Tips for match Bayern München — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

On March 5, 2025, the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 between Bayern and Bayer will take place at the Allianz Arena in Munich. This clash promises to be exciting given the current form of both teams and their recent encounters.

The teams' path in the Champions League:

Bayern confidently passed the group stage, taking first place in their group. The team won seven games and suffered one defeat, demonstrating stability and a high level of play. Bayer also showed decent results, finishing second in their group and securing a place in the knockout round of the tournament.

The teams' current form:

In the Bundesliga, Bayern leads with 61 points after 24 rounds, eight points ahead of Bayer. In the last five matches, the Munich team won three, drew once and suffered one defeat. In the last round, they beat Stuttgart 3-1, showing a confident game.

Bayer is also showing stable results. In the last five matches, they have won two, drawn two and suffered one defeat. Their attacking play was especially impressive in the last match, they defeated Eintracht 4-1.

Head-to-head meetings:

Recent meetings between Bayern and Bayer have been tense. This season, the teams have met twice in the championship and both times played out a 1-1 draw in Munich and 0-0 in Leverkusen. Moreover, under the leadership of Xabi Alonso, Bayer has a positive balance in matches against Bayern, which adds intrigue to the upcoming confrontation.

Key players and losses:

Bayern is questionable about the participation of Joshua Kimmich due to injury. However, the squad includes leaders such as Manuel Neuer, Dayot Upamecano, Kim Min-jae and Alphonso Davies. Leroy Sane, Michael Oliseh and Harry Kane stand out in attack, and continue to show high performance.

Bayer are without Robert Andrich, Januel Belossian and Martin Terrier. However, the team has talents such as Florian Wirtz, Patrik Schick and Victor Boniface, who are capable of causing problems for the opponent's defense.

Odds and types of bets:

Bookmakers consider Bayern to be the favorites of the match

• Bayern to win 1.75

• Draw 3.90

• Bayer to win 4.50

• Total over 2.5 goals 1.75

• Total under 2.5 goals 2.10

• Both teams to score 1.70

Considering the attacking potential of both teams and their current form, we can expect a productive match with goals from both sides. Bayer, led by Xabi Alonso, have already proven their ability to resist Bayern, so there is reason to believe that they will be able to impose a fight in this match as well.

Sportwars.net forecast for the match Bayern - Bayer, 1/8 Champions League: Draw, odds 3.9.