PREVIEW | RB Leipzig vs Bayern München - team news, lineups, predictions

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·15 January 2026

PREVIEW | RB Leipzig vs Bayern München - team news, lineups, predictions

RB Leipzig and Bayern München face each other this Saturday at the Red Bull Arena for matchweek 18 of the 1. Bundesliga.

RB Leipzig have 32 points to their name this season and occupy 3rd position in the table. In their last fixture, Ole Werner's team won 2-0 against SC Freiburg (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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Bayern München have won 47 points to date and are placed in 1st position. In their last match, Vincent Kompany's team prevailed 1-3 against FC Köln (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Bayern München winning 6-0.

Predicted lineups

RB Leipzig: Péter Gulácsi, Ridle Baku, Castello Lukeba, Willi Orbán, David Raum, Xaver Schlager, Chris Baumgartner, Nicolas Seiwald, Assan Ouédraogo, Rômulo Cardoso, Tidiam Gomis

Bayern München: Manuel Neuer, Konrad Laimer, Jonathan Tah, Kim Min-jae, Hiroki Ito, Leon Goretzka, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Michael Olise, Serge Gnabry, Luis Díaz, Harry Kane

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RB Leipzig

Kevin Kampl - Special Leave
Lukas Klostermann - Flu
Johan Bakayoko - Muscular problems
Viggo Gebel - Cruciate Ligament Tear

Bayern München

Joshua Kimmich - Ankle Problems
Alphonso Davies - Ill
Sacha Boey - Ill
Josip Stanisic - Capsular Injury
Jamal Musiala - Broken Fibula
Nicolas Jackson - Called Up To National Team

Last starting XIs

RB Leipzig ( vs SC Freiburg 2026-01-14): Péter Gulácsi, Ridle Baku, Castello Lukeba, Willi Orbán, David Raum, Nicolas Seiwald, Chris Baumgartner, Xaver Schlager, Tidiam Gomis, Rômulo Cardoso, Assan Ouédraogo

Bayern München ( vs FC Köln 2026-01-14): Manuel Neuer, Konrad Laimer, Kim Min-jae, Jonathan Tah, Hiroki Ito, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Leon Goretzka, Michael Olise, Serge Gnabry, Luis Díaz, Harry Kane

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MANAGERS

Ole Werner has faced Vincent Kompany on three occasions, recording only losses.
Vincent Kompany has faced RB Leipzig on three occasions, recording two wins and one draw
Ole Werner has faced Bayern München on eight occasions, recording one win, one draw, and six losses

TEAMS

Away from home, Bayern München currently has one loss in the last 15 games.
Away from home, Bayern München currently has one draw in the last 15 games.
Away from home, Bayern München has scored in 15 consecutive games.
Away from home, Bayern München has gone four consecutive games without losing.
Away from home, Bayern München has won four consecutive matches.
Bayern München currently has one loss in the last 27 games.
Bayern München currently has two draws in the last 27 games.
Bayern München has scored in 27 consecutive games.
Bayern München has gone eight consecutive games without losing.
Bayern München has won three consecutive matches.
At home, RB Leipzig currently has one loss in the last nine games.
At home, RB Leipzig has scored in nine consecutive games.
RB Leipzig currently has three losses in the last 17 games.
RB Leipzig currently has one draw in the last 12 games.
RB Leipzig has scored in five consecutive games.

HEAD TO HEAD

RB Leipzig and Bayern München have faced each other 23 times, with Bayern München having the advantage: 12 wins, against three victories for RB Leipzig.
At the Red Bull Arena, Bayern München has an advantage in duels against RB Leipzig: four wins in 11 games. RB Leipzig has one victory.
In the German League, 19 matches have been played between the two teams, with two wins for RB Leipzig, seven draws, and ten victories for Bayern München.