Underneath Xabi Alonso’s steerage, Leverkusen is aiming for his or her first-ever Bundesliga title, which they’ll safe with a victory over Werder Bremen on Sunday on the BayArena.
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Werder Bremen hopes to upset Leverkusen’s celebration. Nonetheless, it’s a tricky process for Bremen, who’re experiencing a poor run of kind, having gone six matches with no win.
Of their final six matches, Bremen solely managed to assemble two factors, conceding 10 targets and scoring simply 5 occasions.
In the meantime, Leverkusen tops the present Bundesliga kind desk, accumulating 18 factors within the final six matches, with 12 targets scored and solely 4 conceded.
Die Werkself boasts the league’s finest protection, permitting solely 19 targets in 28 video games. They dominate possession, averaging 60.4% per recreation, and rank second within the league for pictures per recreation, averaging 18.4 pictures.
Surprisingly, Leverkusen’s prime scorer, Victor Boniface, has solely netted 10 targets, accounting for simply 14% of the staff’s complete targets.
Boniface missed a major a part of the season attributable to damage however returned to attain towards West Ham within the Europa League quarterfinal first leg, which Leverkusen received 2-0.
Whereas Bremen managed to safe 1-1 attracts of their final two matches on the BayArena, replicating the end result towards Leverkusen appears unlikely, particularly contemplating their earlier encounter this season, the place Leverkusen cruised to a 3-0 victory.
Prediction & Evaluation:
With Leverkusen’s impeccable kind and Bremen’s struggles, the percentages favor the house aspect.
Leverkusen’s dominance in possession and attacking prowess, coupled with Bremen’s defensive frailties, level in direction of a victory for Alonso’s males.
Our prediction sees Leverkusen clinching the Bundesliga title with a hard-fought 2-1 win, marking a historic second for the membership below Alonso’s management.
- Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Werder Bremen