Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th August 2023

BayArena is the place where last season’s third-best team RB Leipzig kick off their latest Bundesliga campaign by taking on Bayer Leverkusen this coming Saturday.

Bayer Leverkusen managed to end up number six on 50 points last season. As mentioned, they face RB Leipzig, who came in as number three on 66 points last season.

Bayer Leverkusen scored 14 goals, conceded ten and fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

RB Leipzig scored 15 goals, conceded 12 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Bayer Leverkusen ended up winning 2-0 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at BayArena., when they once again face RB Leipzig.

Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig Prediction

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Their last three matches saw Bayer Leverkusen drawing 2-2 with B. M'gladbach, losing 3-0 against Bochum before beating Teutonia Ottensen by 0-8. In their last six Bundesliga home matches, Bayer Leverkusen won four times. They've drawn once and lost once, while scoring 14 and conceding seven goals.

A season somewhat above expectations could perhaps make Bayer Leverkusen a contender in a title race, though they do look capable of a podium finish if catching the right momentum.

RB Leipzig Form

In their last three matches, RB Leipzig first beat Bayern Munich 1-3, then Schalke 04 by 4-2 and finally Eintracht by 2-0. RB Leipzig managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Bundesliga away matches, in which they scored six while also conceding six times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

RB Leipzig will have their sight set on grabbing the trophy, while a place in the top two look a likely prospect before the Bundesliga gets rolling.

Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig Squads

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

The 41-year-old coach of the home team, Xabi Alonso, will select the lineup against RB Leipzig from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Andrey Lunev (0/0), Lukas Hradecky (0/0), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Patrick Pentz (0/0), Alex Grimaldo (0/0), Arthur (0/0), Edmond Tapsoba (0/0), Jeremie Frimpong (0/0), Jonathan Tah (0/0), Noah Mbamba (0/0), Odilon Kossounou (0/0), Piero Hincapie (0/0), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (0/0), Ayman Aourir (0/0), Exequiel Palacios (0/0), Florian Wirtz (0/0), Granit Xhaka (0/0), Gustavo Puerta (0/0), Jonas Hofmann (0/0), Nadiem Amiri (0/0), Robert Andrich (0/0), Adam Hlozek (0/0), Amine Adli (0/0), Karim Bellarabi (0/0), Patrik Schick (0/0), Sardar Azmoun (0/0), Victor Okoh Boniface (0/0).

RB Leipzig Squad

This is the full squad of players that the RB Leipzig head coach Rose will select from for his starting XI:

Janis Blaswich (0/0), Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Peter Gulacsi (0/0), Timo Schlieck (0/0), Benjamin Henrichs (0/0), Castello Lukeba (0/0), David Raum (0/0), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/0), Lukas Klostermann (0/0), Mohamed Simakan (0/0), Willi Orban (0/0), Amadou Haidara (0/0), Caden Clark (0/0), Christoph Baumgartner (0/0), Emil Forsberg (0/0), Fabio Carvalho (0/0), Ilaix Moriba (0/0), Kevin Kampl (0/0), Nicolas Seiwald (0/0), Xaver Schlager (0/0), Xavi Simons (0/0), Benjamin Sesko (0/0), Dani Olmo (0/0), Hugo Novoa (0/0), Ikoma Lois Openda (0/0), Timo Werner (0/0), Yussuf Poulsen (0/0).

Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig Team News

Bayer Leverkusen seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Saturday.

Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Patrik Schick nurses various injuries and won't take part for Bayer Leverkusen against RB Leipzig at BayArena.

RB Leipzig are juggling with five absent players on on Saturday when travelling to Bayer Leverkusen.

Mohamed Simakan, David Raum, Hugo Novoa, Willi Orban and Peter Gulacsi all face a spell on the sidelines for RB Leipzig due to various injuries.

Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig Lineups

Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Bayer Leverkusen came away with a 2-0 win. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at BayArena. RB Leipzig seem to have a bit of a love affair with Bayer Leverkusen, as they have beaten them five times in last ten encounters. The bookies have RB Leipzig to win this match at best price odds of 9/5.

Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig Results

Recent meetings between Bayer Leverkusen and visiting side RB Leipzig might have been action-packed, but not rich on goals. Backing under 2.5 goals was a winning bet no less than seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 11/10 with the bookies.

Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig Betting Tips

No clear picture has emerged yet as to which players will dominate the scoring charts for Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig in this current Bundesliga season. However, we have listed some of their possible goalscorers in their upcoming match.

Bayer Leverkusen won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing two as well. RB Leipzig won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost five in this run. Goals should be on the menu at BayArena, with both teams scoring in six of the last 10 matches at home for Bayer Leverkusen. The same outcome paid dividends in three of the last 10 away games for RB Leipzig.

Less than three came out three times in the past ten encounters between RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen, as both teams not to score was a winning bet five times. Bayer Leverkusen performed one goal on average, whereas RB Leipzig averaged 1.5 goals. Bayer Leverkusen saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of RB Leipzig's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.9 goals in these matches.