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. Bayern Munich suffered a shocking 3-2 loss to Bochum at the weekend and, as a result, they are eight points behind league leaders Bayer Leverkusen in the standings. Boss Thomas Tuchel is under big pressure ahead of Saturday’s derby and we are positive that his men will leave their hearts on the field this time out. A man to watch in the home team will be Harry Kane, who scored his 25th goal of the season against Bochum while Dayot Upamecano serves a one-game ban.
All Kingsley Coman, Alphonso Davies, Serge Gnabry, and Noussair Mazraoui remain in the recovery room. The Red Bulls, on the other hand, recorded a routine 2-0 win over Borussia M’gladbach on Matchday 23, but beating Bayern Munich at Allianz Arena is easier said than done. Taking everything into account, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. Both Lukas Klostermann and Amadou Haidara are injured for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Harry Kane):
Widely regarded as one of England’s best strikers at the moment, Harry Kane enjoyed a meteoric rise at Tottenham Hotspur, scoring 21 Premier League goals during the 2014/2015 campaign to be voted PFA Young Player of the Year.
The highly rated striker went on to surpass that achievement the following season as he helped Tottenham Hotspur mount a serious title challenge for the first time in club’s recent history and he made seamless transition to international football. Kane scored four goals in his first ten appearances for England to prove he was here to stay and at the same time established himself as a first choice striker in Roy Hodgson’s squad ahead of the Euro 2016 finals.
Kane is a modern striker, who is extremely dangerous in the opposition box, but it was some outstanding goals from distance as well as link-up play with teammates that earned him an excellent reputation in world football. Kane is expected to lead both Tottenham and England in years to come, that is if he can resist the lure of top European clubs that continue to cast admiring glances his way.
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.