On Friday, December 20, in the match of the 15th round of the Bundesliga, Bayern will play at home against RB Leipzig. The game starts at 20:30 Central European Time.
Bayern, as expected of the club, is leading the Bundesliga and remains the main favorite for the Silver Salver. After 14 rounds, the Munich side has 33 points, but Bayer Leverkusen is very close behind. The gap between first and second place is only 4 points, so Vincent Kompany’s team cannot afford to drop points against RB Leipzig.
The previous round of the Bundesliga was a real shock for Bayern. In the away match against Mainz, Bayern suffered their first defeat of the Bundesliga season, losing 1:2. Moreover, Bayern managed only one shot on target, which resulted in Leroy Sané’s goal. However, Harry Kane did not play in that match, and he has already returned to training. Before that, Bayern smashed Heidenheim 5:2 and drew 1:1 in Der Klassiker against Borussia Dortmund.
At the same time, Bayern has already been eliminated from the DFB-Pokal, losing to Bayer Leverkusen 0:1. In the Champions League, Bayern earned 12 points from 6 matches and occupies tenth place overall. In their last match in the tournament, Bayern crushed Shakhtar 5:1.
Not long ago, RB Leipzig seemed like Bayern’s main competitor for the title, but a series of poor results dropped the “Bulls” to fourth place, trailing the leader by 6 points. The media even began to speculate about Marco Rose’s dismissal, but the team managed to recover in recent matches.
In the previous round, RB Leipzig managed to beat Eintracht 2:1 at home in a very tough match. Before that, the “Bulls” comfortably won against Holstein Kiel 2:0 away, but also suffered a shocking 1:5 defeat to Stuttgart.
The situation is much worse for Marco Rose’s team in the Champions League, where they lost all six matches and have no chance of progressing to the playoffs.
Interesting facts about the match and head-to-head history
- Bayern has won only two of their last five matches in all competitions.
- In the last 5 matches of RB Leipzig, more than 2 goals were scored.
- RB Leipzig has won only 1 of their last 5 away matches.
- Bayern’s unbeaten home streak lasts 9 matches.
- In 20 matches against Bayern in history, RB Leipzig has won only 3 times.
- In the previous season, Bayern beat RB Leipzig 2:1 at home, and at Red Bull Arena, the teams played to a 2:2 draw.