On Sat Sep 2nd, in week 3, Bayer Leverkusen hosts Darmstadt 98 at Bayarena in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Bundesliga teams. In their last match, 3rd placed Bayer Leverkusen, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Borussia M’gladbach. Victor Okoh Boniface struck first for Bayer Leverkusen in the 18th minute on a feed from Álex Grimaldo, then Jonathan Tah added another in the 6th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Jonas Hofmann In the end, Borussia M’gladbach couldn’t muster any offence and Bayer Leverkusen ran away with the shutout win. Bayer Leverkusen is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while darmstadt 98 is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Union Berlin. Robin Gosens struck first for Union Berlin in the 4th minute on a feed from Aissa Laïdouni, but Mehlem got the equalizer for Darmstadt 98 in the 24th minute. Darmstadt 98 looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Victor Okoh Boniface has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Bayer Leverkusen.