Bayer vs. Rot-Weiß Oberhausen: Prediction for the Friendly Match
On January 5, Bayer will meet with the representative of the Western Regional League, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, in a friendly match. The hosts in the Bundesliga show excellent results and are fighting for first place in the standings, but the opponent is much weaker and does not shine with results. Will the "pharmacists" be able to crush the opponent and what bets will play in the match? You will find out the answer in our forecast

Command Analysis

Bayer Leverkusen

Current form
After 15 rounds of the German Bundesliga, Bayer has 32 points and is in second place in the standings. At the moment, the "pharmacists" are four points behind the first "Bayern". In the last game, Xabi Alonso charges crushed Freiburg (5:1), scoring four goals in the second half. The "11 workers" are crushing everyone in their path and it is not for nothing that several giants of European football are hunting for the team coach. The team is quite capable of aiming for another championship. The unbeaten streak of the German club has reached eight matches in a row in all tournaments.
In the Champions League, Bayer won four games and drew one, which allowed them to take fourth place in the main draw of the competition, and thus the club made it to the 1/8 finals of the most important European tournament.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no problems in the team composition.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team concedes an average of 1.4 goals per game
- Bayer have not lost in a dozen games in a row in the national championship
Probable line-up : Hradecky, Tapsoba, Ta G, Hincapie, Frimpong, Xhaka, Palacios, Grimaldo, Tella, Wirtz, Schick.

Oberhausen

Current form
The team is not performing so confidently this season and at this stage is not in contention for the first place, which gives the right to get into the third German division. The club from Oberhausen is in fourth place in the Western Regional League with 35 points and is seven points behind the championship leader Duisburg. The club attack is fine. Rot-Weiss Oberheisen scored 39 goals in 18 matches. In the previous round of the championship, the team won a much-needed victory, beating the reserve team of Borussia Mönchengladbach (1:0) away, scoring a goal in the middle of the second half. But in the game before, Sebastian Günkel charges suffered a defeat to the reserve team of Cologne (2:3).
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no injured or disqualified players in the squad.
Interesting trends for betting
- Rot-Weiss Oberhausen have failed to beat their opponents in their last three friendly games
- On average, the club scores 2.2 goals since the start of the championship
Estimated line-up : Benz, Club, Hussek, Hot, Nijmeyer, Yalcin, Nguombo, Donkor, Geye, Bonga, Kaiser.
Trends
Bet Exact score 3:1
In 2 of the last 3 head-to-head meetings between the opponents, this score was recorded
7.60Bet 1st half: handicap (-1.5) on "Bayer"
In 1 of the last 3 matches, the hosts won by two goals in the first half
2.10Bet 2nd half: Rot-Weiss Oberhausen to score
In 2 of the 4 games that have been played, the “pharmacists” have conceded in the second half
2.14Tip and bets
"Pharmacists" play on their home field, and we will give preference to them, and in Leverkusen there is always a good crowd, capable of helping their club not to lose. By the way, the last face-to-face meeting of the opponents on the field of "Bayer" ended with a score of 3:1, and we believe that the hosts have no right to make a mistake in today game.
Forecast - Asian handicap (-2) for Bayer with odds of 1.81
Bet on total
We should expect a lot of goals from this match. The hosts have a great attack line, but Rot-Weiss Oberhausen does not look very convincing on the road, and it is a representative of the regional league. We believe that the hosts will take the game into their own hands, score three or four goals and bring the game to a logical victory. Therefore, the choice in favor of a high total suggests itself here.
Forecast - total over 3.5 goals with odds of 1.77
Betting on Team Goals
The opponents have exchanged goals in three consecutive face-to-face friendly matches, and Bayer also conceded in the last home match. We can assume that the opponents are capable of scoring in today match.
Prediction: Both teams to score with odds of 1.79