In the 26th round of the German Bundesliga 1 on March 14, 2026, Bayer will face Bayern. This is the central match of the weekend with a clear favorite.
The Leverkusen club dropped to second place last season and painfully missed the chance to play in the cup final. Afterwards, it was clearly a wrong decision to replace the departed Xabi Alonso with ten Hag. However, by autumn he was replaced by Julmann, and overall things are going well. In the Champions League, the Germans made it past their first playoff opponent and nearly beat Arsenal this week—Arsenal equalized late in the match under controversial circumstances. They also have a cup semifinal ahead. In the Bundesliga, they have a good chance of finishing at least fourth.
In Munich, under Kompany’s leadership, they confidently reclaimed the “silver salad bowl”. Now, it is obvious that they will retain it. They defeated their main pursuer in Dortmund, and in the last round at home against Borussia Mönchengladbach, they won again in a dominant fashion. Moreover, the Super Cup was claimed in the summer, with another cup semifinal on the horizon. But it is clear that the main goal for the Germans this spring is the Champions League. There, they started the playoffs this week with a 6-1 away win over Atalanta.
The runner-up plays brightly: averaging 1.92 goals scored and 1.28 conceded per match. The favorite simply dominates: averaging 3.68 goals scored and conceding just 0.96.
Previous Matches: Bayer vs Bayern
Kane and company have won all three of the most recent encounters, keeping a clean sheet in each.
There seems to be nothing that can prevent another success for the “salad bowl” holders. We back their away victory (odds – 1.62).
Bayer vs Bayern: Key Statistics and Trends
Bayer have won only one of their last seven matches
56% of Bayer’s matches end with goals from both teams, with an average total of 3.2 goals per match
Bayern have failed to win only five games all season
64% of Bayern’s matches end with goals from both teams, with an average total of 4.64 goals per match
Bayer vs Bayern: Expected Starting Lineups
Bayer is expected to use a 1-3-6-1 formation (probable lineup): Blaswich – Tapsoba, Quansah, Andrich – Grimaldo, Poku, Maža, Aleix Garcia, Palacios, Vazquez – Schick. Flecken, Arthur, and Bade are injured.
Bayern (probable lineup): Urbig – Davies, Kim Min-jae, Upamecano, Stanisic – Pavlovic, Kimmich, Musiala, Olise, Dias – Kane. Neuer remains out long-term.
