Bayern Munich vs RB Leipzig

Allianz Arena forms the backdrop for a mouth-watering Bundesliga showdown between Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig.

With just a single point separating Bayern Munich from Dortmund at the top of the Bundesliga table as they approach the second-to-last round, the ten-time consecutive champions are now within reach of further solidifying their dominance in the league with only two more victories. This season’s title race has turned out to be the most closely contested since 2010 when Bayern found themselves level on points with Schalke at this very stage. Returning to a bustling Allianz Arena for their final home match of the season, Thomas Tuchel’s men are looking to take advantage of the vibrant atmosphere to post a third straight home league win after netting eight unanswered goals in the last two. The formidable ‘Bavarians’ have found the net in each of their previous 56 home league matches, but the last time they failed to score was in a goalless draw against Leipzig in 2020.

On the other hand, visiting Leipzig pulled off a stunning late comeback in a 2-1 home win over Werder Bremen last time out, extending their winning Bundesliga run to three games and maintaining a one-point lead on fifth-placed Freiburg. But Marco Rose’s men have blown hot and cold on the road of late, alternating between wins (2) and losses (2) on their last four league travels. The significance of opening the scoring is massive, with each game (won/lost) during that four-game stretch seeing the winner on the day keep a clean sheet. ‘Die Roten Bullen’ lament a disastrous H2H record against Bayern, having landed just one win in their 16 encounters across all competitions (D6, L9), beating them 2-1 at home in 2018. Since then, they’ve gone winless in 11 meetings (D5, L6).