Champions League: Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round of 16 match between Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Bayer Leverkusen go up against Bayern Munich this coming Wednesday for a Champions League meeting at Allianz Arena.

Team form: Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen

Bayern Munich Form

Their last three matches saw Bayern Munich drawing 1-1 with Celtic, before taking out Eintracht Frankfurt by 4-0, and VfB Stuttgart by 1-3. Bayern Munich managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Champions League, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 17 goals and conceded six times.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 0-0 draw against Bayern Munich. A 0-2 win against Holstein Kiel followed, before they beat Eintracht Frankfurt by 1-4. Bayer Leverkusen managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Champions League. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 11 time and letting in eight.

Betting facts for Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen

Michael Olise look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Champions League matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Florian Wirtz adds to his four Champions League goals come on Wednesday.

Popular betting markets: Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen

Full-time result

Bayern Munich won eight of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing one as well. Bayer Leverkusen won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost one in this run. Bayern Munich are a tough nut to crack right now, with no less than 9 matches without defeat. Bayern Munich are on a fine streak of 9 matches without defeat at home. Bayer Leverkusen have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 8 games. Bayer Leverkusen have not lost to Bayern Munich in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Bayern Munich scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Bayer Leverkusen scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Bayern Munich scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in seven of their last 10 games. Bayer Leverkusen have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Bayern Munich when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Bayern Munich saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Bayer Leverkusen, who scored two times on average in these matches.