RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2022-10-28 13:30.
There is no rest for the wicked as both RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen return to Bundesliga action after both fulfilling their UEFA Champions League (UCL) duties in midweek. The Red Bulls put one foot in the knockout phase with a dramatic 3-2 victory over holders Real Madrid, with boss Marco Rose describing it as a “brilliant evening” for the club.
Attention swiftly returns to Bundesliga matters and perhaps rightfully so as those brilliant European nights seem like a fever dream when considering Leipzig are enduring their worst ever top-flight start in club history (W4, D4, L3). Even though they’re performing below their typically high standards, they could end the day in the top-six with favourable results.
Troubling the other side of Madrid was Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen, who amazingly had a penalty awarded against them after the full-time whistle only for Atlético to emphatically miss it to keep the score 2-2! That result still ultimately saw Leverkusen tumble out of the UCL, which is just as well as they enter this weekend needing to switch focus back to increasing the one point gap they have to the Bundesliga drop zone.
Just nine points on the board after 11 rounds represents Leverkusen’s worst start to a top-flight campaign in the three points for a win era. Squandering leads has been a major contributing factor to Leverkusen’s woes, with only Wolfsburg dropping as many points as the Eternal Bridesmaids’ nine when leading at any stage ahead of this round (W2, D3, L1).
Players to watch: Christopher Nkunku drew level with the Bundesliga top scorers with his eighth goal of the season in the last round, and he also has five goal contributions in six meetings with Leverkusen (G2, A3). Full-back Jeremie Frimpong is Leverkusen’s top scorer with five Bundesliga goals, including a brace in their only competitive away victory of the season.
Hot stat: Rose managed sides have conceded at least three goals in four of his six personal H2Hs with Leverkusen (W2, L4).