The 2022/23 German Bundesliga season continues this weekend and on the 20th of August we have a meeting between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1899 Hoffenheim.
The game will take place at the BayArena and the hosts start the weekend sitting bottom of the table on 0 points while the visitors are in 8th place on 3 points.
🗣 Seoane: "It's disappointing. With this number of chances you can't lose. That was a poor chance conversion from us. We had enough chances, even if we didn't play our best game."#B04FCA pic.twitter.com/coY2EFGsR0— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) August 13, 2022
🗣 Seoane: "It's disappointing. With this number of chances you can't lose. That was a poor chance conversion from us. We had enough chances, even if we didn't play our best game."#B04FCA pic.twitter.com/coY2EFGsR0
Bayer 04 Leverkusen come into the match on the back of a disappointing 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Augsburg last weekend. Having fallen behind after 15 minutes, Bayer 04 Leverkusen scored the equaliser shortly before half time.
However, it was the away team who scored the only goal of the second half, netting the winner with 8 minutes of the game remaining.
That result means Bayer 04 Leverkusen have lost their 2 Bundesliga fixtures this season. They started with a tough trip to play Borussia Dortmund and lost 1-0, with the only goal being scored in the 10th minute. Goalkeeper Lucas Hrádecký was sent off at the end of the match.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have been defeated in their last 3 matches in all competitions, including a shock 4-3 loss at Elversberg in the first round of the DFB Pokal. However, home form in the Bundesliga shows Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won 6 of their last 9 matches and have lost only 3 of their last 13 home league games.
1899 Hoffenheim travel to the BayArena having recorded a 3-2 home win over Bochum last weekend in the Bundesliga. 1899 Hoffenheim started the game slowly and found themselves 2-0 down after only 13 minutes.
However, 2 goals in the space of 9 minutes saw 1899 Hoffenheim get back on level terms. 1899 Hoffenheim scored the winning goal in the 88th minute to secure their first win of the season.
1899 Hoffenheim started the Bundesliga season with a 3-1 loss at Borussia Monchengladbach. Having had a man sent off in the 19th minute, 1899 Hoffenheim opened the scoring but the extra man showed as Borussia Monchengladbach scored 3 goals, 2 of which were in the second half, to win the game.
Trends show 1899 Hoffenheim have won only 1 of their last 12 matches in all competitions. They have seen over 2.5 goals scored in their last 6 matches in the Bundesliga and both teams have scored in those 6 fixtures.
Looking ahead to the team news and Bayer 04 Leverkusen have several players on the treatment table including Karim Bellarabi, Andrey Lunev, Amine Adli, Robert Andrich, and Florian Wirtz.
1899 Hoffenheim also have a few injury problems, with Kevin Vogt, Angelo Stiller, Benjamin Hübner, and Ihlas Bebou missing out. Ermin Bicakcic is a doubt due to a lack of fitness.
We should see goals in this game, with both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals in total. 1899 Hoffenheim have a poor recent away record in the Bundesliga and Bayer 04 Leverkusen should record their first competitive win of the season.