On Sun May 21st, Bayer Leverkusen will host Borussia M’gladbach in a clash of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 7th placed Bayer Leverkusen, recorded a 1-1 draw against Stuttgart. Sehrou Guirassy struck first for Stuttgart in the 57th minute from the penalty spot, but Exequiel Palacios got the equalizer for Bayer Leverkusen in the 70th minute from the penalty spot earning them at least the one point. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Bayer Leverkusen should be reasonably happy with their performance, while borussia M’gladbach is fresh off their 2-5 loss against Borussia Dortmund. Donyell Malen scored the first goal for Borussia Dortmund in the 5th minute, then Jude Bellingham added another in the 18th minute on a penalty shot. Borussia M’gladbach looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
Borussia M’gladbach and Bayer Leverkusen last played eachother at the Stadion Im Borussia-park on the 22nd of January. Bayer Leverkusen won by a score of 3 to 2 in front of a crowd of just over 53000 spectators. Mitchel Bakker struck first for Bayer Leverkusen in the 21st minute, then Amine Adli added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Adam Hložek.
Both Jonas Hofmann and Lars Stindl have been the hottest scorers for Borussia M’gladbach in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Nadiem Amiri and Adam Hložek are the top scorers for Bayer Leverkusen in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Xabier Alonso Olano’s squad will be without Karim Bellarabi, Patrik Schick, Odilon Kossounou and Robert Andrich, while Borussia M’gladbach will be without Marcus Thuram and Nico Elvedi.