Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
All eyes will be on Allianz Arena when Bayern Munich and Leipzig square off against each other in the Bundesliga derby. The Bavarians are only two steps away from defending their trophy, but Borussia Dortmund are still breathing down their neck. Serge Gnabry should continue leading the line for the league leaders after the former Werder Bremen man scored a brace in a thrilling 6-0 win over Schalke, whilst all Alphonso Davies, Eric Choupo-Moting, Gabriel Marusic, Manuel Neuer, and Lucas Hernandez remain in the recovery room.
The Red Bulls, on the other hand, aim to spoil Bayern Munich’s party, but seeing that Thomas Tuchel’s men have been scoring goals for fun of late, home win should be considered. Saturday’s clash comes too early for Spain international Dani Olmo, while goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi remains on the sidelines with an ACL injury. In their last meeting at the venue Bayern Munich defeated Leipzig 3-2.
Highlighted Player (Sadio Mané):
Sadio Mane is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Liverpool as a winger. Mane was born in Sedhiou Senegal on April 10, 1992, but he made his senior debut at French club Metz. In 2012 he moved to Red Bull Salzburg, with the pacey winger scoring 31 goals in 63 appearances for the club in the Austrian Bundesliga.
Mane then decided to take a step forward in his career as he joined famous Premier League club Liverpool for a fee of £34 million, signing a five-year contract with the Reds. The Senegal international quickly established himself as a first-team regular at Liverpool and, no doubt, he helped the Anfield outfit make it to the 2017/2018 Champions League final.
Speaking of trophies, Sadio Mane won the Austrian Bundesliga with Salzburg in the 2013/2014 season. In 2017 he was named Liverpool player of the year for the 2016/2017 season. Sadio Mane made his Senegal debut in 2012 and he was part of the Senegal team that participated at the 2012 Olympic tournament.
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.