December 15th features a match where Bayer Leverkusen hosts Hoffenheim in a clash of these two evenly matched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Bayer Leverkusen sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Ferencváros. Laidouni struck first for Ferencváros in the 82nd minute on a feed from Oleksandr Zubkov, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Bayer Leverkusen couldn’t muster any offence and Ferencváros ran away with the shutout win. Bayer Leverkusen should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Hoffenheim is fresh off their 2-1 win against Freiburg. David Raum scored the first goal for Hoffenheim in the 3rd minute, then Nico Schlotterbeck got the equalizer for Freiburg in the 21st minute on a feed from Vincenzo Grifo. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Hoffenheim should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Bayer Leverkusen won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Both Ihlas Bebou and Georginio Rutter have been the hottest scorers for Hoffenheim in the last five each having scored 3 goals. Patrik Schick has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Bayer Leverkusen
Gerardo Seoane’s squad will be without Karim Bellarabi and Julian Baumgartlinger, while Sebastian Hoeneß’s squad will be without Robert Skov, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Dennis Geiger, Pavel Kadeřábek, Christoph Baumgartner, Ermin Bičakčić, Sebastian Rudy and John.