Soccer Football - Bundesliga - RB Leipzig v Bayer Leverkusen - Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany - January 20, 2024 Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz in action with RB Leipzig's Xaver Schlager REUTERS/Annegret HilseBetting Predictions
On Saturday afternoon, the top-flight team from Germany, Bayer Leverkusen, will host RB Leipzig in the BayArena in their first home game of the 2024–25 season.
The two teams will play in the recently expanded Champions League for the first time since Leverkusen’s 3-2 away victory in the top division in January.
Head-to-Head
Last season, Bayer Leverkusen defeated RB Leipzig twice, with both games ending in thrilling five-goal thrillers. This bodes well for a potentially delicious encounter on Saturday night. But aside from the previous campaign, RB Leipzig has a respectable record versus Leverkusen, having prevailed in three of the last seven meetings.
It’s interesting to note that draws are uncommon in this fixture. There should be a winner on Saturday considering none of the previous seven games between the two teams have ended in a draw.
Team News
Midfielder Exequiel Palacios remains out for Bayer Leverkusen while he recovers from a knee injury, and defender Odilon Kossounou has joined Atalanta BC on loan with a buyout option.
Although Jonathan Tah has been linked to leaving Leverkusen, he may stay at the center of a three-man defense alongside Edmond Tapsoba and Piero Hincapie. At the same time, versatile defender Nordi Mukiele, who recently joined on loan from Paris Saint-Germain, may make his debut.
It is anticipated that Florian Wirtz, Granit Xhaka, Jeremie Frimpong, Alex Grimaldo, Victor Boniface, and Lukas Hradecky will be brought back into the starting lineup.
Regarding Leipzig, Assan Ouedraogo had a knee injury during the team’s preseason tour of the United States and is anticipated to be sidelined for many weeks. Xaver Schlager is a long-term absentee after breaking his ACL in May. In addition, Lukas Klostermann could play center-back alongside Castello Lukeba because Orban has been suspended for his red card since last weekend, and Chad Bitshiabu might be too close to returning from his hamstring injury for Saturday’s match.
It’s unclear at this time if Mohamed Simakan, who has ties to Saudi Arabia, will be included in the matchday roster. Eljif Elmas and Christoph Baumgartner, the midfield tandem, are expected to play after recovering from knee ailments to make the matchday squad last weekend.
Probable Line-Up
Bayer Leverkusen XI:
Hradecky; Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie; Frimpong, Xhaka, Andrich, Grimaldo; Hofmann, Wirtz; Boniface
RB Leipzig XI:
Gulacsi; Klostermann, Simakan, Lukeba, Raum; Seiwald, Kampl; Haidara, Simons; Openda, Sesko
Verdict
Tip Leverkusen to Win❌
Reason
Leverkusen and Leipzig met twice last season and scored ten goals between the two teams; another thrilling end-to-end match could be in store on Saturday.
Last season, Alonso’s team defeated Die Roten Bullen twice, and we believe they can win at home this time around despite resting several of their best players in the middle of the week.
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Reason
The fantastic domestic run by Bayer Leverkusen continues. They made it to the second round of the DFB Pokal after winning the Super Cup and scoring three points in the opening week of the Bundesliga. Their matches are notable for rarely returning low scores. In the games versus Leipzig, it has always been the same. There could be several goals in this game because the visitors are attacking strongly as well.
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