Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Mainz
Match Time & Date:
18/02/2022
20:30
Prediction: 2-2
Bayer Leverkusen
Mainz and Bayer Leverkusen face each other at Mewa Arena in the opening match of the Bundesliga round 23. Mainz aim to stay in the top half of the table, but they will have a mountain to climb in Friday’s football game. Die Nullfunfer, though, are tough to beat at home, with the team eyeing their fifth consecutive win in front of home fans. Both Jerry St. Juste and Niklas Tauer are sidelined with injuries for the home team.
Bayer Leverkusen, on the other hand, are on a four-game winning run in the national championship. Since both sides will go for a win in Friday’s clash, we are tempted to put our money on both teams to score. Defender Mitchel Bakker serves a one-game ban, while both Karim Bellarabi and Jonathan Tah should miss out through illness. As always, a man to watch in the away team will be Patrik Schick, who has netted 19 goals in 19 appearances in the Bundesliga this term.
Highlighted Player (Silvan Widmer):
Silvan Widmer was born in Aarau, Switzerland on 5 March, 1993 and, as expected, he began his senior career at his home-town club Aarau. He made nine appearances for the reserve team in the 2010/2011 campaign and he played for the first team between 2011 and 2013, scoring 11 goals in 65 league appearances for the club.
The pacey right back, who is capable of playing as a right midfielder and a left back, signed a deal with Udinese in the summer of 2012, but he remained at Aarau until 2013. Silvan Widmer has 15 caps for Switzerland U21 team and he played for the U 19 side in the past as well, scoring three goals in eight appearances for the team.
He made his debut for the senior team on 31 March, 2015, in a 1-1 draw with USA in Zurich. Widmer came as a substitute to replace fellow Serie A footballer Lichtsteiner after 46 minutes. His contract with Udinese expires on 30 June, 2020.
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.
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