RB Leipzig vs Bayern Munich prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-09-29 16:30.
RB Leipzig responded emphatically to their opening day defeat with four straight Bundesliga wins since. The most recent was, in the eyes of manager Marco Rose, a “hard fought” 1-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach. That helped them climb to 12 points, seven more than they had at this stage last season, and considering they finished only five points behind champions and opponents Bayern Munich, there’s not yet reason to rule out Leipzig mounting a genuine title challenge this season.
A victory here would solidify those ambitions for Rose’s side who should be coming into this contest with the psychological edge, after already defeating the Bavarians in the Super Cup final earlier in the season. Their success in that contest made it a third straight unbeaten H2H (W2, D1), all of which have come in this calendar year, and now Leipzig are chasing a fourth successive meeting with Bayern without defeat for the first time in their history.
The perennial champions shouldn’t be fazed by that given the manner in which they began their title defence. A 2-2 draw with Bayer Leverkusen is the only blemish on a near-perfect five league game start, allowing them to come into the round top of the table and one point better off than their hosts. They’ve also struck a remarkable 15 goals across their last three competitive matches (4-3 Manchester United, 7-0 Bochum and 4-0 Preußen Münster).
Having hit ten goals in their last three competitive visits to this stadium (W2, D1), Bayern might be confident of adding to that scintillating attacking record. Considering their fine form on the road with wins in each of their last four Bundesliga trips, another success here would see the Reds win their first three away games of a Bundesliga campaign for the first time since 2015/16.
Players to watch: Having come off the bench to score the winner at Gladbach, Leipzig’s Timo Werner might be hopeful of a start and a chance to improve on a rotten personal H2H of one Bundesliga win in 14 meetings (D4, L9). Opponent Mathys Tel struck once again during the week to seal the 4-0 win at Preußen Münster, meaning he has scored in all three of Bayern’s away games this season.
Hot streak: Bayern could equal a club record of scoring from a corner in four straight league matches (since such data collection began in 2004/05).