Week 13 brings us a match on Nov 28th where RB Leipzig plays host to Bayer Leverkusen in a clash of these two closely matched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a snowy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 7th placed RB Leipzig is fresh off their 5-0 blowout win against Club Brugge. Christopher Nkunku scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 12th minute, then Emil Forsberg added another in the 17th minute on a penalty kick In the end, Club Brugge couldn’t muster any offence and RB Leipzig ran away with the shutout win. RB Leipzig is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while bayer Leverkusen sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Bochum. Amine Adli struck first for Bayer Leverkusen in the 4th minute on a feed from Jeremie Frimpong, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Bochum was frustrated by Bayer Leverkusen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Bayer Leverkusen ended the match with the shutout victory. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Bayer Leverkusen should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season RB Leipzig won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Bayer Leverkusen’s most prolific scorer has been Moussa Diaby. The French attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Christopher Nkunku has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for RB Leipzig
Marcel Halstenberg, Konrad Laimer, Yussuf Poulsen, Lukas Klostermann and Willi Orbán are unavailable to play for Robin Peter’s team, while Bayer Leverkusen will be without Karim Bellarabi, Charles Aránguiz, Julian Baumgartlinger and Patrik Schick.