On Saturday evening, reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich will look to revive their title bid when they welcome top-four chasing RB Leipzig to the Allianz Arena.
A rare losing streak for BayernLast weekend, Bayern suffered a 3-2 defeat at Bochum, which means that Thomas Tuchel’s team has now suffered three straight defeats in all competitions.
The defeat against Bochum and a 3-0 loss against leaders Bayer Leverkusen could prove fatal to Bayern’s chances of a 12th straight Bundesliga title.
The Bavarians are now eight points behind Die Werkself in the title race. They know that they are now outsiders to be crowned German champions.
All three of Bayern’s recent defeats have been away from home. The men from Munich still have a strong recent home record in the Bundesliga, winning eight of their last nine matches at the Allianz Arena.
They have also been highly potent in front of goal on home soil lately, scoring at least two goals in nine of their last 11 matches.
RB Leipzig still in the hunt for a Champions League spotDie Roten Bullen have kept themselves in the race for a top-four finish despite having recorded just two wins in their last seven Bundesliga games.
A 2-0 home win over Monchengladbach last time out moved Leipzig to within a point of fourth-place Dortmund in the race for Champions League qualification.
Leipzig’s recent results may have been inconsistent, but their attack has not, as the visitors have scored at least twice in their last five games in the Bundesliga.
Marco Rose’s team has won just one of their last six matches on their travels in the German top flight, having conceded at least two goals in five of the six outings.
What am I backing?Neither team has covered themselves in glory of late. However, both teams tend to be involved in high-scoring games, and this encounter promises to be in the same vein. The bet I am backing is over 2.5 goals scored.
