Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Bayern Munich
Match Time & Date:
20/12/2024
20:30
Prediction: 1-1
Leipzig
All eyes will be on Allianz Arena when Bayern Munich and Leipzig go head to head in the Bundesliga derby on Friday evening. Bayern aim to recover from a shocking 2-1 loss to Mainz, but they will have to do it without top scorer Harry Kane, who remains in the recovery room alongside Manuel Neuer, Kingsley Coman, Alphonso Davies, and Joao Palhinha. As Vincent Kompany has a number of selection worries ahead of the visit of Leipzig, home win should not be considered.
The Red Bulls, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Holstein Kiel and Eintracht Frankfurt. Leipzig have been showing signs of improvement of late and given the number of absentees in the home team, the share of spoils is on the cards. Talented midfielder Arthur Vermeeren is back from suspension for the visiting side, while both Castello Lukeba and Janis Blaswich are rated doubtful for the match.
Highlighted Player (Leroy Sane):
Leroy Sane began his senior career at Schalke 04. The pacey winger, who is capable of playing as attacking midfielder as well, made his debut for die Knappen on 20 April, 2014 against Stuttgart. Sane came as a substitute in the second half of the match, replacing Max Mayer 13 minutes before the final whistle.
He scored 11 goals in 47 league appearances for Schalke and on 2 August, 2016 he signed a deal with big-spending Premier League side Manchester City. The former Schalke footballer joined the Citizens on a five-year deal for a fee of £37 million. Sane was born in Essen on 11 January, 1996, but his father is Senegalese.
Souleymane Sane used to play for the Senegalese national football team in the past, while his mother Regina Weber was a rhythmic gymnast. Speaking of his international career, Leroy Sane has 6 caps for Germany U21 and he made his debut for the senior team on 13 November, 2015 in a 2-0 loss to France.
Highlighted Team (Leipzig):
Leipzig are a professional football club founded in 2009. Die Bullen (The Bulls) were unbeaten in the 2012/2013 Regionalliga Nordost and, as a result, they secured promotion to the 3. Liga. After finishing the 2013/2014 as 3rd. Liga campaign in second place in the standings, Leipzig were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga and they competed in the German second tier for two seasons.
Despite suffering a loss to Karlsruher on the last day of the 2015/2016 round in the 2. Bundesliga campaign, die Bullen secured promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time ever. Leipzig play their home games at Red Bull Arena (42,959) and it has to be noted that the stadium was opened in 1954.
Die Bullen wear white shirts and red shorts while their away kit is blue and yellow. Ralph Hasenhuttl was appointed as the team’s manager at the end of the 2015/2016 season and you should know that the likes of Ralf Rangnick, Achim Beierlorzer, Alexander Zorniger, Peter Pacult, Tomas Oral and Tino Vogel were in charge of the team in the past as well.
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