In this week 31 match on the 23rd of April, Greuther Fürth will play host to Bayer Leverkusen in a clash of the Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Greuther Fürth recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Hoffenheim. Neither Hoffenheim nor Greuther Fürth could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 18 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Greuther Fürth looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while bayer Leverkusen sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against RB Leipzig. Dominik Szoboszlai struck first for RB Leipzig in the 69th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Bayer Leverkusen couldn’t muster any offence and RB Leipzig ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Bayer Leverkusen should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Greuther Fürth and Bayer Leverkusen last played eachother at the Bayarena on the 4th of December. Bayer Leverkusen was victorious by a score of 7 to 1. Amine Adli struck first for Bayer Leverkusen in the 12th minute, then Edmond Tapsoba added another in the 17th minute.
Paulinho has been the most effective weapon for Bayer Leverkusen lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.
Stefan Leitl’s squad will be without Jeremy Dudziak, Paul Seguin, Sebastian Griesbeck, Marco Meyerhofer, Robin Kehr and Funk, while Gerardo Seoane’s Bayer Leverkusen squad will be without Karim Bellarabi, Amine Adli and Wirtz.