RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-12-19 17:30.
[p]Two sides vying to spend Christmas in the Bundesliga’s top four clash as RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen provide the primetime Bundesliga action this Saturday. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Disappointed by defeat to Union Berlin last week, Leipzig held onto second place on goal difference alone ahead of their final fixture of 2025. There’s a real risk of that slipping away here considering that the Red Bulls have followed up a run of seven wins in eight league games with just two in their last five ahead of this (D1, L2), yet a home return may stimulate a resurgence as Leipzig stand on the cusp of equalling their club record of winning seven straight Bundesliga games here. Ole Werner’s men stand alone with Barcelona across Europe’s top-five leagues to boast a perfect home league record at this stage of the campaign.[/p]
[p]Leverkusen sit three points behind Leipzig, yet with just four points separating the visitors here in fourth down to seventh-placed Frankfurt ahead of this round, they’ve very little margin for error in the race for UEFA Champions League qualification. Kasper Hjulmand’s men recovered from successive Bundesliga defeats with a 2-0 derby day victory over Cologne, but a big obstacle awaits here as Leverkusen have started to come unstuck on the road, following up a Bundesliga-record 37-game unbeaten away run by losing two of their most recent three such fixtures. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Leipzig followed up three successive H2H defeats by picking up four points against Leverkusen last season (W1, D1). Each of the last four encounters saw both sides score at least twice. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Leipzig have conceded first in just two of their 14 league games, a joint-Bundesliga low. [/p]
[p]Leipzig have scored 2+ goals in their last nine competitive home matches.[/p]
[p]Just one of Leverkusen’s last six away games saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Leverkusen and Leipzig have scored a joint league-high five goals each in the opening ten minutes this season. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Christoph Baumgartner has been involved in 12 of Leipzig’s 29 league goals this season (G6, A6), while he also has managed five direct goal contributions in ten games against Leverkusen (G3, A2). Patrik Schick is expected to return to the lineup here following an ankle injury – he’s unbeaten in each of his last 34 scoring appearances for the Werkself (W28, D6). [/p]
[p]Antonio Nusa and Ezechiel Banzuzi missed Leipzig’s last game, while Yan Diomande has departed for the African Cup of Nations. Leverkusen have lost Edmond Tapsoba, Ibrahim Maza and Eliesse Ben Seghir for the same reason, and Jarell Quansah is suspended.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The frequent high-scoring affairs in this fixture could make over 3.5 goals a sensible bet here.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Matthew Billon[/i][/p]