MATCH PREVIEW

Bayern’s home record tests Leipzig’s away start

What is at stake, with the data behind it

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Bayern’s perfect home record meets Leipzig’s winless away record, with both sides’ leading scorers and team-news doubts shaping the key question before kickoff.

Before kickoff

The home-away question

Can RB Leipzig overturn a clear split in the season’s venue records when they visit Bayern München on Saturday? Bayern have won both of their home games, scoring 12 goals and conceding one, while Leipzig have lost both away games, scoring once and conceding five. That contrast is the strongest evidence before kickoff, though it does not settle the result.

The provisional Bundesliga standings add pressure to the contest’s table context. Bayern are ranked #3 with 11 points from five games, two points ahead of Leipzig, who are ranked #5 with nine points. SC Freiburg lead with 13 points, leaving Bayern two points behind the leaders and Leipzig four behind. Bayern’s recent five-match form is Win, Draw, Win, Win, Draw; Leipzig’s is Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Win.

Where the goals may come from

C. Nkunku leads Leipzig’s listed scoring threat with four goals and one assist in five appearances, while A. Nusa has three goals and three assists. For Bayern, M. Olise has four goals and one assist, and H. Kane has three goals and three assists. I. Saibari and T. Gomis have each supplied two goals and two assists.

Bayern list T. Buchmann as missing with a knee injury and J. Musiala as questionable with a muscle injury. Leipzig list M. Guiu and A. Ouedraogo as missing, with hamstring and shoulder injuries respectively, while C. Baumgartner is questionable with a thigh injury. The evidence-backed question at kickoff is simple: can Leipzig’s listed attackers challenge Bayern’s home defensive record?

Explore match and season data
Sat, Oct 17
Allianz Arena
Bayern München crest

Bayern München

3rd in league
3W - 2D - 0L
Recent Form
DWWDW
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RB Leipzig crest

RB Leipzig

5th in league
3W - 0D - 2L
Recent Form
WLWLW
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Goals/Game
3.2
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3.0
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Conceded/Game
0.8
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1.0
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Form Points
11
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9
League Context

Standings source snapshot

These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.

3rd11 pts
Matchday5
5th9 pts
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1SC FreiburgWDWWW541014413
2Borussia DortmundDWWWW541011413
3Bayern MünchenDWWDW532016411
4Bayer LeverkusenWWDWL531114810
5RB LeipzigWLWLW53021559
6FC AugsburgDLDWW52211388
7Werder BremenDWDWL522110108
8FSV Mainz 05LWLWD521213107
9SV ElversbergLDLWW5212887
101. FC KölnWLDLW52128107
11VfB StuttgartWLLWL5203896
12Hamburger SVWWLLL52035156
13FC Schalke 04LDWDL5122465
14Eintracht FrankfurtLDWLD51229165
15SC Paderborn 07LWLLD5113374
16Union BerlinWLLLD51135174
171899 HoffenheimLLWLL51049133
18Borussia MönchengladbachLLLLL50057180