Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig - prediction, team news, lineups

Looking for stableness successful the Bundesliga, a fluctuating RB Leipzig volition question to look an inconsistent Bayer Leverkusen astatine BayArena connected Sunday.

Die Werkself are hoping to gain back-to-back wins for the archetypal clip this season, portion Die Roten Bullen are aiming to physique connected their emphatic triumph past clip out.

Match preview

Carles Martinez Novell's Leverkusen person lone travel retired connected apical successful 1 of their 3 league games this term, but volition beryllium optimistic aft their continental occurrence successful midweek.

Die Werkself kicked disconnected their Bundesliga run with a astonishing 3-2 decision against promoted nine Elversberg, but bounced backmost by hammering Union Berlin 4-0 connected September 5.

While fans would person been expecting to spot a beardown follow-up to that convincing performance, Martinez Novell's broadside needed an 89th-minute equaliser from Patrick Schick to salvage a 2-2 stalemate astatine Augsburg a week later.

That inconsistency has near Leverkusen seventh successful the array with 4 points, and returning to winning ways successful the Bundesliga could spot them ascent successful to the apical six.

With that extremity successful mind, the hosts volition instrumentality bosom from their 2-0 triumph over NK Celje connected Wednesday, which saw Die Werkself marque a beardown commencement to their Europa League journey.

Meanwhile, Martin Demichelis's Leipzig person had akin issues with consistency truthful acold this season, and the caller brag volition beryllium retired to beryllium his mettle successful the team's toughest trial yet.

Die Roten Bullen opened their Bundesliga word with a broad 3-0 triumph implicit Borussia Monchengladbach, a effect that gave fans anticipation for a beardown twelvemonth ahead.

However, a daze 3-1 beating by Werder Bremen connected September 5 - and a 4-1 thrashing by Como successful the Champions League - near supporters doubting Demichelis.

Returning to the German apical formation past weekend, Leipzig were capable to thrash Hamburger SV 5-0 successful beforehand of a location assemblage astatine Red Bull Arena, a effect that has settled immoderate nerves.

Currently 5th successful the table, Die Roten Bullen are conscionable a constituent shy of the apical four, and securing different triumph against a stern hostile connected Sunday would enactment the club's caller embarrassing losses firmly successful the past.

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Team News

Leverkusen volition beryllium without 17-year-old antiaircraft midfielder Kennet Eichhorn erstwhile again arsenic helium undergoes attraction for a mitochondrial disorder, portion the much attack-minded Nathan Tella is recovering from a backmost injury.

In their absence, Ezequiel Fernandez and Aleix Garcia should commencement successful a treble pivot, with Ibrahim Maza operating successful the fig 10 role.

Elsewhere, right-back options Guela Doue and Montrell Culbreath are sidelined with respective calf and ft injuries, though the versatile Jarell Quansah volition beryllium acceptable to articulation Edmond Tapsoba, Facundo Medina and Miguel Gutierrez successful the hosts' four-man defence.

As for Leipzig, they are missing a trio of midfielders this play - Christoph Baumgartner (thigh), Assan Ouedraogo (shoulder), Rocco Reitz (thigh).

Looking to capable the gaps, Demichelis could opt for Ezechiel Banzuzi, Neil El Aynaoui and Brajan Gruda successful the centre of the park.

Further forward, striker Marc Guiu is dealing with a musculus issue, truthful expect to see Christopher Nkunku pb the line, supported up apical by Tidiam Gomis and Antonio Nusa.

Bayer Leverkusen imaginable starting lineup:

Flekken; Quansah, Tapsoba, Medina, Gutierrez; Fernandez, Garcia; Diaby, Maza, Moreira; Schick

RB Leipzig imaginable starting lineup:

Vandevoordt; Baku, Orban, Lukeba, Raum; Banzuzi, Aynaoui, Gruda; Gomis, Nkunku, Nusa

We say: Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 RB Leipzig

Leverkusen person been inconsistent, but they volition beryllium assured aft showing quality to gully with Augsburg, earlier winning successful midweek.

Leipzig volition beryllium raring to spell aft thrashing Hamburg past clip out, but could autumn abbreviated of securing each 3 points connected Sunday.

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