RB Leipzig vs Juventus Prediction & Betting Tips (2 October)

Authors of a great end to last season, with 5 victories in 6 matches, the Colchoneros grabbed 4th place, synonymous with direct qualification for the Champions League. In this competition precisely, the adventure ended last season in the quarter-finals against Dortmund, future finalist, last season. The Madrilenians still took out Inter in the eighth. Things are not going too badly in the league for this new exercise since Simeone's men have not yet lost a single match. If they were held by Villarreal 2-2 and Espanyol Barcelona 0-0, they beat two good teams, first Girona 3-0 then Bilbao away 0-1 before winning against Valencia last weekend 3-0 to settle in 2nd place in the La Liga standings.

Leipzig had no luck in the draw for the final stages of C1 last season, inheriting Real Madrid in the eighth. The Germans, like their opponents of the day, finished the season well, securing a good 4th place ahead of Dortmund in particular, again synonymous with qualification for the Champions League. For the resumption, the RBL easily passed the first round in the German Cup against Essen 1-4 before making the 2/2 at the very start of the championship: against Bochum 1-0 then at the defending champion Leverkusen 2-3 . On Saturday, Leipzig, however, was held to a draw at home by Union Berlin 0-0 for what was their first hiccup of the season. 

On the Atlético side, Antoine Griezmann has already scored twice and provided 2 assists at the start of the season. Announced as a starter this evening in the heart of the game, he joined Marcos Llorente at the top of the scorers' rankings for this team, while Alvarez finally unlocked his counter on Sunday evening. Note that the important midfielder Barrios and the too fragile Lemar will not be available for this poster. Atlético Madrid have been very active this summer, investing massively to strengthen their squad. Among the new recruits, there are prestigious names like Julian Alvarez (90 million euros, Manchester City), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), Clément Lenglet (on loan from FC Barcelona) as well as Norwegian striker Sörloth, second top scorer in LaLiga last season with Villarreal. At the same time, several notable departures took place: Morata (AC Milan), European champion with Spain, Memphis Depay (Corinthians), Savic (Trabzonspor), and Saul Niguez (loaned to Seville). For the Germans, the The interesting midfielder Schlager, seriously injured, will be out like the young recruit Ouédraogo (19 years old, ex-Schalke).

This summer, RB Leipzig was forced to let go of Dani Olmo, his playing master (4 goals and 5 assists in 21 league matches), as well as Mohamed Simakan, who signed for Al-Nassr. However, the club used the funds obtained to invest in promising young talents. Among them, we note the recruits Vermeeren (just on loan from Atlético), Geertruida (Feyenoord), Nusa (Club Bruges) and goalkeeper Vandevoort (Genk). The pillars Xavi Simons (8 goals and 11 assists last year) and Loïs Openda (24 goals and 7 assists) are still present. Openda also scored two goals against Bayer Leverkusen .