Bayer Leverkusen and Nürnberg meet at BayArena, in a match for the 30th round of the Bundesliga. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 03-12-2018, both teams tied (1-1). the Nürnberg presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.
Bayer Leverkusen:
The home team is currently in the 7 th position of the league, with 45 points won, after 14 wins, 3 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against RB Leipzig, by (2-4). In the last match, they won in an away match against Stuttgart, by (0-1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 36 goals scored and 22 conceded; against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 30 goals scored and 15 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Bayer Leverkusen has a record of 6 wins and 4 losses, so they have won 18 points out of 30 possible. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but its attack has scored regularly, as it has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. In 29 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 10 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Bayer Leverkusen comes into this game with a 0-1 victory in the move to the Stuttgart arena, returning to the triumphs after three consecutive games: Kai Havertz scored the goal of the three points. On this day, against Nuremberg, it will not be surprising that coach Peter Bosz plays in 4-3-3, with Kevin Volland being the team’s most offensive reference. The far right Kai Havertz is the best score of Bayer Leverkusen, with 13 goals scored. It is important to note that the locals present great offensive quality when they play at home, as they scored an average of 1.64 goals per game. For this game the coach can not count on the injured Pohjanpalo and Bellarabi.
Nürnberg:
The away team is currently in the 17 th position, with 18 points won, after 3 wins, 9 draws and 17 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Stuttgart, by (1-1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Schalke 04, by (1-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 3 draws and 11 losses in away matches; against 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 away league matches Nürnberg has a record of 2 draws and 8 losses, so they have won 2 points out of 30 possible.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 14 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (6 out of 15 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it was not very strong defensively. In 29 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 20 times and never got the comeback. In the last 14 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).
The Nuremberg reaches this phase of the season practically without possibilities of avoiding the descent to the second division, nevertheless, it can still reach the 16th position, place that gives access to the maintenance play-off. In the last game of the championship, the visitors tied a ball against Schalke 04: Kubo scored the only goal of the team. In this game against Leverkusen, coach Boris Schommers is expected to play in 4-3-3, favoring the low block and the counterattacks, mainly through the two flanks: Matheus Pereira is very important in this type of transition. It should be noted that Nuremberg has great gaps in the final, balls stopped and air play. For this game the visiting coach can not count on Zrelak, Valentini, Lippert and Goden, all with physical problems.
