Bayer Leverkusen hosts Hoffenheim in round 3 of German Bundesliga. The match will be played on Saturday, August 31st at BayArena (Leverkusen)
Before the start of the championship, Bayer must have shocked its fans. The team won only one of the 8 pre-season matches. And even then the first of them was played with some club from the western regional league. Then there were only losses diluted with 2 draws. But the beginning of the championship, which was preceded by the cup match (by the way, Bayer easily won Alemania 4-1), showed that the Company XI was simply encrypted, and it is in perfect order. Bayer won 2 starting rounds. The attack works properly. The management saved Alario, Bellarabi and Volland and bought Diaby from PSG. And the Red-Blacks scored 6 goals in 2 matches. But the problems in defense are the same. Bayer has conceded for the last 10 games in a row. And in 6 of them ended with more than 1 and even 2 goals conceded.
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Hoffenheim began the championship with a defeat to Eintracht. And then it was was more accurate than Werder in the home goal shootout (3-2). It is still difficult to say what awaits the Blues under the management of the new Dutch mentor Schreuder who replaced Nagelsmann at the end of the last championship. But Hoffenheim plays quite efficiently as before. And striker Bebou, who came from Hanover, has already scored 2 goals, having played only 3 matches. One - in the cup, and the second - to Werder.
Bayer looks like a favorite in the upcoming match not only because of the home field, although this factor is also important. In the last 11 head-to-head matches in Leverkusen, Hoffenheim won only 3 times. Bayer began the championship solidly. Hoffenheim lost 1 match. As for the Cup, it beat the team from the 3rd league only on penalties. Once again, Bayer’s squad is more coordinated, and the coach was saved. So, the hosts should at least not lose at home. Well, and the teams prove that they will be able to score at least 3 goals if we look at the results in this championship. They simply don’t know how to play differently between themselves. The last 4 matches exceeded even 3 goals. Both teams are focused on the game in attack now. In addition to this, both have a lame defense. I will add that Hoffenheim concedes from everyone in a row. In the last 6 matches, it did not leave the field with a clean sheet, and the opponents scored it 14 goals in total. Even in the Cup, the 3rd League Worzburger stuffed 2 goals. It happened in regulation time. And the fans saw 1 more goal in extra time.
Prediction for the game: Bayer Leverkusen to win with +0.5 handicap and Over 2.5 goals scored
