Bayern v Leverkusen Prediction, Preview & Odds – Champions League

We have a Bayern v Leverkusen prediction for you plus a breakdown of the betting odds, team news and matchups ahead of their all-German Round of 16 tie.

Bayern had a 1-3 win over Stuttgart last Friday Night which meant they maintained their eight-point lead over Leverkusen in the Bundesliga.

Leverkusen had a 1-4 win away to Frankfurt at the weekend which extended their lead over them in third place to eleven points.

How To Watch Bayern v Leverkusen

When is Bayern v Leverkusen?

Bayern v Leverkusen will take place on Wednesday at 8 pm

TV Channel

Premier Sports 1

Where is Bayern v Leverkusen Being Played?

Allianz Arena

Bayern v Leverkusen Odds

Bayern are priced as a 3/4 favourite

Leverkusen can be gotten at odds of 10/3  per the latest football odds at BoyleSports. The draw is currently priced at 11/4.

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Handicap Betting

Bayern: -1 @ 2/1

Leverkusen +1 @ 21/20

Handicap Draw -1 @ 13/5

Bayern v Leverkusen Preview

Bayern’s Form 

Before last season Bayern dominated the Bundesliga winning 11 consecutive titles but in 23/24 they were undone to the fairytale story of Leverkusen led by Alonso guided them to their first  Bundesliga trophy. That prompted them to sign the likes of Olise, Paulinha and Ito for a net spend of €-67.65m this summer. That spending has hit all the right notes with Bayern leading the Bundesliga eight clear of Leverkusen with fourteen games remaining in the league season.

Their Champions League campaign commenced slowly with only three points in their opening three games. However, they then came to life with four wins in their remaining five league phase games scoring ten goals and conceding five. In the knockout phase, they overcame Celtic albeit by a smaller margin than expected only 2-3 on aggregate following a 1-2 first-leg win and a 1-1 draw in the second leg.

Bayern were beaten semi-finalists last season losing out 3-4 on aggregate to Real Madrid but despite a slow start to the competition they have the players to go even further this time around.

Bayern’s Last Five Results

Stuttgart 1-3 Bayern | February 28th | Win

Bayern 4-0 Eintracht Frankfurt | February 23rd | Win

Bayern 1-1 Celtic | February 18th | Draw

Leverkusen 0-0 Bayern | February 15th | Draw

Celtic 1-2 Bayern | February 12th | Win

3 Wins and 2 Draws

Leverkusen’s Form   

Leverkusen were the story of the 23/24 season for their performances under Xabi Alonso which culminated in their seminal Bundesliga victory coming 17 points ahead of Bayern and phenomenally going unbeaten. They also won the DFB Pokal and finished runner-up in the Europa League. This season hasn’t hit the same heights currently trailing Bayern by eight points in the Bundesliga though they also have a DFB Pokal semi-final to look forward to having won the DFL SuperCup last August after a 2-2 draw beating Stuttgart 4-3 on penalties.

Leverkusen have been excellent in the Champions League this season with their sixteen-point total from their league phase games meaning they finished in sixth place automatically advancing to the Round of 16. However, it should be noted that the draw was kind to them with their only win of note 1-0 over Inter and they were also hammered 4-0 by Liverpool.

They remain a dangerous side in this competition and if they can overcome this tie their odds will shorten considerably.

Leverkusen’s Last Five Results

Eintracht Frankfurt 1-4 Leverkusen | March 1st | Win

Holstein Kiel 0-2 Leverkusen  | February 22nd | Win

Leverkusen 0-0 Bayern | February 15th | Draw

Wolfsburg 0-0 Leverkusen | February 8th | Draw

Leverkusen 3-2 Koln |February 5th| Win

3 Wins, 2 Draws

Bayern v Leverkusen Predicted Lineups

Bayern Predicted Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

GK: Neuer

RB: Laimer, CB: Dier, CB: Kim, LB: Davies

CM: Goretzka, CM: Paulinha

RW: Olise, AM: Musiala, LW: Coman

CF: Kane

Leverkusen Predicted Starting XI (3-4-2-1)

GK: Hradecky

RCB: Tabsoba, CB: Tah, LCB: Mukiele

RM: Frimpong, CM: Andrich, CM: Xhaka, LM Grimaldo

AM: Tella, AM: Wirtz

CF: Schick

Bayern v Leverkusen Head-To-Head Results & Stats

All-Time HeadTo-Head Record

Bayern wins: 60

Leverkusen wins: 22

Draws: 20

Head-To-Head Results

Leverkusen 0-0 Bayern | Bundesliga | February 15th, 2025

Bayern 0-1 Leverkusen | DFB Pokal | December 3rd, 2024

Bayern 1-1 Leverkusen | Bundesliga | September 28th, 2024

Leverkusen 3-0 Bayern | Bundesliga | February 10th, 2024

Bayern 2-2 Leverkusen | Bundesliga | September 15th, 2023

Key Players To Watch

Harry Kane – Bayern Munich

Despite a red-hot first season for Bayern since signing from Tottenham last season 44 goals and 12 assists in 45 games was ironically not enough to land Bayern any trophy despite their previous Bundesliga dominance.

Kane has similarly started this season with 29 goals and 10 assists from 33 games. Harry Kane is 10/3 to score first and EVS to score anytime.

Florian Wirtz - Leverkusen

The German Attacking Midfielder (21) is a magical midfielder whose dribbling, creative play and general link-up has seen him linked with all of Europe’s Elite clubs.

This season he has 15 goals and 13 assists in 37 games across all competitions including 3 goals in 2 Champions League games. If you fancy him to score against Liverpool he is 10/1 to score first and 10/3 to score anytime.

Bayern v Leverkusen Prediction & Best Bet

Prediction: Bayern 2-1 Leverkusen

Bayern have looked stronger in the Bundesliga this season than in the Champions League but ironically in this all-Bundesliga Champions League tie, this may be exactly what they need.

Leverkusen's rise as a competitive side at the top of European Football has been remarkable and they can’t be discounted here.

There could be goals in this one, but I think Bayern have enough in the end to win.

Best Bet: Bayern Win + BTTS @ 11/4

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