RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction & Match Preview

• Bayer Leverkusen won 14 and drew 3 of 17 league games so far in the season.
• These two teams accumulated well over 5.00 xG combined last weekend.
• RB Leipzig took just one point from the previous two Bundesliga affairs.

RB Leipzig host Bayer Leverkusen in one of the most interesting games of Matchday No 18 on Saturday evening at Red Bull Arena. Both outfits created numerous chances against their respective rivals in the previous round but they’ll go into this tie in different spirits.

RB Leipzig suffered their first home loss of the season, falling 0-1 to Eintracht Frankfurt seven days ago. Frankfurt got an early goal through Knauff and somehow managed to hold on to the lead despite allowing RB Leipzig to accumulate over 3.00 xG on the occasion.

In the bigger picture, RB Leipzig are in a tough situation after claiming just one point from the previous two league rounds. They are fourth in the Bundesliga standings but sitting only three points above Borussia Dortmund who powered past Darmstadt in their first game of the year.

Bayer Leverkusen also created loads in the final third last Saturday away at Augsburg. Unlike Leipzig, Die Werkself did get a result thanks to midfielder Ezequiel Palacios who found the back of the net in the third minute of stoppage time.

It was the third successive clean-sheet win for Leverkusen who are still four points above Bayern Munich at the top of the standings. The Bavarians have a game in hand, meaning there is no much room for mistakes for Xabi Alonso’s troops.

Recent Meetings

The reverse fixture between these two rivals brought us a genuine goal fest as Bayer Leverkusen clinched a 3-2 victory in mid-August last year at BayArena.

Leverkusen, however, have a negative record at Red Bull Arena where they lost four, drew one, and won just two of the previous seven games against RB Leipzig.

Only one of the previous four H2H outings between these teams produced goals at both ends.

RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

These two teams have accumulated well over 5.00 xG combined in the previous round of Bundesliga. They generally favour attacking-minded football and we’ve seen five goals in their previous meeting.

Both Teams To Score has to be the main betting option at the 1.50 odds while we also like Bayer Leverkusen to win or draw double chance at 1.53 odds. We’ll remind you that Leverkusen are still the only unbeaten team in the league with 14 wins and 3 draws in 17 rounds.

Steffen Schmidt- January 18, 2024

RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

Both Teams Score

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	1.51 Odds
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Bayer Leverkusen to win or draw

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	1.60 Odds
	1.53 Odds

Exact Score: Bayer Leverkusen 2-1

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