Henry Roldán
The Bundesliga finally returns to action after the World Cup break with a high-impact matchday 16 clash between RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich, two of the top three teams in the league.
Ahead of the World Cup, the Red Bulls have won their last four matches in the German league, while the Bavarians are also on a winning streak of eight straight victories. Without further ado, JefeBet brings you the best preview of the stellar match between RB Leipzig vs Bayern Munich.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the RB Leipzig vs Bayern Munich Bundesliga Matchday 16 Game on January 20, 2023.
- Where: Red Bull Arena – Leipzig, Germany.
- When: Friday, January 20, 2:30 PM E.T.
- Moneyline: RB Leipzig (+290) / Tie (+295) / Bayern Munich (-120).
- Asian Handicap: RB Leipzig (+0.5, +100) / Bayern Munich (-0.5, -120).
- Over/Under (2.5): Over (-240) / Under (+188).
- Both teams score: Yes (-265) / No (+190).
All odds shown are courtesy of Unibet.
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RB Leipzig Preview
Next Friday, RB Leipzig have a golden opportunity to move closer to first place in the Bundesliga when they host the league leaders at a stadium where they are virtually unbeatable.
With 28 points after 15 games, Leipzig is in third place in the standings and, in addition to their four-game winning streak in the German league, they have a 13-game unbeaten run. To this, we must add the aforementioned performance at home. Their last six games have ended in victory, and Marco Rose’s team is the best team in the tournament at home with 19 points in seven games.
It is worth noting that Leipzig are strong offensively when they play at home, and only in one of their matches they failed to score at least two goals against their opponents.
Probable lineup (4-4-2): Orjan Nyland, Benjamin Henrichs, Willi Orban, Josko Gvardiol, Marcel Halstenberg, Dominik Szoboszlai, Xaver Schlager, Amadou Haidara, Emil Forsberg, André Silva, Timo Werner.
Bayern Munich Preview
Bayern Munich will have a tough test when they visit Leipzig despite being the current Bundesliga leaders with 34 points, four more than Freiburg. In addition to facing the best team at home, the Bavarians are still without striker Sadio Mané and have lost goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and defender Lucas Hernández for the rest of the season.
Before the World Cup break, Bayern finished their Bundesliga campaign with six wins in a row, while on the road they have gone four games without defeat, with three wins and a draw. In fact, the Munich side is the best away visiting team, having collected 17 points from eight games. What’s more, its seven goals conceded in this condition is the lowest ratio, and its 23 goals playing away is nine more than the second-placed team.
Probable lineup (4-4-2): Sven Ulreich, Alphonso Davies, Josip Stanisic, Dayot Upamecano, Benjamin Pavard, Leroy Sané, Joshua Kimmich, Ryan Gravenberch, Jamal Musiala, Thomas Müller, Serge Gnabry.
JefeBet Prediction
The Bundesliga could not find a better fixture to return from the World Cup break than the clash between Leipzig and Bayern Munich, two of the top three scorers in the league. The home side scored at least two goals in 10 of their 15 matches, while Bayern, who have 49 goals in 15 games, scored at least two goals in 12 of their first 15 matches.
In addition, recent history between these two teams has shown very exciting games with many goals. An example of this is that in four of the last five encounters, both teams have scored and have scored at least five times between them.
Prediction: Tie (LEI 2 – BAY 2).
