German Bundesliga
2021-11-28 - RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen
A Sports Betting Pick by Niko
Football; Germany: Bundesliga
Red Bull Arena – Leipzig
Sunday, 28th November 2021 - kickoff 17:30 CET
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig’s fantastic streak of 7 straight games without a defeat came to an end last weekend when they lost 2-0 against TSG Hoffenheim. However, they quickly restored their confidence during midweek, comfortably beating Club Bruges 0-5 away in the Champions League.
RB Leipzig plays good football at the moment, and they do look like a team worth backing against anyone.
RB Leipzig are especially dominant at home this season. So far they won 5 of their 6 home matches this season, losing only to champions Bayern Munich. Before this game, RB Leipzig are on a run of 4 home wins in a row.
Besides dominating and winning at their Red Bull Arena, RB Leipzig also scores lots of goals. They scored 2+ goals in 7 of their most recent 8 home matches.
RB Leipzig’s striker Christopher Nkunku has been in stellar form this season, scoring, assisting (or doing both) in 5 of his last 7 games played for RB Leipzig.
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen just barely won 1-0 against Vfl Bochum last weekend, which was their first win in 5 games. They are going through a rough patch at the moment and most of their recent performances were below-average.
Last midweek, Bayer Leverkusen played a roller-coaster match against Celtic in the Europa League, which they won 3-2. Again, they looked vulnerable, were losing 1-2 before scoring twice late to seal their progress into the knockout stage.
Interestingly, Bayer Leverkusen have suffered 3 defeats in their 12 Bundesliga games so far, but all of those losses came at home. They are still unbeaten on the road this season, managing 3 wins and 3 draws.
The Betting Verdict
RB Leipzig have a great record against Bayer Leverkusen in recent season, going unbeaten against them in 6 straight duels (3 wins, 3 draws).
Also, most duels between these two sides were tight and low-scoring, with each of their last 4 head-to-head matches ending with under 2.5 goals.
At the moment, RB Leipzig are the team with the better form. Bayer Leverkusen are very insecure, and their only win in their last 5 Bundesliga games came against newly-promoted Vfl Bochum.
I believe this will be another tight duel between the sides, and give a small advantage to RB Leipzig to edge it.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
RB Leipzig 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen
