Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
All eyes will be on Signal-Iduna-Park when Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen go head to head in the Bundesliga derby on Matchday 30. The Yellow-Blacks defeated their favourite Bundesliga rivals Borussia M’gladbach at the weekend, but they need to keep on winning if they are to make it to the Champions League. Pacey winger Karim Adeyemi serves a one-game ban, while all Sebastian Haller, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Ramy Bensebaini, and Samuel Samba are sidelined with injuries. Jadon Sancho should be fit for the match.
The BayArena outfit, on the other hand, clinched their first-ever Bundesliga title thanks to a 5-0 win over Werder Bremen. As Xabi Alonso is expected to shuffle his pack against Borussia Dortmund, we are tempted to place our bets on the home side. Amine Adli is sidelined through suspension, while fellow Leverkusen forward Adam Hlozek misses out with an ankle problem.
Highlighted Player (Marco Reus):
Marco Reus is a German football player who was born on 31 May, 1989. The pacey attacking midfielder, who is capable of playing as a winger as well, started his senior career at Rot Weiss Ahlen and it has to be noted that he made 43 league appearances for the club in lower leagues.
In 2009 he signed a four-year contract with Borussia M’gladbach and he scored his first Bundesliga goal against Mainz on 28 August, 2009. After impressing with the Fohlen in the 2011/2012 Bundesliga campaign, he joined Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season. He has been playing for the Millionaires ever since and he represents Germany on the international stage as well.
However, he was more than unfortunate to miss the 2014 FIFA World Cup with injury when Joachim Low’s team lifted the prestigious trophy. To make things even worse for Marco Reus, he was forced to withdraw from the Germany Euro 2016 squad as well (injury). The German ace has a contract with Borussia Dortmund which expires on 30 June, 2019.
Highlighted Team (Bayer Leverkusen):
Bayer 04 Leverkusen is a German football club from the city Leverkusen in the North Rhine-Westphalia region. The home kit of Bayer Leverkusen is black and red. The club is playing his home games in the Bay Arena.
Bayer Leverkusen started to play in the Bundesliga from season 1979/1980. In 1988 Bayer Leverkusen managed to win the UEFA Cup by beating Espanyol in the final with 1-0. In the national league Bayer Leverkusen has been the most successful in the last couple of years with the 2nd place as their best performance.
Bayer Leverkusen never managed to win the league title. The current biggest rival of Bayer Leverkusen is 1. Koln. Next to football Bayer Leverkusen has a volleyball and basketball division as well. Currently Bayer Leverkusen is one of the biggest teams in the Bundesliga. Known players that played for Bayer Leverkusen are: Michael Ballack, Rudi Voller, Lucio and Arturo Vidal.