Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction, 4/20/2021 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/19/2021

Game: Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen

Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Location: Allianz Arena in München, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Bayern Munich (-167) Bayer Leverkusen (+350)

Patrik Schick and Bayer Leverkusen (13-8-8, 6th in Bundesliga) are headed to Allianz Arena on Tuesday where they'll meet Bayern Munich (21-5-3, 1st in Bundesliga). The expected starting goalies will be Manuel Neuer for Bayern Munich and Lukas Hradecky for Bayer Leverkusen. The moneyline on this contest has Bayern Munich coming in at -167 and the Company's Eleven are at +350. The total opens at 3.5.

Bayern Munich faced off with VfL Wolfsburg in their most recent game and took home the win by a score of 3-2. In the passing game, they ended the game with a 79.6% passes received rate by connecting on 449 out of their 564 passing attempts in their last outing. Bayern Munich tried 26 dribbles in this contest and were able to convert 18 of those dribbles for a percentage of 69.2%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Bayern Munich walked away from the pitch at a 50.0% clip by hitting 7 shots on target of 14 total shots. Bayern Munich averages 2.86 goals per 90 minutes (83 total goals) and have 67 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Thomas Muller is a player who can be a difference maker for Bayern Munich. Muller has been in the starting lineup in 325 matchups during his pro soccer career and tallies 0.41 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from Germany has accumulated 128 goals in 28,303 mins. He has totaled 133 assists while accumulating 23 yellow cards so far in his career. Another player who should impact this match is Joshua Kimmich, the defender representing Germany. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 45 times in his career while scoring 18 goals. Kimmich has accumulated 17,079 mins during 190 starts and has earned himself 31 yellow card cautions. He scores 0.09 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Bayern Munich is Manuel Neuer. Neuer has seen the pitch for 38,923 minutes and is sitting with 1,162 stops thus far in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.82 (353 goals surrendered) and he holds a save percentage of 77.0. The goalkeeper born in Germany has faced 1,507 shots tried at him in 433 starts. Neuer (272-61-66 mark during his soccer career) has earned 200 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 46.2% clean sheet percentage.

The last time they took the pitch, Bayer Leverkusen walked away with a victory by a final of 3-0 against 1. FC Koln. They finished this game by connecting on 325 out of their 389 passes they tried earning a rate of 83.5%. Bayer Leverkusen finished with a 61.1% successful dribble rate by connecting on 11 out of the 18 dribbles they pursued. Bayer Leverkusen converted 5 shots on target out of 8 shots attempted which had them at a 62.5% clip in their last outing. Having tallied 47 goals and 38 assists in all their contests, Bayer Leverkusen averages 1.62 goals and 1.31 assists per 90 minutes.

Patrik Schick will need to provide a spark for Bayer Leverkusen. He scores 0.44 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 92 matches so far in his career. The forward who is from Czech Republic has totaled 8,638 professional minutes while he has scored 42 goals. He has accumulated 15 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 10 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Lucas Alario, the forward who represents Argentina. He has scored 60 goals so far in his career while assisting on a goal 15 different times. Alario has earned himself a total of 20 yellow cards in 9,702 mins played (103 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.56.

Lukas Hradecky will be looking after the net for Bayer Leverkusen. During his professional soccer career, Hradecky has allowed 381 goals while totaling 862 saves in 309 starts. He has allowed 1.24 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 128-79-101. He holds a save percentage of 69.9 and his shutout rate is currently 30.7%. Hradecky has recorded 95 clean sheets and has defended 1,231 shots tried against him in 27,764 mins in his career.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Bayern Munich (-167)

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