Bayer Leverkusen continue their victory lap as they welcome VfB Stuttgart to BayArena for a Bundesliga fixture on Saturday. Stuttgart have shown some good form lately but the home of the newly crowned champions might be a bridge too far.
Fresh from being crowned Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen are on a victory tour in their remaining fixtures. Despite wrapping up the title with games to spare, they do not appear to be slacking off, with an unbeaten record the target in the final weeks of the season.
Bayer Leverkusen showed that motivation last time out as they came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw at Borussia Dortmund. They appear to be headed for their first defeat after conceding with nine minutes left to play but Josip Stanisic struck the equaliser deep into injury time.
Having been on the road last time out, Bayer Leverkusen are returning to BayArena where they often do their best work. Xabi Alonso’s men have won their last nine matches across all competitions at BayArena and triumphed 5-0 over Werder Bremen in their previous home fixture.
Stuttgart are coming off a defeat as they suffered a 2-1 defeat at Werder Bremen in their previous Bundesliga fixture. They fell two goals down before Deniz Undav netted a consolation midway through the second half.
That was the first defeat in 10 matches for Stuttgart, who have been in good form lately. Sebastian Hoeness’ men are now three points off second placed Bayern Munich but remain third on the standings, four points above RB Leipzig.
Stuttgart tend to do well on their travels, with the defeat at Werder Bremen tending a run of five straight away wins. However, they tend to struggle against the top side having lost 5-1 at RB Leipzig and then suffered a 3-0 defeat at Bayern Munich.
How the bookies view it
Bayer Leverkusen are considered overwhelming favourites among the bookies and are priced at 13/20 by BetVictor to claim the win. A victory for Stuttgart is valued at odds of 10/3 by Unibet while a draw is also set at odds of 10/3 by William Hill.
Head to head
Bayer Leverkusen have a 41-23 advantage with 22 draws from 86 previous matches against Stuttgart. Leverkusen are unbeaten in two meetings with Stuttgart this season, playing out a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture before claiming a 3-2 victory in the DFB Pokal.
Players to watch
Victor Boniface is still the leading scorer for Bayer Leverkusen with 11 Bundesliga goals and will be the one to watch on Saturday. The striker has four goals in his last seven Bundesliga matches and is priced at 6/5 with Unibet to maintain his scoring run.
Stuttgart have attacking quality of their own with Serhou Guirassy, who has 25 Bundesliga goals. The striker has found the net eight times in the last nine matches and is priced at 15/8 with Coral tainting his scoring run.
Anything else catch the eye?
It was a five goal thriller in the DFB Pokal and a similar outcome could be on the cards on Saturday. Over 4.5 goals is priced at 7/2 with BetVictor, who is also offering odds of 7/5 on over 3.5 goals.
With Bayer Leverkusen priced at minimal odds for a straight victory, a win and both teams to score could be considered at 2/1 with bet365.
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