We have a full round of fixtures to look forward to in the German Bundesliga this weekend including the meeting between Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena.
This is first vs third in the table and the hosts will be hoping to extend their lead at the top while the visitors will be aiming to close the gap on second place Borussia Dortmund.
Bayern Munich come into the match on the back of a 1-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga last weekend. It took until the 71st minute for Bayern Munich to make the breakthrough but it required just a single goal to take maximum points.
That result means Bayern Munich are undefeated in their last 3 games in all competitions. They were held to a 1-1 draw at RB Salzburg in the Champions League and beat Greuther Fürth 4-1 at home in the Bundesliga prior to the win last weekend.
Form in the Bundesliga shows Bayern Munich have won 5 of their last 6 league matches. They have won 7 of their last 8 home Bundesliga fixtures and have scored at least one goal in their last 58 league games.
In Bayern Munich's last 6 home matches in all competitions, there have been over 2.5 goals scored and they have seen over 2.5 goal scored in each of their last 5 at home in the Bundesliga.
Bayer Leverkusen make the trip to the Allianz Arena having previously beat Arminia Bielefeld 3-0 at home in the Bundesliga last weekend. Bayer Leverkusen opened the scoring after 30 minutes and added 2 goals in the second half to take maximum points.
It was a quick return to winning ways for Bayer Leverkusen following the entertaining 3-2 loss at Mainz in the league.
Trends show Bayer Leverkusen have won 5 of their last 6 matches, all of which have come in the Bundesliga.
However, they have recorded only 2 wins away from in their 5 most recent attempts. Nonetheless, they have not always been easy to beat when playing away in the league and Bayer Leverkusen are undefeated in 9 of their last 12 on the road.
In all of Bayer Leverkusen's last 8 away Bundesliga matches both teams scored and they have seen over 2.5 goals in each of their last 6 away league games.
Looking ahead to the team news and Bayern Munich are without suspended defender Lucas Hernandez. Corentin Tolisso, Manuel Neuer, Alphonso Davies, and Leon Goretzka are injured and there are doubts over Thomas Müller who has COVID-19.
Bayer Leverkusen are without the injured trio of Patrik Schick, Karim Bellarabi, and Andrey Lunev. Sardar Azmoun could be available following illness.
This should be a great game to watch and we expect to see both teams score and over 2.5 goals. However, with home advantage, Bayern Munich must be the favourites to win and pull further away from Bayer Leverkusen at the top of the table.