Bayern Munich v RB Leipzig — Bundesliga matchweek 6 preview
Bayern Munich will host RB Leipzig at the Allianz Arena on October 17 in a Bundesliga 2026-27 matchweek 6 fixture. Bayern arrive having failed to win their last two matches, while Leipzig come into the game on the back of consecutive victories.
Vincent Kompany’s side were held to a draw by FC Augsburg and then produced a 3-3 draw in the Champions League against Viking FK, a result in which Harry Kane scored a brace. RB Leipzig, led by Martín Demichelis, recorded wins over Eintracht Frankfurt and PSV in their last two outings. Bayern remain the defending German top-division champions and will seek to return to winning ways at home.
Harry Kane is expected to be central to Bayern’s attack after his two-goal display in the 3-3 draw with Viking FK. For Leipzig, a 22-year-old forward scored the match-winning goal against PSV in the Champions League and will be one of their main attacking threats. In that PSV game, Brajan Gruda registered the most touches (9) in the opposition box, took the joint-most shots (4) and completed the most dribbles (5).
Availability issues have affected both squads: Jamal Musiala is likely to be unavailable for Bayern due to a lack of fitness. RB Leipzig will be without Christoph Baumgartner, Assan Ouedraogo and Marc Guiu because they are injured.
Probable starting XIs named in the preview are as follows: Bayern Munich — Neuer (GK); Stanisic, Upamencano, Tah, Davies; Kimmich, Pavlovic; Olise, Saibari, Diaz; Kane. RB Leipzig — Vandevoordt (GK); Baku, Orban, Lukeba, Raum; Banzuzi, El Aynaoui; Gruda, Nkunku, Nusa; Romulo.
The preview notes Bayern’s home-ground advantage and strong squad depth as reasons for confidence, while stating RB Leipzig will need an exceptional performance to take three points. Prediction: Bayern Munich 3-1 RB Leipzig.
The match will be played at Allianz Arena on October 17. UK broadcasters are listed as Sky Sports, Amazon Prime Video and BBC, and Zee5 app and website can be used to stream the games live.