaric, the long-term leader of Hoffenheim, has scored only a couple of goals so far. But at the same time, the Croatian striker has already managed to make seven assists. And most importantly, Hoffenheim has already managed to climb into the top four. No one expected this for sure.
Bayer Leverkusen was able to win only two out of 11 last head-to-head matches. Hoffenheim gained five victories, but the Red-Blacks earned four points in the last championship. Bayer got a flick on the nose in the last round, but that should help now. Let's believe that the hosts will cope with Hoffenheim at their native stadium.
Prediction for the match: Bayer Leverkusen to win
