Bayern Munich journey to RB Leipzig’s Crimson Bull Area on Saturday for a German Bundesliga assembly between first and fourth with only one level between the 2. Thomas Tuchel’s aspect are unbeaten whereas Marco Rose’s males have gained 4 of their 5 video games with simply the one loss to this point. RBL superior within the DFB Pokal in midweek with a slender 3-2 win over Bundesliga 2 outfit Wehen Wiesbaden whereas Bayern ripped into 3 Liga minnows Preussen Munster 4-0. Either side have UEFA Champions League video games developing subsequent week with Leipzig internet hosting defending champions Manchester Metropolis after which VfL Bochum inside the area of per week. Bayern space approach at FC Copenhagen earlier than ending home duties at residence to Freiburg earlier than the October worldwide break. Leipzig did beat Bayern within the DFL Supercup to kick off the home season so Tuchel and his gamers will probably be out for some form of revenge having misplaced some early marketing campaign silverware there.
This is our storylines, how one can watch the match and extra:
The way to watch and odds
- Date: Saturday, September 30 | Time: 12:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Crimson Bull Area — Leipzig, Germany
- TV: ESPN+
- Odds: Leipzig +240; Draw: +333; Bayern -110
Staff information
Leipzig: Willi Orban, Dani Olmo, Amadou Haidara and El Chadaille Bitshiabu are all out injured for the house aspect. The in-form Benjamin Sesko ought to preserve his place in assault alongside Lois Openda whereas the equally spectacular Xavi Simons and Fabio Carvalho will probably be a part of the supporting forged out broad.
Potential Leipzig XI: Blaswich; Henrichs, Simakan, Lukeba, Raum; Simons, Schlager, Kampl, Carvalho; Sesko, Openda.
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Bayern: Serge Gnabry suffered a suspected damaged hand through the DFB Pokal success whereas Tarek Buchmann, Gabriel Marusic and Manuel Neuer stay out of motion. Harry Kane will lead the assault alongside Jamal Musiala and Leroy Sane whereas Thomas Muller also needs to be included from the off.
Potential Bayern XI: Ulreich; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Kim, Davies; Laimer, Kimmich; Sane, Muller, Musiala; Kane.
Prediction
Bayern had been held to a draw by Leverkusen final day out and this guarantees to be one other pretty even contest. A draw could be a very good end result for RB Leipzig however one other win might take them above the Bavarians and probably to high spot relying on outcomes elsewhere. A goal-filled tie appears to be a robust shout. Choose: Leipzig 2, Bayern 2.
