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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
35 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 7.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 34 89
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73
3 RB Leipzig 34 65
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62
5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59
7 SC Freiburg 34 47
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44
9 FC Augsburg 34 43
10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40
11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39
12 Borussia Monchengladbach 34 38
13 Hamburger SV 34 38
14 1. FC Koln 34 32
15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32
16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26

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 Monchengladbach 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
#1 Position #6
89 Points 59
34 Played 34
28 / 5 / 1 W / D / L 17 / 8 / 9
122 Scored 68
36 Conceded 47
+86 GD +21
2.62 PPG 1.74
82% Win % 50%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
62% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
35% Clean Sheets
FC Bayern München this season
24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

FC Bayern München are 1st (89 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th (59 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Bayern München
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/4
31-45
4/2
46-60
6/1
61-75
3/1
76+
8/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Bayern München to score. At the same time, Bayer 04 Leverkusen does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Wendell doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 10' The deadlock is broken! Corentin Tolisso gets on the scoresheet on 10 minutes.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Bayern München must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 19' Arjen Robben does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Bayern Munchen surge ahead!
  • 24' FC Bayern München looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 28' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen bench stirs into life. Lars Bender is withdrawn and Julian Brandt gets his opportunity.
  • 33' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Paulinho suffering a number of foals already.
  • 38' Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won 751 goals from 541 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 42' James Rodriguez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Corentin Tolisso on 42 minute.
  • 47' It’s high time Heiko Herrlich made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 52' It looks like no one’s ball. Bayer 04 Leverkusen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' Controversy at the stadium! Wendell argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 59' Javi Martinez gets the nod from FC Bayern Munchen. He replaces Serge Gnabry and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' The energy levels are beginning to show. Heiko Herrlich might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 69' A quiet spell here at . Bayer 04 Leverkusen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 73' Another substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to replace Kevin Volland by Karim Bellarabi on 73 minute.
  • 78' Bayer 04 Leverkusen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 80' Poor challenge from Karim Bellarabi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 82' Another substitution for FC Bayern Munchen to replace Rafinha by David Alaba on 82 minute.
  • 83' Paulinho gets the nod from Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He replaces Leon Bailey and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' FC Bayern München currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 89' James Rodriguez does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Bayern Munchen surge ahead!
  • Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have plenty to reflect on. FC Bayern München were simply the better side today.

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
Serge Gnabry 5
Harry Kane 5
Leon Bailey 3
Thomas Muller 3
Exequiel Palacios 3
Leon Goretzka 3
Lucas Alario 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 Monchengladbach 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
4 / 4
3.14 FC Bayern München xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + FC Bayern München to win 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Bayern München73% Draw16% Bayer 04 Leverkusen11%
Actual: FC Bayern München win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 4.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

FC Bayern München or Draw
88%
Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
27%
FC Bayern München or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Bayern München58% Draw31% Bayer 04 Leverkusen11%
Actual: FC Bayern München win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.8%
3 – 0
7.7%
2 – 0
7.6%
4 – 1
6.2%
4 – 0
5.9%
1 – 1
5.7%
1 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
5 – 1
4%
5 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Bayern München

Handicap FC Bayern München covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5 38% — 62%
-2 38% 20% 42%
-1.5 58% — 42%
-1 58% 18% 24%
-0.5 76% — 24%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Bayern München keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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