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Bochum fans loving this start

The Vonovia-Ruhrstadion is loving how their team has started and are cheering every big tackle.

Positive

Bochum come again and win a corner. Arthur gets caught in the unmentionables when making the block - he stays down, but should be OK to continue. The ensuing delivery is punched clear.

Direct route

Bochum get a couple of balls into the Bayer area. Kossounou defends them well, though, before the ball goes behind for a goal-kick.

Under way!

Leverkusen go in search of a 50th unbeaten game in a row. Bochum need a point to guarantee their place in next season's Bundesliga, with one game to go.

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Two up top

Schick and Boniface start a game together for the first time. The Leverkusen duo have 18 Bundesliga goals between them so far this season...

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Watch: Will Bochum end the streak?

Forty-nine games and counting for Leverkusen in all competitions. The last team to beat them? Bochum, on the final day of 2022/23.

More on those teams

Bochum welcome back captain Losilla from suspension, with Bero making way. As for Europa League finalists Leverkusen, Kossounou, Andrich, Arthur, Stanišić, Tella, Schick and Boniface come in, while Hrádecký returns between the posts. Grimaldo and Frimpong are among the substitutes, but Wirtz misses out with a thigh problem.

Bochum starting line-up

Riemann - Passlack, Ordets, Schlotterbeck, Bernardo - Losilla (c), Osterhage - Asano, Stöger, Wittek - Hofmann

Bochum subs

Luthe, Gamboa, Mašović, Oermann, Loosli, Dascher, Bero, Antwi-Adjei, Broschinski

Leverkusen starting line-up

Hrádecký (c) - Kossounou, Tah, Tapsoba - Stanišić, Xhaka, Andrich, Arthur - Tella, Schick, Boniface

Leverkusen subs

Kovář, Hincapié, Grimaldo, Frimpong, Hofmann, Palacios, Puerta, Iglesias, Adli

Probable line-ups

Who’s set to play this weekend? Who’s going to miss out? Keep up to date with all the latest team news right here!

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Butscher on Leverkusen

"I was live in the stadium yesterday and wanted to experience Leverkusen live. That's different than watching a game on TV. I've followed a lot of Leverkusen's games over the past few months. I am very impressed by their style of play. What was created and developed there is special. When you're unbeaten for 49 games in a row, that speaks for itself. They have a very clear playing philosophy and clear processes. They have uncanny quality in every position, which makes them incredibly dangerous. It is difficult for any team to play against Leverkusen. They always believe in turning a game around until the last minute."

Watch: Throwback to 27 May 2023

Bochum claimed a 3-0 win over Leverkusen on the final day of last season. It was the last time Xabi Alonso's men lost a Bundesliga game. They are now 180 minutes away from completing an unbeaten league campaign.

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Watch: Leverkusen 4-0 Bochum - previous meeting

Patrik Schick scored a first-half hat-trick as Leverkusen extended their unbeaten start to the season to 16 matches with a crushing win over Bochum in the final game of 2023.