Bundesliga Gameweek 18 Sat, Jan 17 · 17:30 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
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Our take

Bayern München were slight favourites.

Bayern München were the stronger side on L90 Strength (93 vs 68). Absences weigh more on Bayern München. RB Leipzig had 2.9 days of rest, Bayern München 2.9 and had to travel 361 km.

Away travel361 kmRest days2.9 · 2.9Matches / 14d1 · 2
RB Leipzig20%
Draw22%
Bayern München58%
Expected goals 1.15 – 2.08
RB Leipzig20%
Draw24%
Bayern München56%
Expected goals 0.99 – 1.81
RB Leipzig19%
Draw22%
Bayern München60%
Expected goals 1.11 – 2.10
RB Leipzig15%
Draw19%
Bayern München66%
Expected goals 1.03 – 2.33
RB Leipzig21%
Draw24%
Bayern München55%
Expected goals 1.03 – 1.80
Over 2.5 63% Both score 60% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · GermanySascha Stegemann
  • Cards per match 4.4
  • Penalties per match 0.18
  • Matches 88

Team strength

RB LeipzigBayern München
68 L90 StrengthIn forecast 93
67 Current StrengthIn forecast 93
76 AttackIn forecast 96
53 DefenceIn forecast 90
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

RB Leipzig

Attack—
Defense risk—

Bayern München

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

RB LeipzigBayern München
2.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 3.88
1.19 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.76
1.84 xGVia Att/Def 2.54
1.18 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.72
+0.16 Goals minus xGContext +1.34
88% Scored inContext 100%
50% Clean sheetsContext 47%
16.00 ShotsContext 18.76
5.69 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 8.12
36% On target shareContext 43%
10.75 Shots in the boxContext 13.12
66% Box shareContext 71%
13% ConversionContext 21%
2.10 OffsidesContext 2.75
12.19 Shots allowedContext 8.41
3.56 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.00
3.88 BlocksContext 3.23
2.77 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.58
71% Save rateContext 73%
51% PossessionIn forecast 68%
474 PassesContext 707
402 Accurate passesContext 638
85% Pass accuracyContext 90%
7.02 Team ratingContext 7.21
9.38 FoulsContext 9.06
10.81 Fouls sufferedContext 8.29
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.88
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 16 and 17 games
2.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 3.70
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.82 xGVia Att/Def 2.43
1.03 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.96
+0.58 Goals minus xGContext +1.27
90% Scored inContext 100%
50% Clean sheetsContext 20%
15.80 ShotsContext 18.20
6.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 7.50
41% On target shareContext 41%
10.60 Shots in the boxContext 14.33
66% Box shareContext 74%
15% ConversionContext 20%
1.80 OffsidesContext 3.33
10.90 Shots allowedContext 8.60
3.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.78
3.10 BlocksContext 2.86
2.63 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.00
72% Save rateContext 70%
53% PossessionIn forecast 71%
499 PassesContext 730
427 Accurate passesContext 661
86% Pass accuracyContext 91%
7.02 Team ratingContext 7.09
8.60 FoulsContext 7.80
10.70 Fouls sufferedContext 7.40
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

RB Leipzig
Rest2.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load8%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Bayern München
Rest2.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel361 km912 km in 14d
Schedule load14%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
RB Leipzig Bayern München
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 8Low · 14
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match2.9Bundesliga 2025-2026, 14 Jan2.9Bundesliga 2025-2026, 14 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km361 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km912 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 22 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one6.96.9

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

RB Leipzig Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1P. Gulácsi(G)
22D. Raum 23C. Lukeba 4V. Orbán 17R. Baku
14C. Baumgartner 13N. Seiwald 24X. Schlager
7A. Nusa 40Rômulo 49Y. Diomande
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Bayern München Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1M. Neuer(G)
21H. Ito 4J. Tah 2D. Upamecano 20T. Bischof
8L. Goretzka 45A. Pavlović
14L. Díaz 7S. Gnabry 42Lennart Karl
9H. Kane
+6 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
RB Leipzig Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Bayern München Scores -0.04 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • RB Leipzig+1.2 pp
  • Draw+0.3 pp
  • Bayern München-1.4 pp

Home / Away this season

RB Leipzig · Home 2.63points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
7-0-1
Scored
2.63
Conceded
0.75
Bayern München · Away 2.75points per game · 8 away games
W-D-L
7-1-0
Scored
3.38
Conceded
0.75

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 15 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 9 of 9 meetings

1 RB Leipzig wins3 draws5 Bayern München wins
Goals per game1.56 – 3.00 Over 2.589% Both scored89% Clean sheets0% · 11%
  • 22 Aug 2025Bayern München6–0RB Leipzig
  • 3 May 2025RB Leipzig3–3Bayern München
  • 20 Dec 2024Bayern München5–1RB Leipzig
  • 24 Feb 2024Bayern München2–1RB Leipzig
  • 30 Sep 2023RB Leipzig2–2Bayern München
  • 20 May 2023Bayern München1–3RB Leipzig

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Sascha Stegemann Germany · 88 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.24league 3.81
Red cards0.19league 0.19
Cards 5+48%league 39%
Fouls23.4league 21.2
Penalties0.18league 0.32
Home wins34%league 46%
RB Leipzig9 with this referee
Record3-3-3 Cards · opp.2.3 · 1.7 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds2
  • D4 Oct 25A · Borussia Dortmund1–13
  • D14 Feb 25A · FC Augsburg0–01
  • L15 Jan 25A · VfB Stuttgart1–27
  • W6 Oct 24A · 1. FC Heidenheim1–02
  • D11 May 24H · Werder Bremen1–11
Bayern München8 with this referee
Record7-0-1 Cards · opp.1.9 · 1.9 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • W25 Oct 25A · Borussia Mönchengladbach3–03
  • W23 Feb 25H · Eintracht Frankfurt4–01
  • W24 Feb 24H · RB Leipzig2–13
  • W20 Dec 23A · VfL Wolfsburg2–12
  • W21 Oct 23A · FSV Mainz 053–12

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

RB Leipzig16 games · scored 32 · conceded 19
6 0-15
2 4 16-30
8 5 31-45
9 2 46-60
4 4 61-75
3 4 76-90
Bayern München17 games · scored 66 · conceded 13
6 3 0-15
11 2 16-30
12 2 31-45
6 1 46-60
10 1 61-75
21 4 76-90
RB Leipzig10 games · scored 24 · conceded 11
3 0-15
2 1 16-30
5 3 31-45
8 2 46-60
4 2 61-75
2 3 76-90
Bayern München10 games · scored 37 · conceded 13
3 3 0-15
3 3 16-30
6 2 31-45
4 1 46-60
6 2 61-75
15 2 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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