On Saturday afternoon, Bayer Leverkusen will look to get their chances of a top-four finish in the Bundesliga back on track as they welcome doomed Schalke to the BayArena.
This clash will be the first as Bayer Leverkusen head coach for Hannes Wolf, who came in to replace Peter Bosz after a woeful run of form.
In fact, Bayer have won just one of their last six league matches, having lost three of their last four games in the Bundesliga. A disappointing 3-0 defeat at Hertha Berlin in their last top-flight outing was enough to see Bayer sack head coach Bosz.
The poor recent run of form has seen the sixth-placed outfit fall seven points adrift of the Champions League spots after looking like early season title contenders.
Even their usual solid home form has dipped of late, as Bayer Leverkusen have won just once in five league outings at the BayArena while suffering three defeats in the process.
Schalke continues to lurch from one defeat to another, as the team from Gelsenkirchen look set to suffer relegation with a whimper rather than a fight.
The Royal Blues are without a win in 11 Bundesliga games, nine of which they have lost. Last time out Schalke suffered a 3-0 defeat against Monchengladbach.
The loss rather summed up the visitor's efforts of late, as they failed to score for the sixth game out of seven Bundesliga outings while conceding at least three for the fourth time in their previous five league matches.
It is fair to say things have not got any better for Schalke under Dimitrios Grammozis.
The visitors have a poor recent away record, failing to win in 23 Bundesliga outings on their travels in the German top-flight.
Forebet predicts that Bayer Leverkusen will end their recent poor run of form by recording a victory in a high-scoring encounter.
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