Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig Prediction: Both teams to score in this game

This weekend's round of matches marks the beginning of the 2023-24 Bundesliga. On Saturday, Bayer Leverkusen and an excellent RB Leipzig team square off in a pivotal encounter at the Bay Arena.

While Leipzig made their competitive debut last week with a hammering of the league's reigning champions Bayern Munich, Xabi Alonso's team enjoyed a promising end to the season. Last season, Bayer Leverkusen placed sixth in the Bundesliga standings and is doing well lately. The hosts thoroughly defeated the away side 8-0 in their previous match, and they want to repeat that performance this weekend.

On the other side, RB Leipzig has moved up this season after finishing third in the league rankings last year. The opposition will be optimistic going into this game after shocking Bayern Munich in the DFL Supercup this past week.

These teams seem evenly matched but the away side may have an advantage. However, what is expected is goals from both sides and over 2.5 goals. 

Leverkusen had a terrible start to the previous year, but Alonso calmed things down and guided the team to a Europa League semifinal appearance and sixth place. Expectations for Bayer Leverkusen's forthcoming 2023–24 season, under the leadership of Xabi Alonso, are sky-high on both the national and continental levels. When the Spaniard took over as manager on October 5 2022r, the team was in last place. However, by the conclusion of the season, he had managed to guide Leverkusen to sixth place in the Bundesliga and the UEFA Europa League semifinals. They are now expected to at the very least attack the Champions League spots after taking the club's helm from day one.

With Leipzig visiting the BayArena on Saturday, the Spaniard begins his first season with the team and hopes for a strong start as they pursue a Champions League position. The points might already be crucial for Bayer as the season goes on, giving Saturday's match in North Rhine-Westphalia some further significance.

Alonso's team is hoping for a strong start in 2023-24 after leading the team to sixth position after taking over when they were in second-to-last place.

Given the Red Bulls' excitement following last week's victory over Bayern Munich in the Super Cup, Leipzig are not expected to be compliant opponents on Saturday.

The away squad won the first championship thanks to Dani Olmo's hat trick, but the real action begins this weekend at BayArena. The appointment of Rose as head coach proved to be ideal for Leipzig as he helped the team to get the highest points after his appointment. 

The club's recent additions appear to have settled in, indicating that Leipzig may not find it as difficult to adjust to Josko Gvardiol's departure to Manchester City, Christopher Nkunku's move to Chelsea, and Dominik Szoboszlai's move to Liverpool.

To have any hope of unseating Thomas Tuchel's team, Rose's team must be consistent in the league. It remains to be seen if last Saturday's outcome was an exception.

The team that RB Leipzig has available is superb, and they were in excellent form against Bayern Munich. This weekend, fighters like Timo Werner and Dani Olmo, who can be deadly on their days, will try to leave their imprint.

While Bayer Leverkusen might be formidable on occasion, they have always struggled while playing RB Leipzig. Because they are now the superior team, RB Leipzig ought to be able to prevail in this match.

The potential scoreline is 1-2, 1-3, 1-4 but 1-3 is most likely. From this, we expect BTTS, over 2.5 goals, and an away away.