Quote from: Oneandpure on Today at 12:30:10 PM

Quote from: Velvet78 on Today at 10:33:55 AM

Next time there is a Stuttgart - Leverkusen game. Leverkusen couldn't beat Dortmund despite playing really dominantly. Now I'm curious about whether this game will also be another one in which they lose points. Huh

Because Stuttgart are technically doing a little better than Dortmund this season. The point gap and goal statistics also prove that. They are the second best home team in the league this season as well. Thinking about that I feel like they can make really serious difficulties for Leverkusen. I expect Stuttgart to stay stronger against Leverkusen unlike Dortmund's performance against Leverkusen. Both teams to score is my first choice to bet on honestly.

Before facing Stuttgart, Bayern Leverkusen will play DFB Pokal round of 16 against Bundesliga 2 teams Paderborn and Xabi Alonso will make many rotation for this match, have bad result on last match after draw against Dortmund and make points difference on current standings from Bayern Munich become three points left with Bayern have one match more than Leverkusen.
Stuttgart is strong teams with quit well performance in this season, they are on 3rd standings position awhile and have very good statistic won 10 of 13 Bundesliga matches, must be careful for Bayern Leverkusen how not loss points again if want keep in tittle race with Bayern Munich. Loss points on next match seems will give chance for Bayern Munich get their first standings back and Leverkusen have dropped to 2nd place.

Rotation is really necessary before important matches take place and I think Xabi Alonso knows the right strategy to maximize victory in the next two matches. The DFB Pokal competition is not their priority but of course they will continue to maximize the existing results into wins and win with a difference of 2 goals. Of course Xabi Alonso will attract several important players. Xabi Alonso must ensure that none of his players suffer injuries against Paderborn and they will prioritize the actual match against Stuttgart later.

I think that even though Stuttgart are having a good season this season, they are still not enough to stop Leverkusen and a fairly reasonable result is a draw if that happens. The target of becoming an unbeaten team is still a realistic thing for Leverkusen and they must also do it against Stuttgart.