Bundeliga: Bayern Munich vs. RB Leipzig Preview, Odds, Prediction

There is no need for us to explain the significance of this contest. Two of the top teams in Bundesliga are going to clash this Saturday at Allianz Arena. Even though their rivalry is short, it already became one of the fiercest in Germany, as these two sides have numerous differences that aren’t just on the pitch. Bayern is the reigning Champions League winner and the Bundesliga champion. At the same time, RB attempts to snap their dominance in the domestic competition, reaching, on the other hand, the semis of the previous UCL edition as well. At the moment, Bayern is two points ahead of RB in the standings.

Preview

Bayern Munich (-210) played 1-1 against Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League this Wednesday, but without the majority of its starters. That was the eighth match in a row in which Hansi Flick’s boys appeared to see both sides scoring. Also, it was only the second in the past 14, with Bayern not being able to net twice or more.

The champs have been more than ruthless at home in Bundesliga, with 14 goals scored and 3 allowed, in five contests, and if we add the UCL results as well, that goal-difference goes up to 21-4. Apart from that one game against Werder, in all other Flick’s machine netted at least three times.

RB Leipzig (+550) survived a thriller in Istanbul, earning a last-second victory over Basaksehir, 3-4. They are still in the race for the knockout stage with these three points, but Julian Nagelsmann’s boys need to defeat Manchester this Tuesday to proceed to the round of 16.

The Bulls aren’t playing well on the road this year, especially in the past few weeks. A victory in Istanbul was the first one following four straight road trips, from which three saw RB coming back home defeated.

During that negative span, they couldn’t score a goal on three occasions, one of them being a disastrous, 5-0 humiliation at the Old Trafford.

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Bayern is still without Joshua Kimmich. Corentin Tolisso also won’t’ be eligible to play due to an injury,

On the other side, RB has significant problems with injured players. Hartmann, Henrichs, He-Chan Hwang, Klostermann, and Laimer are all injured, while Kevin Kampl remains questionable.

Head to Head Matches

Three of the past four games ended with a draw, with the note that both events last year ended without winners. Also, four of the previous five clashes saw either under 2.5 goals or both teams not to score.

Prediction

Unlike their rival, Bayern rested its key players during this UEFA Champions League round and is coming in this event with 100% fit players. On the other side, RB is exhausted, not only because of a tough match but also due to the trip to Istanbul and back.

Knowing Bayern’s mentality, they will try to use that right away, and there is no doubt that Hansi Flick prepares some specialties from his kitchen for the start of the event. We will be courageous here, and propose to bt on Bayern’s win with an Asian handicap, -1.5 goals (+110)’