On the 18th of December, in this week 17 match, RB Leipzig hosts Arminia Bielefeld in a meeting of these two mismatched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 9th placed RB Leipzig is fresh off their 4-1 win against Borussia M’gladbach. Joško Gvardiol scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 21st minute, then André Silva added another in the 33rd minute. With 17 points in their last 10 matches RB Leipzig should be reasonably happy with their performance, while arminia Bielefeld is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Bochum. Masaya Okugawa scored the first goal for Arminia Bielefeld in the 51st minute, then Patrick Wimmer added another in the 69th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bochum couldn’t manage to score, and Arminia Bielefeld took the shutout win. Arminia Bielefeld looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season RB Leipzig won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Masaya Okugawa has been the most prolific scorer on Arminia Bielefeld in his last 5 matches with two goals. RB Leipzig has been fortunate! In the last five matches, both Christopher Nkunku and André Silva are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for RB Leipzig and look to continue their dominance.
Domenico Tedesco’s RB Leipzig squad will be without Marcel Halstenberg, Yussuf Poulsen, Daniel Olmo, Willi Orbán and Péter Gulácsi, while Lennart Czyborra is unavailable to play for Arminia Bielefeld.