Borussia Monchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen: How to watch, TV channel, live stream, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Bayer Leverkusen begin their title defence when they travel to Borussia Monchengladbach in the first fixture of the new Bundesliga season.

Xabi Alonso's side completed a historic invincible season last campaign and secured the German Super Cup last week with a penalty shootout victory over Stuttgart.

Borussia Monchengladbach will be looking to improve on a disappointing 14th placed Bundesliga finish last season, as manager Gerardo Seoane faces off against his former club.

How to watch Borussia Monchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen, TV channel and live stream

Borussia Monchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga is available to watch live on bet365's Live Streaming Service.

The match will also be broadcast on Sky Sports Mix in the UK.

Borussia Monchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen kick-off time, date and venue

Borussia Monchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen will be played at Borussia-Park in Mönchengladbach, and kick-off is at 19:30 BST on Friday 23rd August.

Borussia Monchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Borussia Monchengladbach won all of their seven pre-season fixtures and started their domestic campaign with a 3-1 away win over Aue in the DFB Pokal.

Bayer Leverkusen beat Stuttgart on penalties in the German Super Cup to secure their first silverware of the new season. Xabi Alonso's side won their final two away matches in the Bundesliga last season 5-0 and 5-1.

Borussia Monchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen head-to-head record (H2H)

Borussia Monchengladbach wins	10
Draws	7
Bayer Leverkusen wins	15

Borussia Monchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen team news

Borussia Monchengladbach team news

Questions remain over striker Robin Hack after the 25-year-old missed all of pre-season with a leg injury. Swiss international defender Nico Elvedi also missed the DFB Pokal opener against Aue with an ankle injury.

Bayer Leverkusen team news

Midfielder Exequiel Palacios is unlikely to feature and hasn't played any minutes for Leverkusen in pre-season after representing Argentina at the Copa America.