Leverkusen will face Hoffenheim in their opening match of the season, and I think that's a match Leverkusen should be able to win easily. On paper, Leverkusen is the clear favorite, Hoffenheim is a mediocre team that almost got relegated last season. Therefore, I think this is a great opportunity for Ten Hag to secure his first win, which would help him gain a lot of support from the fans at BayArena. However, if an upset were to happen, Ten Hag would immediately face sharp criticism from the fans.
Leverkusen have performed well in the last two seasons under Xabi Alonso era .Now I am waiting to see how Leverkusen perform under Ten hag. Xabi Alonso was not successful in his first season with leverkusen. I am not expecting much from Ten Hag this season either.
Leverkusen have made big changes to their squad. They have sold talented players like Wirtz, frimpong, kossounou and Xhaka who were in great form in the last two seasons. They have bought players like Quansha, Tillman and Maza. We still don't know if Leverkusen will be able to play well with big changes in attack and a new coach.
However, Hoffenheim is not a strong opponent. Last season this team also fought hard to get out of the relegation zone. The team was in 15th place in the table. Against such a team, Leverkusen should definitely win easily. I would probably bet on Leverkusen to win