Wolfsburg-Bayer Leverkusen is a match of the eighth day of Bundesliga and is played on Saturday at 3:30 pm: TV, probable formations, predictions.
Six wins, one draw, best attack in the tournament along with Bayern Munich and second best defense. Bayer Leverkusen is off to a really strong start and after seven league rounds looks down on everyone.
Xabi Alonso’s team has won (almost) all of them, including those played in the German Cup and Europa League, and is still undefeated. The only one to stop the Rossoneri was Bayern Munich itself, which was reached in full recovery (2-2) by a Palacios penalty in the big match last Sept. 15, one of the most intense and exciting matches of this first slice of the Bundesliga. Whether the Aspirins will be able to maintain this pace – and thus fight for the title – remains to be seen but the premises really bode well. The guarantee always remains the Basque coach, who last year was able to take Leverkusen to the top seven after taking the team virtually into the relegation zone. Crucial in the path of growth have also been the additions of players of the caliber of Xhaka and Grimaldo, the two most important signings, but especially Nigerian striker Boniface, author of seven goals so far.
Trisky trip for the leading team
Bayer, which also took advantage of a soft schedule, so to speak, in the last few rounds: against Heidenheim, Mainz and Cologne, Werkself scored a total of 10 goals.
Wind
May instead hold a few more pitfalls in store for the trip to Wolfsburg, a team that at home so far has not only never lost but has always won, making it three out of three. Niko Kovac’s green-and-whites are aiming for a return to Europe after a season of transition and for now are seventh in the standings on 12 points, close to the European positions. Since September, however, Wolfsburg has alternated between a win and a loss, losing the last three challenges played away from home (Hoffenheim, Borussia Dortmund and Stuttgart).
The Prediction
Alonso. For us, they have all the cards to take away at least a point from the Volkswagen Arena, in a match of more than two goals total.
The probable lineups of Wolfsburg-Bayer Leverkusen
- WOLFSBURG (4-2-3-1): Pervan; Baku, Lacroix, Zesiger, Maehle; Svanberg, Arnold; Majer, Gerhardt, Tomás; Wind.
- BAYER LEVERKUSEN (3-4-2-1): Hrádecký; Kossounou, Tah, Tapsoba; Frimpong, Palacios, Xhaka, Grimaldo; Hofmann, Wirtz; Boniface.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-2
