RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-01-24 14:30.
[p]One of the most exciting Bundesliga games of Round 19 will see two of Germany’s five UEFA Champions League (UCL) participants do battle in a top-five showdown. RB Leipzig won’t be participating in the knockouts of this UCL edition and now need to find some form in the Bundesliga to return to the top four and guarantee their spot in next year’s edition of the competition. [/p]
[p]Leipzig may need to draw upon their Round 2 win at Bayer Leverkusen (3-2) for inspiration, though that was amid their eight-game unbeaten start to the league season (W6, D2) which has been followed up by just three wins from the following ten games (D2, L5)! Plus since winning the reverse H2H, the home side had lost eight consecutive competitive matches as betting underdogs – as they are here – until they defeated Sporting CP in the UCL during the week.[/p]
[p]Bayer Leverkusen were on another of their seemingly unstoppable winning streaks on Tuesday night away to Atlético Madrid until they relinquished both a one-man and one-goal advantage to fail to win for the first time in 12 competitive games. Lamenting his young team’s immaturity in the second half, manager Xabi Alonso claimed he hoped the loss would be a valuable learning experience for their next away trip in the UCL knockouts.[/p]
[p]This match represents an opportunity for Alonso to show a better tactical understanding of Leipzig and avenge the loss in the reverse fixture, which was the third consecutive H2H to finish with a 3-2 win to either team. Leverkusen remain the only side unbeaten on the road this Bundesliga season (W5, D3), suggesting they have the capacity to pick up some form of positive result.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: After opening the scoring against Sporting, Benjamin Šeško returns from a Bundesliga red card ban looking to score in a sixth consecutive league game and move closer to matching his seven-game scoring streak at the end of last Bundesliga season. Jeremie Frimpong has an excellent record of three goals and two assists from six games against Leipzig. It’s the most goal contributions he has registered against any one club. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Nine of Leipzig’s last 11 Bundesliga games produced over 2.5 total goals, as did eight of Leverkusen’s last 12. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]