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FC Bayern München vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
FC Bayern München
3 – 1
Full Time
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Sat 15 Sep 2018 · 13:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 55' Wendell
R 80' Karim Bellarabi

Overview

Match Preview

FC Bayern München vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Bundesliga .

Match Details

  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Tobias Welz
  • Referee Rafael Foltyn
  • Referee Arno Blos
  • Referee Martin Thomsen
10 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 13.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Borussia Dortmund 4 12
2 FC Bayern München 4 10
3 SC Freiburg 4 10
4 FC Augsburg 4 7
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 7
6 1. FSV Mainz 05 4 7
7 SV 07 Elversberg 4 7
8 SV Werder Bremen 4 7
9 RB Leipzig 4 6
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 5
11 FC Schalke 04 4 5
12 SC Paderborn 07 4 4
13 1. FC Köln 4 4
14 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4 3
15 VfB Stuttgart 4 3
16 Hamburger SV 4 3
17 1. FC Union Berlin 4 1
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 0

Head-to-Head

11
5
5
FC Bayern München 21 games · Avg 3.1 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-15 FC Bayern München 3–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

FC Bayern München
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 3–1 W
01 Sep VfB Stuttgart A 3–0 W
24 Aug TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 3–1 W
18 Aug SV Drochtersen/Assel A 1–0 W
05 May FC Porto H 2–0 W
28 Apr PFC CSKA Moskva A 0–2 L
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep FC Bayern München A 1–3 L
01 Sep VfL Wolfsburg H 1–3 L
25 Aug Borussia Mönchengladbach A 0–2 L
18 Aug 1. CfR Pforzheim A 1–0 W
12 May SC Rot-Weiss Oberhausen A 1–3 L
05 May SV Linx 1949 H 1–2 L

Season Stats

FC Bayern München Bayer 04 Leverkusen
#2 Position #5
10 Points 7
4 Played 4
3 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 1
14 Scored 10
2 Conceded 5
+12 GD +5
2.50 PPG 1.75
75% Win % 50%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
FC Bayern München this season
50% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

FC Bayern München are 2nd (10 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 5th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Bayern München
0-15
–/–
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Bayern München
Michael Olise 4 G 1 A
Harry Kane 3 G
Aleksandar Pavlovic 1 G 1 A
Dayot Upamecano 1 G
Luis Diaz 1 G
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Patrik Schick 4 G 1 A
Christian Kofane 2 G
Ibrahim Maza 1 G 1 A
Facundo Medina 1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Bayer 04 Leverkusen kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Wendell makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 10' What an equalizer from Corentin Tolisso!
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 19' Arjen Robben doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 24' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Bayern München side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 28' Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Julian Brandt is hanging Lars Bender on the field on 28 minute.
  • 33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Bayern München that had 543 games and scored 1065 goals.
  • 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 42' James Rodriguez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Corentin Tolisso at the 42 minute mark.
  • 47' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 52' Bayer 04 Leverkusen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Wendell.
  • 59' Javi Martinez gets the nod from FC Bayern Munchen. He replaces Serge Gnabry and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 69' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Serge Gnabry made 543 appearances and scored 105 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 73' Bayer 04 Leverkusen ring the changes. Kevin Volland has done his job and it is now time for Karim Bellarabi to step up.
  • 78' Julian Brandt is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bayer 04 Leverkusen tonight.
  • 80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Karim Bellarabi.
  • 82' Time for substitution for FC Bayern Munchen. Rafinha is replaced by David Alaba.
  • 83' Bayer 04 Leverkusen make a change. Leon Bailey trudges off to be replaced by Paulinho on 83 minutes.
  • 88' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 89' What a moment for James Rodriguez! That strike on 89 puts his side firmly in control.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Bayern München Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Niko Kovać

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Heiko Herrlich

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Robert Lewandowski 8
Harry Kane 5
Serge Gnabry 5
Leon Goretzka 3
Leon Bailey 3
Thomas Muller 3
Exequiel Palacios 3
Alejandro Grimaldo 2

Head to Head

2018-09-15 FC Bayern München 3–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

FC Bayern München Form

2018-09-15 FC Bayern München 3–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2018-09-01 VfB Stuttgart 0–3 FC Bayern München W 2018-08-24 FC Bayern München 3–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2018-08-18 SV Drochtersen/Assel 0–1 FC Bayern München W 2018-05-05 FC Bayern München 2–0 FC Porto W 2018-04-28 PFC CSKA Moskva 2–0 FC Bayern München L

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2018-09-15 FC Bayern München 3–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2018-09-01 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg L 2018-08-25 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2018-08-18 1. CfR Pforzheim 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2018-05-12 SC Rot-Weiss Oberhausen 3–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2018-05-05 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 SV Linx 1949 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.7 FC Bayern München xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
I would bet for: FC Bayern München to win 73% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Bayern München73% Draw17% Bayer 04 Leverkusen10%
Actual: FC Bayern München win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

FC Bayern München or Draw
90%
Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
27%
FC Bayern München or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Bayern München57% Draw35% Bayer 04 Leverkusen8%
Actual: FC Bayern München win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.6%
3 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 0
8.4%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
7.1%
4 – 0
6.7%
4 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
4.4%
5 – 0
3.7%
2 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Bayern München

Handicap FC Bayern München covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5 35% — 65%
-2 35% 21% 43%
-1.5 57% — 43%
-1 57% 20% 23%
-0.5 77% — 23%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Bayern München keeps clean sheet
47% ✓
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.