RB Leipzig vs Bayern Munich prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-05-02 13:30.
[p]RB Leipzig have lost momentum in their quest to qualify for next season’s UEFA Champions League (UCL), with a hugely disappointing 1-1 draw at home to relegation-threatened Holstein Kiel followed by a 4-0 thumping at the hands of Eintracht Frankfurt last weekend. They therefore start the upcoming Bundesliga matchday two points behind fourth-placed Freiburg and only one ahead of Borussia Dortmund, so cannot afford many more slip-ups if they are to achieve a coveted top-four finish.[/p]
[p]Taking on Bayern Munich might not be what the Red Bulls need right now as they look to rebound, particularly as they have not won any of the last three H2Hs (D1, L2). But as that draw was here last term and RB Leipzig have lost just one of their last 11 home fixtures (W7, D3), they have reasons to be cautiously optimistic about this clash at the Red Bull Arena.[/p]
[p]Bayern are now one win away from definitely securing a record-extending 34th German top-flight crown and could even lose here and reclaim the title with two games to spare providing that Bayer Leverkusen fail to beat Freiburg on Sunday. But after the Bavarians responded to their UCL exit with back-to-back Bundesliga clean-sheet victories against Heidenheim and Mainz, they will be confident of completing the job without needing any outside assistance.[/p]
[p]Vincent Kompany’s men have not lost a league away game since Mainz defeated them in mid-December (W5, D2), so they come into this encounter with almost everything going for them, especially as they are also unbeaten against RB Leipzig on their travels since March 2018 (W4, D4). One potential hitch is the absence of Harry Kane, who is suspended following his booking against Mainz last week.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Loïs Openda, who opened the scoring for RB Leipzig against Wolfsburg the last time that his team won a match (3-2), has netted seven of his nine league goals this term between half-time and the 80th minute. Michael Olise has provided an assist in both of Bayern’s last two games, taking his tally to 12 in the Bundesliga this season – the most that any player has managed in their debut campaign at the club since such data was first recorded in 2004/05. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Bayern have scored a league-high 19 goals this term after the 75th minute.[/p]
[p][i]Written by John Pennington[/i][/p]