Last week, reigning champions Bayer Leverkusen missed the chance to close the gap on Bayern Munich to just five points after losing to Werder Bremen, on the same day that Florian Wirtz was injured and the league leaders were surprised by Bochum. A few days later, the title holders suffered another heavy psychological blow when they were knocked out of the Champions League by Kompany’s team, with an overall result of 5-0.
If they are to have any chance of turning things around, Xabi Alonso’s men will need to be near perfect in the final sprint, hoping that Bayern will make some more missteps after yesterday’s against Union Berlin. A second consecutive DFB Pokal seems a more realistic goal, with a semi-final against Arminia Bielefeld scheduled for April 1st.
After playing in the Champions League this season, Stuttgart is a long way from repeating the experience. A win in this game and a series of positive results in this final part of the season would be needed: a very complicated mission.
Odds comparison
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The prediction
These are two teams that score very easily, as confirmed by the Expected Goals: in the Bundesliga ranking for goals scored, Bayer Leverkusen is second and Stuttgart fourth.
The probable line-ups for Stuttgart-Bayer Leverkusen
STOCCARDA (4-2-3-1): Nübel; Vagnoman, Jeltsch, Chabot, Mittelstädt; Karazor, Stiller; Bruun Larsen, Woltemade, Leweling; Demirovic.
BAYER LEVERKUSEN (4-4-2): Kovar; Mukiele, Tah, Hincapie, Arthur; Frimpong, Palacios, G. Xhaka, Grimaldo; Adli, Schick.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-2