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All eyes will be on Allianz Arena when Bayern Munchen and Bayer Leverkusen face each other in the Bundesliga round 30.
Lewandowski-less Bayern did well to beat Wolfsburg 3-2 at the weekend, with the team moving one step closer to defending the domestic trophy.
The Poland international remains on the sidelines with injury, and, in his absence, Choupo-Moting will continue to lead the line for the reigning champions.
Talented midfielder Musiala should keep his place in the starting XI after scoring a brace in the triumph over Wolfsburg.
Bayer Leverkusen, on the other hand, aim to build on a 3-0 win over Koln. Hannes Wolf’s troops are determined to stay in the Champions League race, but beating Bayern on the road is easier said than done.
A close encounter is on the cards at Allianz Arena, and we believe that punters can find value in betting on draw.
The likes of Arias, Bender, Fosu-Mensah, and Baumgartlinger are likely to miss the game with injuries.
Bayern Munich vs Bayern Leverkusen Head-to-head
Teams Bayern Munich Bayer Leverkusen played so far 49 matches.
Bayern Munich won 31 direct matches. Bayer Leverkusen won 9 matches. 9 matches ended in a draw. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 3.14 goals per Match.
Bayern Munich vs Bayern Leverkusen Prediction
Bayern Munich in actual season average scored 2.69 goals per match. In 19 (90.48%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 16 (76.19%) matches in season 2021 played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Bayer Leverkusen average scored 2.12 goals per match in season 2021. In 13 (65.00%) matches played away was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 11 (55.00%) matches played away team was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Team News:
Robert Lewandowski has resumed full training after recovering from a knee injury, with Flick revealing he would "have to wait until Tuesday" before deciding whether to use his top goalscorer against Leverkusen.
With no Champions League action to rush him back for, though, the Poland striker is likely to have to wait until the trip to Mainz 05 at the weekend before receiving some minutes from his departing manager.
Niklas Sule, Serge Gnabry and Leon Goretzka are both likely to return then, too, with Douglas Costa, Marc Roca, Ron-Thorben Hoffmann and Malik Tillman all facing a race against time to feature again this campaign.
Musiala should keep his place in the starting XI after an inspired brace against Wolfsburg, with Kingsley Coman potentially replacing Leroy Sane on the opposite flank.
Leverkusen, meanwhile, hope to welcome Lars Bender back to first-team action in the coming weeks after the defender's meniscus injury, but he is unlikely to feature against Bayern.
Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Julian Baumgartlinger are out for the rest of the season with ACL injuries, with Florian Wirtz and Santiago Arias both sidelined for the time being, too.
Patrik Schick was preferred to Lucas Alario in attack against Koln and is set to keep his place after an improved offensive showing from Wolf's side.
Bayern Munich possible starting lineup:
Neuer; Pavard, Boateng, Hernandez, Davies; Kimmich, Alaba; Coman, Muller, Musiala; Choupo-Moting
Bayer Leverkusen possible starting lineup:
Hradecky; Jedvaj, Bender, Tapsoba; Diaby, Aranguiz, Palacios, Wendell; Bailey, Amiri; Schick