It is a top of the table clash in the German Bundesliga as Bayern Munich host Bayer Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Saturday.
League leaders Bayern have won each of their four matches this season. They handed Werder Bremen a 5-0 drubbing in their previous game on September 21.
Defending champions Bayer Leverkusen, who had been unbeaten throughout the last season, come into the match after picking up a tight 4-3 win over Wolfsburg last week.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
Bayern vs. Bayer Leverkusen live stream, TV channel
Here's how to watch this German Bundesliga match in the U.S.:
TV channel: —
Live stream: ESPN+, ESPN App
This game is not available for live TV broadcast in the US. Streaming options are available on ESPN+ and ESPN App.
What time does Bayern vs. Bayer Leverkusen kick off?
This German Bundesliga clash takes place at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany and kicks off on Saturday, September 28 at 6:30 p.m. local time.
Here's how that time translates across the U.S.:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| Eastern Time | Saturday, September 28 | 12:30 p.m. |
| Central Time | Saturday, September 28 | 11:30 a.m. |
| Mountain Time | Saturday, September 28 | 10:30 a.m. |
| Pacific Time | Saturday, September 28 | 9:30 a.m. |
Bayern vs. Bayer Leverkusen lineups, team news
The hosts come into this match with plenty of star-power, but also a long injury list.
Mathys Tel, Sacha Boey, Josip Stanisic, Arijon Ibrahimovic, Hiroki Ito, and Tarek Buchmann are expected to miss the tie through injury, while goalkeeper Daniel Peretz is not yet fit.
The prolific Harry Kane will spearhead a strong home team.
Bayern predicted XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Ulreich (GK) — Mazraoui, Kim, De Ligt, Davies — Kimmich, Goretzka — Sane, Muller, Coman — Kane.
Injury: Tel, Boey, Stansic, Ibrahimovic, Ito, Peretz
Suspended: —
Bayer Leverkusen will come into the game with a full set of players available at their disposal.
Victor Boniface and Florian Wirtz will be the spearheads for the visitors' forward line.
Bayer Leverkusen predicted XI (3-4-3 right to left): Hradecky (GK) — Kossounou, Tah, Tapsoba — Frimpong, Palacios, Xhaka, Grimaldo — Hofmann, Boniface, Wirtz.
Injury: —
Suspended: —
Bayern vs. Bayer Leverkusen prediction
The hosts look like a well-oiled machine this term and are determined on winning back the Bundesliga title they lost to Leverkusen last season.
The team from Munich are expected to get a win in this game.
Prediction: Bayern 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen
German Bundesliga fixture schedule this week
Friday, September 27
- Borussia Dortmund vs. VfL Bochum (2:30 p.m. ET)
Saturday, September 28
- Mainz vs. Heidenheim (9:30 a.m. ET)
- Wolfsburg vs. Stuttgart (9:30 a.m. ET)
- Freiburg vs. St. Pauli (9:30 a.m. ET)
- RB Leipzig vs. Augsburg (9:30 a.m. ET)
- Monchengladbach vs. Union Berlin (9:30 a.m. ET)
- Bayern Munich vs. Bayer Leverkusen (12:30 p.m. ET)
Sunday, September 29
- Holstein Kiel vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (9:30 a.m. ET)
- Hoffenheim vs. Werder Bremen (11:30 a.m. ET)
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