Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig Prediction & Tips
With the sole goal of finishing in the top four following their elimination from the DFB-Pokal, Leverkusen bounced back from that cup disappointment with a 2-1 victory in the Rhine derby against Cologne last weekend, marking their third win in their last four league matches. Returning home does not necessarily guarantee another step forward in the fight for the top four spots in the table, as Kasper Hjulmand’s men have won just one of their last seven official matches here (D4, L2). Failing to beat teams at home that started the matchday above them in the standings (D1, L3) calls for extreme caution, though at least they have scored in all their home league matches this season.
Leipzig, which arrives with a seven-point lead over its rival, visits this stadium on the back of its best league winning streak in the last three years (W5), edging ever closer to securing its place among Europe’s elite. Only Bayern matches that record heading into the matchday, and that streak is part of a broader run of eight wins in eleven Bundesliga matches (D2, L1), which has allowed them to tie the club record with 19 wins after 31 matchdays. However, this will be a tough challenge, as five of their seven league losses this season have come against teams that started the matchday alongside them in the Top 6.
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