Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich Prediction, 3/19/2023 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich

Date: Sunday, March 19, 2023

Location: BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Bayer Leverkusen (+370) Bayern Munich (-165)

Bayer Leverkusen (10-4-10) will try to beat Bayern Munich (15-7-2) at BayArena on Sunday. The Company's Eleven are priced at +370 while Bayern Munich are at -165. The over/under is set at 2.75. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Lukas Hradecky for Bayer Leverkusen and Yann Sommer for Bayern Munich.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen has given up 39 goals while giving up 1.63 goals per 90, and opposing clubs have amassed 108 SoT on them. They have recorded 5 clean sheets, which has them at a percentage of 20.8 so far this season. Bayer Leverkusen has earned 49 yellow card warnings on the year and 5 red cards. The Company's Eleven are ranked 4th when talking about expected goals with 36.2, and the team's xGA are sitting at 29.4. On the year, this team has put together an average of 1.42 pts per fixture (34 pts) and they also are 3rd in soccer with 34 assists. This team's differential on goals is at 4 as a result of 43 goals finished in addition to 39 goals given up. Leverkusen has amassed 72 saves and they also have a SV rate of 69.4 this season.

Bayern has recorded 71 goals and the team's xG on the campaign is at 50.0. The club's goals against per 90 is currently at 1.04 in addition to 53 saves, and they are sitting with 8 clean sheets. For the year, Bayern Munich has a save percentage of 71.8 (78 SoT against), and they also sit at 1st in the league with 52 pts. Bayern Munich is ranked 1st for goals allowed with 25, and the goal difference is 46. FC Bayern has earned a shut out percentage of 33.3 so far this season as well as 37 yellow cards. The Reds are averaging 2.2 pts/match while accumulating 51 assists and 3 red cards.

The man who will protect the net for Bayer Leverkusen will be Lukas Hradecky. Hradecky (156-92-120 record in his career) has accumulated 109 shutouts, which gives him a 29.5% shutout percentage. The keeper from Finland has had 1,511 shots attempted at him in 369 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.27 (469 goals given up) and he has a save % of .700. Hradecky has been on the pitch for 33,163 minutes and has 1,058 stops in his pro soccer career.

Yann Sommer will look after the net for Monchengladbach. He has given up 1.24 goals per 90 minutes and he has a mark of 207-102-119. Sommer has 122 shutouts while seeing 1,911 shots against him in 38,835 career minutes. In his career, Sommer has allowed 535 goals while earning 1,388 saves in 434 starting assignments. He holds a save percentage of .726 and his clean sheet rate sits at 28.1%.

Sardar Azmoun is one guy who has a chance to score for Bayer Leverkusen. The forward born in Iran has 88 goals in 14,039 mins. Azmoun has been in the starting lineup in 156 matches during his pro soccer career and tallies 0.56 goals per 90 mins. He has totaled 30 assists while accumulating 39 yellow card cautions so far in his career.

Bayern Munich features a difference maker in Thomas Muller, who pesters opposing defenses. The forward born in Germany has been on the field for 32,248 minutes while he has scored 141 goals. He sports an average of 0.39 goals per 90 mins and has started 375 contests in his career. He has tallied 23 yellow cards during his soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 160 times.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Bayern Munich (-165)

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