Bayer Leverkusen triumphed over Hoffenheim with a score of (2-1) last Saturday, extending their lead at the top of the German League table to 13 points ahead of closest rivals Bayern Munich, with 7 rounds remaining. Leverkusen has 73 points from 27 matches, with a goal difference of 49, while Bayern Munich sits in second place with 60 points from 27 matches and a goal difference of 45.
Leverkusen has only dropped points 4 times this season in the league and has not lost any matches in all competitions. This is the first time in the club's history that they have reached matchday 28 in the league without a loss. They previously avoided defeats until matchday 24 in the 2009-2010 season, but finished that season in fourth place, 11 points behind Bayern Munich, who won the title. Leverkusen has also missed out on winning the league title twice before on the last day of the season.
With Leverkusen reaching 73 points, it marks the highest points total a team has achieved at this stage of the season, after Bayern Munich collected 77 points under Pep Guardiola in the 2013-2014 season, winning the title on matchday 27, which is a record for the fastest title win in the competition’s history.
Bayern holds the record for the longest unbeaten streak since the start of the season at 28 matches, but Leverkusen has the potential to break that record in the next match. Following the 13-point gap, no team in the history of the Bundesliga has relinquished the title after reaching that lead at the top, making Leverkusen close to winning their first league title and ending Bayern Munich's dominance that lasted for 11 years.
Given the current situation, the earliest date Bayer Leverkusen can officially win the title would be on matchday 29, between April 13 and 14, contingent upon defeating Union Berlin and Werder Bremen, while Bayern Munich loses to Heidenheim and Cologne.
Looking at the remaining seven matches of the season, Leverkusen collected 17 points out of a possible 21 in the first round of these encounters, winning 5 matches and drawing twice, while Bayern achieved 6 victories and one draw. Overall, Leverkusen now requires 3 wins to secure the title, regardless of the results of the Bavarian giant.
