RB Leipzig – Bayer. Forecast and announcement for the match of the German championship

On December 20, Red Bull Arena will host a match of the 15th round of the German Bundesliga 1, in which RB Leipzig will meet with Bayer Leverkusen.

The match will start at 19:30 Kyiv time.

RB Leipzig

The team is still hated as much as possible at home. But at the same time, she managed to achieve good results directly on the football field, and at the same time make excellent money by selling the players promoted here. The scheme was broken only last season: at first it was not possible to enter the playoffs of the Champions League, and in the end they finished in seventh place in the final table in the domestic arena. Moreover, because of the victory of Stuttgart in the cup, they did not even give a pass to the League of Conferences!

On the other hand, the new mentor, Ole Werner, had the opportunity to calmly prepare his wards for the task of regaining positions as much as possible. In general, it turns out a lot, but after 1:3 with Union, formally remaining in second place, they allowed themselves to be overtaken by points by Borussia Dortmund.

Bayer

Last season, the club tried not to fall too much from the peaks of 2023/2024, when there was a golden double. In the end, they still gave the silver salad bowl to Bavaria without much chance, finishing second. And in the cup, they managed to lose on the way to the final. Even in the summer after that, both Xabi Alonso and many leading players left the project.

The Spaniard’s successor, Ten Haag, became somewhat of a hostage to the situation. But he himself made it worse by quarreling with everyone, and in the end he was fired before the fall. On the other hand, because the current mentor, Yulmand, stabilized the situation. Yes, misfires happen, which is worth 2:7 from PSG and 0:2 with Augsburg. But in general, everything is improving: nine points have been collected in the Champions League, Borussia was knocked out in the cup, beating it in Dortmund, in the Bundesliga, after 2:0 with Cologne, they are now fourth.

Statistics of personal meetings

Bayer had three wins in a row. But last season he took one point in two matches.

Forecast

Bookmakers consider the home team as a favorite. But they have a strong opponent – here it is better to take a total of more than 3.0 goals (coefficient – 1.8).