With just ten games to go in the Bundesliga campaign, every match seems to be vital at the moment. None more so than Bayer Leverkusen hosting Arminia Bielefeld at the BayArena on Sunday afternoon.
Bayer Leverkusen enjoyed a stellar start to their Bundesliga campaign, but it has not lasted and their recent league form has been highly inconsistent. Despite their inconsistency in recent months, Peter Bosz’s side are fifth-place in the table, just three points off the Champions League spots.
A 1-0 win at Monchengladbach in their league outing was much-needed, as it got Die Werkself back to winning ways after a three-game winless run in the German top-flight. The win also ended a run of 11 Bundesliga without a clean sheet for Bayer.
Leverkusen’s home form has been decidedly inconsistent in recent months, as Bosz’s team has picked up just two wins from their previous seven league outings at the BayArena.
This game looks like the perfect chance to better that home form. Leverkusen will be keen to stop a trend of conceding goals on home soil, as they have conceded at least two goals in their last three league matches at the BayArena.
Arminia Bielefeld head to Leverkusen in terrible form and in big danger of dropping into the relegation zone.
A seven-game winless run, including five defeats, means that the visitors are in the relegation play-off spot and just a point above 17th place Mainz in the fight for survival in the German top-flight.
Bielefeld have been woeful in defence of late, as the visitors have conceded at least two goals in six of their last seven league games. The visitors have also failed to score in their last four matches in the Bundesliga.
Forebet predicts that Bayer Leverkusen will record a victory in a high-scoring encounter to boost their hopes of sealing a Champions League spot for next season.