Bayern Munich vs RB Leipzig Prediction: Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals anticipated in this game

The Allianz Arena will host Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich's game against top-four contenders RB Leipzig on Friday 20th December 2024 at 22:30 (GMT + 3). This is the team's first game since Vincent Kompany took over ay Bayern Munich. The previous game between these two sides includes a game where Bavarian giants rallied from a two-goal deficit at halftime to salvage a 2-2 draw at Red Bull Arena with two goals from Leroy Sane and Harry Kane.

RB Leipzig has had a respectable season thus far, sitting in fourth place in the Bundesliga rankings. The away team will be optimistic going into this match after defeating Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 the previous week.

Bayern Munich, on the other hand, has not played at their peak level recently and although the team is still in first pace on the Bundesliga table, the deficit over second placed team is reduced to four points. The Bavarian giants must recover this weekend after suffering an unexpected 2-1 loss to Mainz in their previous match. I really look forward to see how the Bavaria can respond without their star forward Harry Kane.

This is the ninth time this season that Bayern has scored four or more goals in a single match. The team led by Vincent Kompany is coming into the weekend on the heels of a victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in Gelsenkirchen, which they won by a score of 5-1. On the other hand, the visitors on Saturday were unable to maintain a clean sheet for the fourth match in a row, and Kompany admitted that this was the case.

With the best offensive and defensive records in the league, Bayern has already made one trip to Mewa Arena this season. They won by a score of four goals to none, following their amazing pattern of holding the best offensive and defensive records in the league. They have a goal differential of +31, which is far higher than Eintracht Frankfurt's record of +15. They have scored 41 goals while only allowing 10 to be scored against them.

With a 3-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in the middle of the week, Leipzig, coached by Marco Rose, received their first victory since October. For the DFB-Pokal, Loïs Openda's performance, which included two goals and a man-of-the-match performance, enabled them to advance to the quarter-finals.

In contrast, the situation has been rather different in the league, as they have been defeated in each of their four previous matches and were humiliated by Wolfsburg in their 5-1 loss at the Red Bull Arena from the previous weekend. Although they have been having a string of dismal results, the team led by Marco Rose has managed to maintain their position in the top four. In addition to this, they are only five points behind Frankfurt, who is currently in second place.

Harry Kane, Bayern Munich's talisman, is still injured and his status is uncertain ahead of the season's last match, so it is clear that the team is having trouble playing without him. They have a difficult challenge ahead of them against RB Leipzig.

Five days ago, the visitors defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1, which gave them more confidence. However, the Bavarians have the division's best record both defensively and offensively. Without Harry Kane, can a reliable replacement be identified to fit in perfectly to lead the line? If the head coach can find that gem, the win will be for Bayern without any doubt. 

The primary pick is home win, over 3.5 goals, and BTTS.