RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen will both fancy their chances

RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen clash this Saturday at the Red Bull Arena for round 18 of the 1. Bundesliga. Currently, Marco Rose's team are 4th in the table with 33 points, while Xabi Alonso's team are 1st with 45 points. The match will be broadcast live at 12:30 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

RB Leipzig head into this clash on the back of a 0x1 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt (1. Bundesliga 2023/24), whilst Bayer Leverkusen edged past FC Augsburg with a 0x1 win (1. Bundesliga 2023/24). On the other hand, Xabi Alonso's team is on a sequence of 17 games without losing in the 1. Bundesliga 23/24.

Considering only the 1. Bundesliga, there have been fifteen games played between the two teams, with 7 wins for RB Leipzig, 4 draws and 4 wins for Bayer Leverkusen.

Considering the 1. Bundesliga 23/24, from RB Leipzig's most influential players, Mohamed Simakan has entered the pitch 17 times, and Janis Blaswich has played the most minutes (1530). Lois Openda is the current best scorer with 11 goals. As for Bayer Leverkusen, Jeremie Frimpong has entered the field 17 times, and Lukas Hradecky is the one with more minutes played (1530). Victor Boniface has scored 10 goals, the most across Bayer Leverkusen's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Bayer Leverkusen winning 3x2. It is expected to be an exciting clash, that can go either way.