Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum taking place? Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum will take place on Saturday20th November, 2021 at 14:30 (UK)
Where is Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum taking place? Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum will take place at BayArena in Leverkusen
Where can I get tickets for Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum? Ticket information for Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum can be found on each club’s official website
What TV channel is Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum on in the UK? Sky Sports have the rights to show German Bundesliga matches in the UK, so it is worth checking their schedule for Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum
Where can I stream Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum in the UK? Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum may be streamed to Sky Sports subscribers using Sky Go while the Sky Sports YouTube channel may also live stream the match
THE TEAM NEWS
BAYER LEVERKUSEN
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Hradecky; Frimpong, Tah, Tapsoba, Hincapie; Andrich, Demirbay; Diaby, Wirtz, Paulinho; Adli
UNAVAILABLE: Bakker (Injured), Baumgartlinger (Injured), Fosu-Mensah (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Alario (Injured), Aranguiz (Injured), Schick (Injured)
BOCHUM
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Riemann; Stafylidis, Masovic, Lampropoulos, Soares; Lowen, Losilla, Rexhbecaj; Asano, Polter, Antwi-Adjei
UNAVAILABLE: Zoller (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Blum (Injured), Decarli (Injured), Holtmann (Injured), Tesche (Injured)
THE PREDICTION
Having to win any of their last four Bundesliga fixtures, picking up just two points from a possible 12, Bayer Leverkusen have slipped down from second-place in the German top flight, to sixth-place heading into the international break. Two weeks without a fixture was probably seen as a blessing in disguise by head coach Gerardo Seoane, as it will have given his players not on international duty a chance to reflect on what has been going wrong in recent weeks and how to fix it. They now host a Bochum side who have won three of their last four league games and will fancy themselves to record a big scalp at the BayArena when taking into account the hosts’ recent form. Whilst Bayer Leverkusen are expected to dominate the play, Bochum represent a big threat on the counter attack against a side who have gone four Bundesliga matches without recording a clean sheet. With that in mind, this encounter could go either way and backing both teams to score looks very much the smart move.
