Bayern have a chance to add onto their league title when they take on Bayer Leverkusen in the final of the German Cup on Saturday evening at the Olympiastadion (Berlin)
Leverkusen put up a very strong showing in the league particularly in the second half of the season that saw them barely missing out on the top-4 places as they finished fifth, just two points behind Borussia Monchengladbach. They will be hoping to get some silverware as a just reward to their season.
They have a chance for immediate redemption in this Cup Final, their first in the last 11 years. Apart from this, they are still in the running for Europa League as well.
Their success has led to great interest from top European clubs in their star players, in particular Kai Havertz. That doesn’t matter to coach Peter Bosz right now as his focus is on the remaining challenges for this season, starting with this cup final.
Bayern were crowned the Bundesliga Champions for the eighth successive time following a historic run that saw them winning 16 and drawing once in their last 17 league games. They didn’t just win the league title, they held off the chasing pack, with two games to spare and smashed the scoring charts record with a century of goals. 100 league goals!!! A win here will make it a second successive league and cup double for the Bavarians. But they have even bigger goals than that this season. They are in the running for the Champions League as well. A treble is certainly on their to-do list to cap a truly historic and remarkable season.
The story of their season cannot be told without coach Hans-Dieter Flick’s name. He turned Bayern’s season around after his appointment in the middle of the season and they never looked back.
Bayern have been destroying everyone and everything on their path especially in the second half of this season. They haven’t been as dominant in the Cup as they have in the league though, scraping out 1 goal margin wins in the last three rounds. Regardless, they are now in the final and with little else to distract them, they will certainly impose their might and will from the get-go. Previous encounters between these teams have seen an avalanche of goals and we expect the trend to continue. We are backing Bayern to Win and Over 2.5 goals @ 1.59 as our initial betting tip for this Cup final.
Just like Bayern, striker Robert Lewandowski has had a season for the record books. He has scored 49 goals in 42 appearances across all competitions this season. Four of those goals came in this competition. Bet9ja betting app have him to score anytime at 1.55 and we fancy this for our final betting prediction for the game.
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