Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia M´gladbach face off this Saturday at the BayArena in an intriguing match in the 1. Bundesliga. Currently, Xabi Alonso’s team are 1st in the table with 48 points, while Gerardo Seoane’s team are 12th with 20 points.
Bayer Leverkusen head into this clash on the back of a 2×3 win against RB Leipzig (1. Bundesliga 2023/24), while the visitors were beaten 1×2 by FC Augsburg (1. Bundesliga 2023/24). Ahead of the contest, Xabi Alonso’s team is on a scoring run that has seen them score at least one goal a game in their past 18 matches in the 1.
Bundesliga 23/24. On the other hand, Borussia M´gladbach are on a sequence of scoring at least one goal each match for the past thirteen, in the 1. Bundesliga 23/24.
A look back at the history books shows that Bayer Leverkusen and Gerardo Seoane’s team have faced each other one hundred five times, with Xabi Alonso’s team holding the advantage: 43 victories, against 28 victories of Borussia M´gladbach.
Specifically in the BayArena, Bayer Leverkusen have the advantage in the duels against Gerardo Seoane’s team: 27 wins in 50 games, while Borussia M´gladbach have 11 wins. Considering only the 1. Bundesliga, there have been eighty-three games played between the two teams, with 34 wins for Bayer Leverkusen, 27 draws and 22 wins for Borussia M´gladbach. Considering the 1.
Bundesliga 23/24, from Bayer Leverkusen’s most influential players, Florian Wirtz has entered the pitch 18 times, and Lukas Hradecky is the one with more minutes played (1620). Victor Boniface has scored 10 goals, the most across Bayer Leverkusen’s squad.
As for Borussia M´gladbach, Franck Honorat participated in 18 games, and Moritz Nicolas has played the most minutes (1440).
Alassane Pléa is their current best scorer with 7 goals. The last meeting between the two teams ended with Bayer Leverkusen winning 3×0. Xabi Alonso’s team is given the favouritism to win this match.
Bayer Leverkusen ( vs RB Leipzig 2024-01-20): Lukas Hradecky , Jeremie Frimpong , Josip Stanisic , Jonathan Tah , Piero Hincapié , Alex Grimaldo , Jonas Hofmann , Florian Wirtz , Exequiel Palacios , Granit Xhaka , Patrik Schick.
Borussia M’gladbach ( vs FC Augsburg 2024-01-21): Moritz Nicolas , Joe Scally , Marvin Friedrich , Nico Elvedi , Luca Netz , Manu Koné , Rocco Reitz , Franck Honorat , Alassane Pléa , Robin Hack , Jordan Siebatcheu.
