In a weekend match on Saturday Feb 26th, in week 24, Bayer Leverkusen plays host to Arminia Bielefeld in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 3rd placed Bayer Leverkusen, recorded a 2-3 loss against Mainz 05. Patrik Schick struck first for Bayer Leverkusen in the 35th minute, but Aarón Martín got the equalizer for Mainz 05 in the 57th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 88th minute on a goal by Marcus Ingvartsen. Bayer Leverkusen should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Arminia Bielefeld recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Union Berlin. Masaya Okugawa struck first for Arminia Bielefeld in the 53rd minute on a feed from Patrick Wimmer, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Union Berlin couldn’t manage to score, and Arminia Bielefeld took the shutout win. Arminia Bielefeld is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Oct 3rd, Arminia Bielefeld hosted Bayer Leverkusen at the Schücoarena in their last match together. Bayer Leverkusen won by a score of 4 to 0 in front of just over 16000 spectators. Moussa Diaby struck first for Bayer Leverkusen in the 18th minute, then Patrik Schick added another in the 24th minute on a feed from Florian Wirtz At the end of 90 a dissapointed Arminia Bielefeld couldn’t manage to score, and Bayer Leverkusen took the shutout win.
Masaya Okugawa has been the most effective weapon for Arminia Bielefeld lately. The Japaneese midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Moussa Diaby has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Bayer Leverkusen.