The Bundesliga environment was set ablaze last weekend, as Bayern’s surprising loss gave Leverkusen the chance to take a good advantage at the top. Now, against Mönchengladbach, they must keep it.
Bayer comes from a spectacular comeback win against Leipzig as visitors, in a game where they found themselves two times down in the score and got the winning goal at injury time.
On the other hand, Mönchengladbach lost in the past matchday against Augsburg, thus keeping its irregular pace in this Bundesliga edition.
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Saturday, January 27, 12:30 pm ET at the BayArena
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Why bet on Bayer Leverkusen?
The current best team in Germany continues with its rampant pace. As mentioned before, they come from an excellent victory against Leipzig. Considering the important player losses they had due to the African Cup, many predicted they would lose the way in these weeks. However, even if their defense has been a little more fragile, the wins keep coming.
They have an awesome record of fifteen wins and three draws, with fifty goals in favor and fourteen against. These statistics provide them seven points more than Bayern, although with one more game and the same GD.
As said before, the team was greatly decimated by the African continental tournament. The absentees include their top scorer, Boniface, and their first-choice center-back pair: Tapsoba and Kossounou. The most relevant absence by injury is that of Exequiel Palacios.
Why bet on Mönchengladbach?
Mönchengladbach is having a poor season, but the team has been on a downward curve for some years already. They come from two tenth-place finishes in a row and haven’t qualified for a European competition since the 2019/20 edition, where they finished fourth.
The team was a regular in the Champions League, and even if they never had good participation in this competition, being their unfortunate encounters with Manchester City the most memorable topic, they still were a tricky and powerful Bundesliga team for most of the past decade. Now, the magic seems to have run down, and with a record of five wins, five draws, and eight losses, they are just one point away from their beloved tenth.
With thirty-five goals in favor, they are the best attack outside the top five of the Bundesliga. However, their thirty-eight goals against made them the second-worst defense in the league, and this can be seen in some shambolic results, like the 4-4 draw on the first matchday and a couple of 3-3 ties.
In the injury list, they have Jonas Omlin, Lukas Ullrich, Tomas Cvancara y Maximilian Wöber, while Ko Itakura is in the Asian Cup.
Final Betting Analysis: Bayer Leverkusen vs. Mönchengladbach
Apart from the odds, we believe this will be an entertaining match. An attacking machine like Mönchengladbach with a leaky defense will face a team without many of its first-choice defenders.
In the last eight games between these two clubs, Leverkusen has seven wins, while one match ended in a draw. As it’s clear, the Aspirines have been a stone in the shoe for this rival, and we believe this tendency will continue, at least for a little longer. We will redouble the bet, as we’ll go for another 3-2 win in a row for the locals. Over 82% of the matches between these two teams cover the OVER, and this one won’t be the exception.
Go for a victory for Leverkusen at 1.31. If you bet $100 at such odds, you could get $31 for a total payout of $131.
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