On Sat Aug 20th, Bayer Leverkusen hosts Hoffenheim at Bayarena in a clash of the Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Bayer Leverkusen recorded a 1-2 loss against Augsburg. Fredrik Jensen struck first for Augsburg in the 15th minute, but Charles Aránguiz got the equalizer for Bayer Leverkusen in the 43rd minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while hoffenheim sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Bochum. Simon Zoller struck first for Bochum in the 10th minute, then Zoller added another in the 13th minute on a feed from Kevin Stöger But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 88th minute on a goal by Munas Dabbur. Hoffenheim is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Bayer Leverkusen won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Hoffenheim is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Andrej Kramarić and Robert Skov each having 2 goals in their last five. Bayer Leverkusen’s most prolific scorer has been Charles Aránguiz. The midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches
Gerardo Seoane’s squad will be without Amine Adli and Florian Wirtz, while Ihlas Bebou and Benjamin Hübner are unavailable to play for Hoffenheim.