Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen Competition – German Bundesliga Stadium – Allianz Arena Date: 15th September 2023 Kick-off time – 19:30 GMT
After a two-week hiatus in action, the Bundesliga returns this Friday with a blockbuster fixture between perennial league winners Bayern Munich and surprise title contenders and league leaders Bayer Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena. After a disappointing opening to their season where they were beaten in the German Super Cup by RB Leipzig, Bayern Munich come into this tie in solid Bundesliga form having won their first three games of the campaign. This means that for the second season running, Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern have made a perfect three-game Bundesliga start to the new season. But despite their strong start, they sit second in the standings due to a worse goal difference than Leverkusen who have scored two more goals and conceded one more than the Bavarians. So, with a place at the top of the table in line, they will be desperate to win here and put some early distance between them and the rest of the league. They have the firepower and experience to do so, even though they have not made a perfect four-game start since the 2018/19 season. Meanwhile, Leverkusen will fancy their chances of getting a result here given that the Bavarians have failed to win in two of the last four home H2Hs (W2, D1, L1). Aside from Bayern’s recent form in this fixture, Bayer Leverkusen’s form heading into the new season also raises hopes among their fans. Xabi Alonso’s well-drilled side are playing one of the best brands of football in Europe this season. They are looking like the most likely team to challenge Bayern for the title, even though it’s still early days. But ahead of this tie, the visitors are certainly under no illusions about just how hard it will be to win at the Allianz Arena. Yet if Alonso’s men can notch a four-game winning start to a Bundesliga campaign for the first time in club history – especially at this venue – they could set up an exciting journey this season. A win here will be a real statement win, given they have won just once as away league outsiders since the start of last term (W1, D2, L4). Other fixtures taking place this week in the German Bundesliga:
May 11, 2024
RB Leipzig
14:30
Werder Bremen
Borussia Mönchengladbach
14:30
Eintracht Frankfurt
FC Cologne
14:30
Union Berlin
SC Freiburg
14:30
Heidenheim
Mainz
17:30
Borussia Dortmund
May 12, 2024
Darmstadt
14:30
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Bayern Munich
16:30
Wolfsburg
VFL Bochum
18:30
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
May 18, 2024
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
14:30
Bayern Munich
Stuttgart
14:30
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Werder Bremen
14:30
VFL Bochum
Borussia Dortmund
14:30
Darmstadt
Wolfsburg
14:30
Mainz
Eintracht Frankfurt
14:30
RB Leipzig
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
14:30
Augsburg 1907
Union Berlin
14:30
SC Freiburg
Heidenheim
14:30
FC Cologne
German Bundesliga Table
#
Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
32
26
6
0
82
23
+59
84
2
Stuttgart
33
22
4
7
74
39
+35
70
3
Bayern Munich
32
22
3
7
90
41
+49
69
4
RB Leipzig
32
19
6
7
74
36
+38
63
5
Borussia Dortmund
32
17
9
6
64
40
+24
60
6
Eintracht Frankfurt
32
11
12
9
48
47
+1
45
7
SC Freiburg
32
11
8
13
43
55
-12
41
8
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
32
11
7
14
56
64
-8
40
9
Augsburg 1907
33
10
9
14
49
58
-9
39
10
Heidenheim
32
9
11
12
45
53
-8
38
11
Werder Bremen
32
10
8
14
43
52
-9
38
12
Wolfsburg
32
10
7
15
40
51
-11
37
13
Borussia Mönchengladbach
32
7
12
13
55
62
-7
33
14
VFL Bochum
32
7
12
13
41
65
-24
33
15
Union Berlin
32
8
6
18
29
54
-25
30
16
Mainz
32
5
14
13
33
50
-17
29
17
FC Cologne
32
4
12
16
24
54
-30
24
18
Darmstadt
32
3
8
21
30
76
-46
17
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