In the Bundesliga this season, how many people still believe that Bayern can successfully defend the title? The gap is not big, but Xavi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen is too stable, and Bayern may have to defend the title if they don't fire Tuchel.
In the 19th round of the Bundesliga, Bayern will play away against the weak team Augsburg, and Bayer Leverkusen will host the rival Borussia Mönchen, will the gap between the two sides change?
Augsburg vs Bayern Munich
Time: 22:30 on January 27
After the first 18 rounds, Bayern has 14 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses with 44 points, which is not bad, and it has changed to the past, ranking first, but now it is second with a difference of 4 points, and Stuttgart is only 34 points in third. There is no doubt that Bayern's only rival in defending the title is Bayer Leverkusen.
Augsburg has 21 points from 5 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, ranking tenth in the Bundesliga standings, 10 points more than the three teams in the relegation zone.
Augsburg has won 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 matches in all competitions.
拜仁各项赛事近10战6胜2平2负。
In the last 10 meetings between the two sides, Augsburg has 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses.
Augsburg have been in good form of late, beating Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 away in the last round and losing 1-0 in stoppage time to Bayer Leverkusen last time out. Bayern have had some problems with their recent form and could be a draw in this game.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Mönchengladbach
Time: 1:30 on January 28
After the first 18 rounds, Bayer Leverkusen leads the Bundesliga standings with 48 points from 18 games, 5 wins and 3 draws, 4 points ahead of the defending champion Bayern in second place. Young coach Xavi Alonso injected a hint of "tough guy" temperament into Leverkusen, and he can win tough battles in difficult situations, which was only possessed by Bayern in the Bundesliga in the past.
Borussia Mönchenchen used to be the dominant force in German football, but it has been in decline for many years, and now in the Bundesliga, it is at best a mid-table team, and sometimes it has to fight for relegation. With 18 games, 5 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses, it has 20 points, ranking 12th in the Bundesliga standings, 9 points more than the three teams in the relegation zone, and there is no relegation pressure for the time being.
Bayer Leverkusen have won 8 and drawn 2 in the last 10 games.
Borussia Mönchenchen has 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 games, and his recent record is unstable, with a 3-1 home win over Stuttgart in the Champions League zone and a 1-2 home loss to Augsburg, a relegation team.
In the last 10 meetings between the two sides, Bayer Leverkusen has the upper hand with 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
The strength is stronger, the state is more stable, and there is no suspense for the pharmaceutical company to win this battle.
Then Bayer Leverkusen's lead over Bayern is expected to extend to at least six points.