Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Leipzig
Match Time & Date:
20/01/2024
18:30
Prediction: 2-2
Bayer Leverkusen
All eyes will be on Red Bull Arena when Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen square off against each other in the Bundesliga derby on Saturday. The Red Bulls continue life without Timo Werner, who joined Tottenham earlier in January and, in his absence, Benjamin Sesko and Lois Openda will be deployed up front in the 4-4-2 formation. Midfielder Amadou Haidara is on international duty, while defender Willi Orban is sidelined with a knee injury.
The BayArena outfit, on the other hand, are still without top scorer Victor Boniface, who remains in the recovery room, but given their attacking potential, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. As for Xabi Alonso’s team, all Amine Adli, Odilon Kossounou, and Edmond Tapsoba are on international duty, while goalkeeper Arthur has yet to overcome a tendon problem. In the first half of the season Bayer Leverkusen defeated Leipzig 3-2.
Highlighted Player (Patrik Schick):
Patrick Schick is a Czech Republic international who plays for Sampdoria as a striker. Schick was born in Prague on January 24, 1996 and he started his career at the youth team of his home-town club Sparta Prague. The 187-cm-tall attacker, played only four games for the capital club before moving to Bohemians 1905 on loan in 2015.
After ending his loan spell with the Klokani, Patrick Schick moved to Italy, signing a deal with Serie A side Sampdoria for a fee of €4 million. The Czech footballer has been playing for La Samp ever since and you should know that he scored 11 goals in 32 appearances for the club in the 2016/2017 Serie A campaign.
The talented striker, who is very good in the air, scored on his debut for Czech Republic in a 6-0 win over Malta in May 2016. Patrick Schick’s preferred foot is left and his contract with Sampdoria should expire on June 30, 2020.
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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