2nd position in the Bundesliga table for Bayer Leverkusen so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 10th-placed Hoffenheim visits BayArena.
- Bayer Leverkusen is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Hoffenheim have scored in all their away matches so far.
It's no vacation for neither Leverkusen nor Hoffenheim as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Hoffenheim have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Bayer Leverkusen form and stats
Bayer Leverkusen have collected 8 points from their Bundesliga home games so far after 2-2-0. Bayer Leverkusen has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Wolfsburg defeat 84 days ago.
The Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 223 minutes without conceding a goal in the Bundesliga.
A nice win for Leverkusen last time playing, versus Slavia Praha. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-0 with Karim Bellarabi, Leon Bailey (2) and Moussa Diaby scoring for the victors. A strong away win before that one, visiting Schalke 04 and winning 3-0.
As mentioned above, Leverkusen "killed" Slavia Praha in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Bayer Leverkusen handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, one draw and three defeats.
Leverkusen are traveling soon after this match as the Bundesliga match at Köln awaits in three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (8 in 4 games), Leverkusen's attacking play is working. 5 goals have been conceded.
Hoffenheim form and stats
Playing away, Hoffenheim have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Bundesliga this season.
Hoffenheim go into this game after a win, the home game against Gent that ended 4-1. A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Augsburg.
Hoffenheim are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, two draws and three defeats. From a total of seven matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Hoffenheim are hosting RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga only three days away.
Hoffenheim find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Hoffenheim have conceded 8 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Leverkusen victories, three draws and five Hoffenheim wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Alario 7 goals |   A. Kramarić 7 goals |  J. Baumgartlinger 2 goals |
Bayer Leverkusen missing players
Hoffenheim missing players
| Bayer Leverkusen | Hoffenheim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | 8 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 80% | 75% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 70% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 70% |
| 30% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 50% |
| 20% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 60% | 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 40% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14.1 | 14 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 12 | 11.6 |
| 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| 37% | 44% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 27% | 33% |
- All of Hoffenheim's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bayer Leverkusen has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Bundesliga
- Bayer Leverkusen have not yet lost a game.
- Bayer Leverkusen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Bayer Leverkusen is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Hoffenheim have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Hoffenheim have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Hoffenheim haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 23 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| 5 | Wolfsburg | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Union Berlin | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Borussia M'gladbach | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Stuttgart | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 13 |
| 10 | Hoffenheim | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Augsburg | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 12 | Hertha BSC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Werder Bremen | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 14 | Freiburg | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 8 |
| 15 | Köln | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 7 |
| 17 | Mainz 05 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -12 | 5 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 21 | -25 | 3 |