Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen host Hoffenheim at the BayArena on Saturday afternoon as the home team looks to move a step closer to the German title.
The Bayer juggernaut continued against FreiburgXabi Alonso’s team recorded a seventh straight run in the Bundesliga last time out, as Bayer recorded a 3-2 win in Freiburg.
With just eight league games remaining, Die Werkself are ten points clear of reigning champions Bayern Munich at the top of the table.
Bayer’s recent winning run has been based on their lethal attacking play, as they have scored at least two goals in all seven victories.
Leverkusen's recent home record in the Bundesliga is formidable. They are unbeaten in their last 14 games in the German top-flight, having recorded 11 wins and three draws.
Bayer has been highly effective at both ends of the Bundesliga on home soil. Alonso’s team has scored at least two goals in 12 of their last 14 home matches while conceding just once in the previous six home matches in the German top-flight.
Hoffenheim looking to end short losing streakThe side from Sinsheim heads into this encounter after back-to-back defeats against Eintracht Frankfurt and Stuttgart. The visitors conceded at least two goals in three of their last four Bundesliga games.
Hoffenheim’s recent league outings have certainly not been lacking in goals, as over 2.5 goals have been scored in their last four Bundesliga games.
Their recent questionable results in the German top flight have seen Pellegrino Matarazzo’s team drop to eighth place in the table, seven points adrift of the European spots.
Hoffenheim have been poor on their travels in the Bundesliga recently, winning just one of their last eight away games. The visitors have also lost five of their previous seven matches in the German top-flight.
What am I backing?Bayer Leverkusen are the favourites, and I expect Die Werkself to record an eighth straight league win. However, the bet I am backing is over 2.5 goals scored, which offers better odds.
