In the match of the 17th round of the Bundesliga, Bayer will host Bochum on its field in Leverkusen.
"Bayer"Xabi Alonso's team played a very good match yesterday and deservedly beat the local Borussia in Monchengladbach with a score of 3:2. Bayer used their moments very competently, which allowed the lions to create a powerful reserve for victory, which they did not miss.
The score in the match was opened in the 21st minute due to an accurate shot on target by the opponent Mitchell Bakker. And already in the 43rd minute, Bayer consolidated its advantage, this time Amin Adli sent the ball into the opponent's goal from Adam Glozhek's pass. In the second half, Borussia looked no worse in attack and even hit the opponent's goal more, but Lukas Hradecki helped out his team at the right moments. In the middle of the second half, Bayer scored the third goal, it happened in the 67th minute. Amin Adli has already acted as an assistant, and Nadim Amiri sent the ball into the opponent's goal. After that, Bayer already began to play completely according to the score, but in the end the team from Leverkusen played to a nervous ending. In the 82nd minute, Borussia scored its first goal. And at 90 + 3 minutes, the second ball flew into the goal of the "lions", however, Xabi Alonso's team resisted and won an extremely important victory for themselves.
After this match, Bayer scored 21 points and now the team from Leverkusen shares 9-10 places in the standings with Werder Bremen.
"Bochum"Thomas Lech's team, in turn, the day before yesterday was able to beat Hertha Berlin with a score of 3:1 on their field. Bochum used their chances very well, as a result it turned out that all three shots on target ended with a goal.
At the same time, the start of the match for the home team was not very successful, already in the 11th minute a ball flew into the goal of Bochum, but it was canceled due to a violation of the rules. And in the 22nd minute, Thomas Lech's team opened the score in the match according to all the rules. Philipp Hofmann sent the ball into the opponent's goal from the pass of Philipp Forster. And before the break, Bochum scored an important second goal, it happened in the 44th minute. Philipp Forster again acted as an assistant, and Kevin Schlotterbeck sent the ball into the opponent's goal. After the break, Bochum also spent the first minutes very well, which made it possible to make the score 3-0 in the 56th minute. Philipp Hofmann scored a double, and Christopher Antvi-Adjey recorded an assist on his account. Then Thomas Lech's team played the score correctly, which allowed Bochum to score the coveted three points. Hertha scored its only goal only in the 87th minute, which did not affect the outcome of the match in any way.
After this match, Bochum scored 16 points and now Thomas Lech's team has risen to 14th place in the standings.
Bochum and Bayer last played against each other on April 10 last year as part of the 29th round of the Bundesliga. Then in Bochum, the teams drew with a score of 0:0.
ForecastIn this match, Bayer is considered by bookmakers to be an extremely clear favorite on their own field.
The team from Leverkusen, at the expense of the class, should confidently outplay such an average opponent and continue its rise in the standings. We suggest that you bet more than two goals on Bayer's individual total.