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Bayer Leverkusen

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Bayer Leverkusen are hoping to win again after their last result, the 0-1 DFB-Pokal victory against FC Carl Zeiss Jena.

In that match, Bayer Leverkusen managed 74% possession and 16 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for Bayer Leverkusen was Jonas Hofmann (52'). FC Carl Zeiss Jena got 6 shots on goal with 1 on target.

Three or more goals per game were seen in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Bayer Leverkusen have participated. Their opponents scored 8 times in this period while Bayer Leverkusen bagged a total of 13. That kind of pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward into this next game, of course.

A look at their previous results shows us that Bayer Leverkusen:

• haven't been beaten in the league by RB Leipzig in their previous 3 matches.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 18 home league matches. What a fantastic run.

RB Leipzig

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RB Leipzig will go into this encounter following on from a 1-0 Bundesliga 1 win to beat VfL Bochum in their last match.

In that game, RB Leipzig managed 63% possession and 13 shots at goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for RB Leipzig was Antonio Nusa (59'). On the other side, Bochum got 10 shots on goal with 4 on target.

RB Leipzig have been dangerous up front in their most recent fixtures, having scored 13 times in their last 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that RB Leipzig can also improve defensively after being scored against in 5 of those same clashes.

Analysis of their past results shows that RB Leipzig:

• haven't won against Bayer Leverkusen in away games against them for the last 2 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their previous 6 away league matches.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 2 league games.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their past head to head clashes stretching back to 28/11/2021 shows that Bayer Leverkusen have won 4 of these games & RB Leipzig 2, with the number of drawn matches being 0.

A total of 19 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 11 of them for Leverkusen and 8 belonging to Leipzig. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.17.

The previous league meeting between these sides was Bundesliga 1 match day 18 on 20/01/2024 which ended up with the score at RB Leipzig 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen.

In that game, RB Leipzig had 40% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 6 on target. The goals were scored by Xavi Simons (7') and Loïs Openda (56').

Bayer Leverkusen had 18 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Nathan Tella (47'), Jonathan Tah (63') and Piero Hincapié (91') scored.

The referee was Matthias Jöllenbeck.

🗞️ Team News: Bayer Leverkusen

In all likelihood, Leverkusen look set to kick off with a 3-4-2-1 formation, handing starts to Lukas Hradecky, Edmond Tapsoba, Jonathan Tah, Piero Hincapie, Jeremie Frimpong, Alejandro Grimaldo, Granit Xhaka, Aleix Garcia, Jonas Hofmann, Florian Wirtz and Victor Okoh Boniface.

📋 Team News: RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig manager Marco Rose has a number of players out of action. El Chadaille Bitshiabu (Hamstring injury), Assan Ouédraogo (Knee injury) and Xaver Schlager (Cruciate ligament tear) are not ready for selection.

We’re of the thinking that Leipzig will likely utilise a 4-4-2 lineup, going with Peter Gulacsi, Benjamin Henrichs, Lukas Klostermann, Castello Lukeba, David Raum, Antonio Nusa, Nicolas Seiwald, Amadou Haidara, Xavi Simons, Ikoma Lois Openda and Benjamin Sesko.

⚡ Prediction

Our assessment is that RB Leipzig have enough to find the back of the net against this Bayer Leverkusen side, but it isn’t expected to be enough to prevent defeat.

We can see both teams to score in a 2-1 winning margin for Bayer Leverkusen by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Let’s wait and see how it plays out.

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Lucas Pereira, 16:06 31/08/2024