The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a surprise 1-0 defeat against Augsburg on September17, while Bayer Leverkusen played out a 1-1 draw against Werder Bremen on the same day.
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Bayern Munich will host Bayer Leverkusen in a Bundesliga fixture at the Allianz Arena on Friday night. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a surprise 1-0 defeat against Augsburg on September17, while Bayer Leverkusen played out a 1-1 draw against Werder Bremen on the same day. Bayern are currently occupying fifth position in the German top flight division standings, having collected 12 points from their opening seven games, while the visitors are sitting at the 15th spot, with just five points.
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— FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayernEN) September 27, 2022
Bayern began their title-defence impressively, winning their opening three games against the likes of Eintracht Frankfurt (6-1), Wolfsburg (2-0) and VFL Bochum (7-0), scoring a stunning 15 goals while conceding only once. However, the Bavarians are winless in their last four league games, having recorded three draws and one defeat. Bayern’s lone defeat of the season came against Augsburg in their last outing courtesy of Mergim Berisha’s lone goal in the 59th-minute at WWK Arena. The result leaves Julian Nagelsmann’s side five points behind league leaders Union Berlin.
Leverkusen, on the other hand, have had a disastrous start to the season, having lost four of their opening seven league games thus far. The Eternal Bridesmaids’ lone league victory came against Mainz (3-0) on August 27 courtesy of Exequiel Palacios’ opener and Jeremie Frimpong’s brace. In their last game against Werder Bremen, Gerardo Seoane’s side took the lead through Kerem Demirbay, three minute before the hour-mark. But Milos Veljkovic leveled the score for the visitors, eight minutes from time and shared the spoils.
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Bayern Munich’s Lucas Hernandez, Kingsley Coman and Bouna Sarr are sidelined with injuries. Mauel Neuer and Leon Goretzka, who did not feature in Germany’s Nations League game against Hungary and England after contracting coronavirus, are likely to feature on Friday. Sadio Mane, Serge Gnabry and Sane could form the front-three. As for Leverkusen, the likes of Andrey Lunev, Exequiel Palacios, Florian Wirtz, Amine Adli and Karim Bellarabi are occupying the medical room. Peter Schick is expected to be the target-man up front
Bayern Munich probable starting lineup: Neuer, Pavard, De Ligt, Upamecano, Davies, Kimmich, Goretzeka, Sane, Musiala, Gnabry, Mane
Bayer Leverkusen probable starting lineup: Hradecky, Kossounou, Tah, Tapsoba, Frimpong, Andrich, Demirbay, Bakker, Hudson-Odoi, Diaby, Schick
The Bundesliga match between Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen will take place at Allianz Arena on Saturday at 12:00 am IST.
| Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen | Key details |
| Date | September 30 (Germany) |
| Venue | Allianz Arena |
| Kickoff time in Germany | 8:30 pm (Friday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:00 am (Saturday) |
For the football fans in India, the live coverage of the Bundesliga matches will be available on Sony Sports network. Besides, those in Germany can catch the live action via DAZN and DAZN1.
