Kompany insists Bayern 'not far off our best version'

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ShareBayern Munich have been off the pace so far in the Bundesliga, and Vincent Kompany's side face a tough test in RB Leipzig on Saturday.Vincent Kompany believes Bayern Munich are "not far off our best version" ahead of their Bundesliga clash with RB Leipzig.Kompany's words come despite a poor start to the season by Bayern's standards, which includes a 3-3 draw against Viking in the Champions League.Bayern are enduring their worst start to a Bundesliga campaign in four years after taking just 11 points from their opening five games.They have already dropped four points this season (W3 D2), as many as they gave up in the entire first half of the previous campaign (W15 D2).Kompany's side are third in the early standings, two points and two places ahead of upcoming opponents Leipzig, who are brimming with confidence.Leipzig have won three of their last four games across all competitions (L1), including a 6-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt and 5-0 victory over Hamburg in the league.Kompany is wary of the threat posed by Leipzig, but he has complete faith in his Bayern side."We want to attack. We're playing at home. We're hungry," said the Belgian head coach."We know about Leipzig's strengths. You can see they've made a few changes. It's helped the team. They're coming here with confidence."We've had 50 shots on goal over the last two games. We've been doing lots of collective things well. If we do a few things better, then we're not far off our best version. We know we can do it."These games often come down to the quality on the pitch. They've got quick wide players and strong attackers. We also have that."They have defenders who also get involved in attack and a goalkeeper who's good on the ball. We also have that as well."They're games with a lot of creativity. If things start to go one way, then they can really go that way. Let's see what happens."PLAYERS TO WATCHBayern Munich – Harry KaneHarry Kane is set to make his 100th Bundesliga appearance; his 101 goals are already a record for a player in their first 100 games in the competition.He has provided three assists in his last three Bundesliga matches, including two against Augsburg, as many as he managed in his previous 31 appearances.RB Leipzig – Christopher NkunkuChristopher Nkunku scored his first Bundesliga hat-trick in his 124th appearance, which was also the first perfect hat-trick by a Leipzig player in the competition.He has already scored three Bundesliga goals away to Bayern; only Dodi Lukebakio and Markus Rosenberg (four each) have scored more Bundesliga goals at the Allianz Arena as a visiting player.MATCH PREDICTION: BAYERN MUNICH WINBayern have the best attack in the Bundesliga this season, having scored 16 goals, while Leipzig have the second-best with 15 – a new club record for Leipzig after five games of a Bundesliga season.Kompany's side have scored 12 goals in their first two home games of this Bundesliga season; only Frankfurt in 1976-77 (13) have ever scored more in their opening two home matches of a campaign.Bayern have won each of their last three matches against Leipzig in all competitions, including the DFB-Pokal quarter-final in February this year; they last won four consecutive meetings between April 2021 and July 2022.Leipzig have lost each of their last four Bundesliga away games, a run only bottom-placed Borussia Monchengladbach currently match in the league.Leipzig boss Martin Demichelis made 259 appearances for Bayern between 2003 and 2010, winning the domestic double four times.In the last 13 Bundesliga seasons, only two managers have won their first away game against Bayern at the Allianz Arena: Alfred Schreuder with Hoffenheim and Peter Bosz with Bayer Leverkusen, both in autumn 2019.OPTA WIN PROBABILITYBayern Munich – 73.9%Draw – 14.4%RB Leipzig – 11.7%Bayern Munich have been off the pace so far in the Bundesliga, and Vincent Kompany's side face a tough test in RB Leipzig on Saturday.Vincent Kompany believes Bayern Munich are "not far off our best version" ahead of their Bundesliga clash with RB Leipzig.Kompany's words come despite a poor start to the season by Bayern's standards, which includes a 3-3 draw against Viking in the Champions League.Bayern are enduring their worst start to a Bundesliga campaign in four years after taking just 11 points from their opening five games.They have already dropped four points this season (W3 D2), as many as they gave up in the entire first half of the previous campaign (W15 D2).Kompany's side are third in the early standings, two points and two places ahead of upcoming opponents Leipzig, who are brimming with confidence.Leipzig have won three of their last four games across all competitions (L1), including a 6-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt and 5-0 victory over Hamburg in the league.Kompany is wary of the threat posed by Leipzig, but he has complete faith in his Bayern side."We want to attack. We're playing at home. We're hungry," said the Belgian head coach."We know about Leipzig's strengths. You can see they've made a few changes. It's helped the team. They're coming here with confidence."We've had 50 shots on goal over the last two games. We've been doing lots of collective things well. If we do a few things better, then we're not far off our best version. We know we can do it."These games often come down to the quality on the pitch. They've got quick wide players and strong attackers. We also have that."They have defenders who also get involved in attack and a goalkeeper who's good on the ball. We also have that as well."They're games with a lot of creativity. If things start to go one way, then they can really go that way. Let's see what happens."PLAYERS TO WATCHBayern Munich – Harry KaneHarry Kane is set to make his 100th Bundesliga appearance; his 101 goals are already a record for a player in their first 100 games in the competition.He has provided three assists in his last three Bundesliga matches, including two against Augsburg, as many as he managed in his previous 31 appearances.RB Leipzig – Christopher NkunkuChristopher Nkunku scored his first Bundesliga hat-trick in his 124th appearance, which was also the first perfect hat-trick by a Leipzig player in the competition.He has already scored three Bundesliga goals away to Bayern; only Dodi Lukebakio and Markus Rosenberg (four each) have scored more Bundesliga goals at the Allianz Arena as a visiting player.MATCH PREDICTION: BAYERN MUNICH WINBayern have the best attack in the Bundesliga this season, having scored 16 goals, while Leipzig have the second-best with 15 – a new club record for Leipzig after five games of a Bundesliga season.Kompany's side have scored 12 goals in their first two home games of this Bundesliga season; only Frankfurt in 1976-77 (13) have ever scored more in their opening two home matches of a campaign.Bayern have won each of their last three matches against Leipzig in all competitions, including the DFB-Pokal quarter-final in February this year; they last won four consecutive meetings between April 2021 and July 2022.Leipzig have lost each of their last four Bundesliga away games, a run only bottom-placed Borussia Monchengladbach currently match in the league.Leipzig boss Martin Demichelis made 259 appearances for Bayern between 2003 and 2010, winning the domestic double four times.In the last 13 Bundesliga seasons, only two managers have won their first away game against Bayern at the Allianz Arena: Alfred Schreuder with Hoffenheim and Peter Bosz with Bayer Leverkusen, both in autumn 2019.OPTA WIN PROBABILITYBayern Munich – 73.9%Draw – 14.4%RB Leipzig – 11.7%