RB Leipzig vs Bayern Munich Prediction, 4/3/2021 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/30/2021

Game: RB Leipzig vs Bayern Munich

Date: Saturday, April 3, 2021

Location: Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, Germany

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: RB Leipzig (+200) Bayern Munich (+104)

Red Bull Arena is the site where Christopher Nkunku and RB Leipzig (17-6-3, 2nd in Bundesliga) will take on Bayern Munich (19-4-3, 1st in Bundesliga) on Saturday. The starting goaltenders are Peter Gulacsi for RB Leipzig and Manuel Neuer for Bayern Munich. RB Leipzig are at +200 while the Reds are at +104. The total opens at 3.5.

RB Leipzig faced Arminia Bielefeld in their most recent match and notched a win by a score of 1-0. In sharing the ball, they finished with a 91.2% received passes rate by converting 858 of the 941 passing attempts in their last match. RB Leipzig tried 8 dribbles in this outing and completed 7 of the attempts for a rate of 87.5%. Concerning shot accuracy, RB Leipzig finished the game at a 35.0% rate by landing 7 shots on target of 20 total shots. RB Leipzig sports an average of 1.81 goals per 90 minutes (47 goals in total) and have 34 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Christopher Nkunku is a player who should be able to impact this match for RB Leipzig. Nkunku has been in the starting lineup in 62 contests so far in his pro soccer career and has 0.30 G/90. The midfielder born in France has recorded 19 goals in 5,781 minutes played. He has accounted for 19 assists while tallying 6 yellow card warnings in his career. Someone else who should impact this game is Yussuf Poulsen, the forward born in Denmark. Poulsen has been on the field for 16,228 minutes in 179 career starts and has earned himself a total of 26 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 32 times during his soccer career while scoring 62 total goals. He has an average of 0.34 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The man who will defend the goal for RB Leipzig will be Peter Gulacsi. Gulacsi has defended the goal for a total of 25,236 mins and has tallied 804 saves during his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.14 (321 total goals allowed) and his save percentage is 72.7. The keeper born in Hungary has seen 1,116 shots attempted at him in 282 career starting assignments. Gulacsi (156-56-70 mark in his professional soccer career) has recorded 89 shutouts, which gives him a 31.6% shutout percentage.

When they last took the field, Bayern Munich walked away with a victory by a final of 4-0 against VfB Stuttgart. They wrapped up this contest by connecting on 374 out of their 456 attempted passes earning a rate of 82.0%. Bayern Munich earned a 66.7% successful dribble rate by converting 12 out of the 18 dribbles they attempted. Bayern Munich converted 7 shots on goal out of 15 shots tried which had them sitting at a 46.7% rate in their last game. Having earned a total of 78 goals and 62 assists in all their matches, Bayern Munich averages 3.00 goals and 2.38 assists per 90 minutes.

Serge Gnabry will be someone to watch for Bayern Munich. He scores 0.51 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 113 games thus far in his career. The forward born in Germany has totaled 9,271 professional minutes while scoring 53 goals. He has accounted for 5 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 22 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Robert Lewandowski, the forward representing Poland. Lewandowski has been given a total of 38 yellow cards in 32,688 minutes played (364 starts). His goals per 90 average during his soccer career is 0.83. He has 303 goals during his soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 59 different times.

Manuel Neuer will be looking after the net for Bayern Munich. During his pro soccer career, Neuer has allowed 350 goals and has earned 1,158 stops in 430 starts. He has given up 0.81 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 270-60-66. He has earned a save percentage of 77.1 and his clean sheet rate sits at 46.3%. Neuer has totaled 199 clean sheets and has defended 1,500 shots tried against him in 38,653 mins throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Bayern Munich (+104)

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