The match of round 17 of the Bundesliga between Hamburger SV and Bayer 04 Leverkusen will take place on 13 january at Volksparkstadion. Hamburger SV vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV, coached by Merlin Polzin, were weaker than Freiburg away in the last round (1:2). As a result, the home team has failed to win in eight of their last ten league matches (2 draws, 6 defeats). In addition, the hosts extended their Bundesliga run of matches with conceded goals to ten games. The club has 16 points and occupies 13th place in the standings.
- The team did not lose in 6 of their last 7 home matches in the Bundesliga (4 wins, 2 draws).
- Both teams scored in 5 of the club's previous 7 home league meetings.
- Hamburger SV failed to score more than one goal in 8 of their last 10 Bundesliga matches.
Potential Hamburger SV Lineup (3-4-3)*
Daniel Heuer – Daniel Elfadli, Nicolas Capaldo, Luka Vuskovic – Bakery Jatta, Nikolai Remberg, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Miro Muheim – Fabio Vieira, Damion Downs, Jean-Luc Dompé.
Defender Warmed Omari, as well as forwards Robert Glatzel and Yussuf Poulsen, will not be available for the team due to health issues. Defender Daniel Elfadli is suspended.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen, coached by Kasper Hjulmand, failed to challenge Stuttgart at home in the last round (1:4). As a result, the visiting team suffered their third defeat in five recent Bundesliga matches (2 wins). In addition, the club conceded a heavy defeat for the second time this season. Leverkusen have 29 points and occupy fourth place in the standings. Note that the team has scored 34 goals in the current championship and trails only Bayern in this statistic (63).
- The club did not lose in 39 of their last 41 away league matches (27 wins, 12 draws).
- Both teams scored in 8 of the team's previous 10 away Bundesliga matches.
- Leverkusen scored at least two goals in 7 of their last 9 away league matches.
Potential Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineup (3-4-3)*
Mark Flekken – Jannuel Belocian, Robert Andrich, Loic Bade – Aleix Garcia, Marten Terye, Jonas Hofmann, Arthur – Malik Tillman, Patrik Schick, Nathan Tella.
Midfielder Exequiel Palacios is injured. Midfielder Eliesse Ben Seghir is away with his national team at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Hamburger SV vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Match Prediction
Since returning to the Bundesliga, the home team have felt fairly confident on their own ground and try to play actively in attack, creating as many dangerous moments in front of the opponent's goal as possible. In the last seven home league matches the team left the field without scoring only once, and in four meetings they scored at least twice. At the same time, the defence has not been especially reliable: in 7 of the previous 8 home Bundesliga matches the hosts conceded.
Leverkusen do not change their attacking style even away from home and maintain high scoring form. In the last 14 away league matches the team failed to score only twice, and in one of those cases Bayer faced Bayern. Moreover, in ten matches during this period the club scored at least two goals. On the other hand, Leverkusen have not kept a clean sheet in any of their previous nine away Bundesliga matches.
We expect effective attacking play from both opponents.
Prediction: Both teams to score
* The starting lineup shown for each team is from their previous match in this competition.
