Bayer Leverkusen vs Mainz Prediction & Betting Tips (23 February)

It's starting to feel very good for Bayer Leverkusen, which is heading straight towards its first German championship title in its history. Xabi Alonso's men are in fact more than ever at the top of the Bundesliga and they even relegated their first pursuer, Bayern Munich, to 8 lengths on the last day. Still undefeated in all competitions, they won their last 3 league matches against Darmstadt 0-2, Bayern Munich 3-0 and Heidenheim 1-2 last weekend. At the same time, the Usine 11 validated its qualification for the semi-finals of the German Cup and it is also entered in the 1/8th final of the Europa League. If the atmosphere is euphoric On the side of Bayer, the same cannot be said of Mainz which finds itself very poorly placed in the race to maintain itself.

17th at the start of this day, FSV is still 7 points behind the first non-relegation team, Borussia Mönchengladbach. On the other hand, it only has a small disbursement unit on the dam builder, Cologne. In distress in recent weeks, Ludovic Ajorque's partners had gone 11 games without a single victory, including a draw against Union Berlin 1-1 and a defeat against Stuttgart 3-1. But last week, they regained some hope by winning against Augsburg 1-0.

At the moment, Xabi Alonso still has to cope without the Argentinian midfielder Palacios (3 goals, 3 assists), the replacement defender Arthur and the formidable scorer Boniface (10 goals, 7 assists in the Bundesliga) who remain in the infirmary this weekend. end. Otherwise, it's all hands on deck with the locals who will always rely on their excellent pistons. These are Grimaldo (8 goals, 8 assists), and Frimpong (7 goals, 6 assists) who remain the most prolific full-backs in Europe. In the middle, we also find the very good Hofmann (5 goals, 5 assists) and Wirtz (5 goals, 9 assists) or the Nigerian Tella (4 goals, 1 assist).

The important defender Bell and the replacement attacker Weiper will not be not from the trip to the BayArena this weekend. Coming out injured against Augsburg, defender Hanche-Olsen could also be missing. Austrian striker Onisiwo and defender Mwene are fully operational, as are French striker Ajorque (2 goals) and his compatriot Caci (2 goals). Last week, it was Dutch defender van den Berg who scored his team's only goal.