Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich Preview

Bayer Leverkusen host Bayern Munich at the BayArena on Saturday afternoon in one of the Bundesliga’s most anticipated fixtures of the season, with kick-off at 14:30 GMT. The contrast in form makes for a compelling backdrop — Die Werkself have drawn four of their last five, while the visitors arrive on a perfect run of five consecutive wins.

Leverkusen’s most recent outing was a 1-1 home draw with Arsenal in the Champions League knockout stage on March 11. Prior to that, they drew 3-3 away at SC Freiburg in the Bundesliga, and before that won 1-0 away at Hamburg SV. Earlier in this run, a 1-1 home draw with Mainz and a 0-0 home draw with Olympiacos in the Champions League complete a sequence that highlights an inability to close out matches. With 48 goals scored and a goal difference of +16, there is attacking quality in this squad, but the injury list is severe. Badé, Vázquez, Ben Seghir, Arthur and Grimaldo are all ruled out — the absence of Grimaldo in particular is a major blow to the left side of the defence. Tella, Flekken and Schick are all doubtful.

Bayern arrive at the BayArena in formidable shape. Their most recent outing was a stunning 6-1 win away at Atalanta in the Champions League knockout stage, and prior to that they beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-1 at home and won 3-2 away at Borussia Dortmund. Earlier in this sequence, a 3-2 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt and a 3-0 win away at Werder Bremen underline the relentless consistency from the Bavarians, who have scored 92 goals this season with a goal difference of +68. Despite the injury absences of Neuer, Ito, Urbig and Kiala, Bayern are well-equipped.

The head-to-head record strongly favours Bayern, who have won three of the last five meetings, with one Leverkusen win and one draw. Most recently, Bayern claimed a 3-0 home win in November 2025 and won 2-0 away at Leverkusen in March 2025. Leverkusen’s sole victory in the run was a 1-0 away win at Bayern in the German Cup in December 2024.

German supporters can watch on Sky Sport Bundesliga 1, Sky Go and DAZN Germany from 14:30 GMT. Fans in France can tune in on beIN Sports 2, while viewers in the United States can stream on ESPN Select or fuboTV. Australian supporters have coverage via beIN Sports Connect.

Possible line-ups

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1) Blaswich, Quansah, Andrich, Tapsoba, Tape, García, Terrier, Poku, Palacios, Maza, Kofane

Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1) Ulrich, Laimer, Tah, Kim, Stanisic, Kimmich, Díaz, Gnabry, Olise, Pavlovic, Kane

Injured Players:

Bayer Leverkusen: Loïc Badé (Out), Lucas Vázquez (Out), Eliesse Ben Seghir (Out), Arthur (Out), Alejandro Grimaldo (Out), Nathan Tella (Doubtful), Mark Flekken (Doubtful), Patrik Schick (Doubtful)

Bayern Munich: Cassiano Kiala (Out), Hiroki Ito (Out), Jonas Urbig (Out), Manuel Neuer (Out), Alphonso Davies (Doubtful)

Leverkusen are significantly worse off in the injury department, losing five players including Grimaldo — arguably their most important attacking fullback — as well as key midfield and forward options. Bayern are also without four players including Neuer, but their squad depth means they can absorb the losses far more comfortably than their hosts.

Bayer Leverkusen Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
D	Bayer Leverkusen	1-1	Arsenal	Champions League	Mar 11, 2026
D	SC Freiburg	3-3	Bayer Leverkusen	German Bundesliga	Mar 7, 2026
W	Hamburg SV	0-1	Bayer Leverkusen	German Bundesliga	Mar 4, 2026
D	Bayer Leverkusen	1-1	Mainz	German Bundesliga	Feb 28, 2026
D	Bayer Leverkusen	0-0	Olympiacos	Champions League	Feb 24, 2026

Bayern Munich Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Atalanta	1-6	Bayern Munich	Champions League	Mar 10, 2026
W	Bayern Munich	4-1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	German Bundesliga	Mar 6, 2026
W	Borussia Dortmund	2-3	Bayern Munich	German Bundesliga	Feb 28, 2026
W	Bayern Munich	3-2	Eintracht Frankfurt	German Bundesliga	Feb 21, 2026
W	Werder Bremen	0-3	Bayern Munich	German Bundesliga	Feb 14, 2026

Head To Head — Last 5 Games

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
Bayern Munich	3-0	Bayer Leverkusen	Nov 1, 2025	German Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen	0-2	Bayern Munich	Mar 11, 2025	Champions League
Bayern Munich	3-0	Bayer Leverkusen	Mar 5, 2025	Champions League
Bayer Leverkusen	0-0	Bayern Munich	Feb 15, 2025	German Bundesliga
Bayern Munich	0-1	Bayer Leverkusen	Dec 3, 2024	German Cup

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
Germany	Sky Sport Bundesliga 1, Sky Sport Bundesliga UHD, DAZN Germany, Sky Go, WOW
United States	ESPN Select, fuboTV, ESPN App
Australia	beIN Sports Connect
France	beIN Sports 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT
Italy	Sky Sport Calcio, SKY Go Italia, NOW TV
Netherlands	Viaplay Netherlands
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Spain	DAZN Spain
Austria	Sky Sport Bundesliga 1, Sky Sport Bundesliga UHD, Sky Go Austria
Norway	Viaplay Norway, V Sport 1 Norway