In this week 13 match, on Sun Nov 28th, Bayer Leverkusen will travel to Leipzig to battle RB Leipzig in a clash of the Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a snowy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. RB Leipzig sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Club Brugge. Christopher Nkunku struck first for RB Leipzig in the 12th minute, then Emil Forsberg added another in the 17th minute on a penalty At the end of 90 a dissapointed Club Brugge couldn’t manage to score, and RB Leipzig took the shutout win. RB Leipzig is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while bayer Leverkusen is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Bochum. Amine Adli scored the first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in the 4th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bochum couldn’t manage to score, and Bayer Leverkusen took the shutout win. 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, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. 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. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. RB Leipzig is fortunate enough to have Christopher Nkunku in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals
Marcel Halstenberg, Konrad Laimer, Yussuf Poulsen, Lukas Klostermann and Willi Orbán are unavailable to play for RB Leipzig, while Karim Bellarabi, Charles Aránguiz, Julian Baumgartlinger and Patrik Schick are unavailable to play for Gerardo Seoane’s team.