Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich Prediction, 10/17/2021 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 10/14/2021

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Game: Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich

Date: Sunday, October 17, 2021

Location: BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Bayer Leverkusen (+360) Bayern Munich (-175)

Patrik Schick and Bayer Leverkusen (5-1-1, 2nd in Bundesliga) host Bayern Munich (5-1-1, 1st in Bundesliga) at BayArena on Sunday. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Lukas Hradecky for Bayer Leverkusen and Manuel Neuer for Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich are at at -175 while the Company's Eleven are at +360. The O/U has been set at 3.5.

Bayer Leverkusen stepped onto the pitch against Arminia Bielefeld in their last matchup and took home the win by a score of 4-0. In sharing the ball, they had a 88.2% rate by converting 582 out of their 660 pass targets in their last outing. Bayer Leverkusen tried 31 dribbles in this matchup and converted 18 of those attempts for a percentage of 58.1%.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Bayer Leverkusen ended this match at a 33.3% clip by hitting 6 shots on target out of 18 total shots. Bayer Leverkusen is averaging 2.43 goals per 90 (17 goals in total) and have tallied 13 assists in all games for this campaign.

Patrik Schick is a player who should be able to impact this match for Bayer Leverkusen. Schick has been in the starting lineup in 103 matchups thus far in his career and he tallies 0.45 G/90. The forward representing Czech Republic has tallied 48 goals in 9,541 mins. He has 10 assists while accumulating 16 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career.

Another player who could decide the outcome is Moussa Diaby, the forward representing France. Diaby has been on the pitch for 5,951 mins in 64 career starts and has been given 13 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 23 times during his career while he has scored 15 goals. He scores 0.23 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Bayer Leverkusen is Lukas Hradecky. Hradecky has played for 28,844 minutes and has tallied 905 saves so far in his career. His GA/90 is 1.23 (395 total goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save % of 70.2. The goalkeeper hailing from Slovakia has had 1,287 shots tried at him in 321 starts. Hradecky (134-82-104 mark in his career) has recorded 99 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 30.8% clean sheet percentage.

For their last outing, Bayern Munich took a loss by a final score of 2-1 against Eintracht Frankfurt. Bayern Munich had a 68.8% successful dribble percentage by completing 11 of the 16 dribbles they attempted. They wrapped up this outing by converting 703 out of their 785 passing attempts for a rate of 89.6%. Bayern Munich had 10 shots on target out of their 21 shots attempted which had them at a 47.6% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having a total of 22 goals and 15 assists in all competitions, Bayern Munich averages 3.14 goals and 2.14 assists per 90 min.

Joshua Kimmich will be counted on for Bayern Munich. The defender representing Germany has totaled 18,140 professional minutes and has earned 23 goals. He has collected 31 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 48 times. He is currently averaging 0.11 goals per 90 minutes and has started 202 contests thus far in his career. You should also watch out for Robert Lewandowski, the forward representing Poland. He has 316 goals in his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 61 different times. Lewandowski has earned himself a total of 39 yellow card warnings in 33,623 mins played (375 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his career is 0.85.

Manuel Neuer will reside in front of the goal for Bayern Munich. So far in his career, Neuer has surrendered 364 goals and has totaled 1,188 stops in 444 starts. He has given up 0.82 goals per 90 mins while holding a mark of 280-62-68. He sports a save percentage of 76.9 and his clean sheet rate is 45.9%. Neuer has totaled 204 shutouts while seeing 1,545 shots attempted against him in 39,913 career mins.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Bayern Munich (-175)

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