Hoffenheim VS RB Leipzig Match Prediction

Incredibly, these two teams have never played each other competitively before; they will tread new ground in this match!

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Hoffenheim vs RB Leipzig: Prediction

Hoffenheim’s disappointing league position in 2015/16 underdoes their home form: they went W6 D6 L5 – comfortably mid-table form. So, knowing that they are happy on their own patch, we have to take that into consideration here.

Leipzig, who finished second in Bundesliga 2, were far less prolific than the league winners Freiburg, and actually ended with a goal difference some 14 shy of their rivals. That shows how far Freiburg were ahead of everybody else in the division. 

So Leipzig have work to do, and they have got the ball rolling by splashing out in excess of £25m on Naby Keita and Timo Werner – that investment could fire them into the upper reaches of the league table. 

A difficult one to call then, but Leipzig’s upwardly mobile squad is arguably stronger than Hoffenheim’s, and their confidence is certainly higher.

Hoffenheim vs RB Leipzig Betting Tips

This is another one of those matches where the draw appears to be the safest bet; either side could potentially win this encounter. The stalemate, at 9/4, could prove prudent.

Just one of Leipzig’s last six games of 2015/16 went over 2.5 goals, and that kind of sums them up nicely as a team: they can make games very tight and disciplined when they want to. Hoffenheim, not blessed with goals themselves, aren’t the kind of side blessed with natural net-busters. As such, the Under 2.5 Goal mark at Evens is a very appealing investment opportunity indeed.

The Leipzig +0.25 Asian handicap is worth a second look too; Hoffenheim appear vulnerable.

Hoffenheim just about slipped outside of the relegation places after a run of three wins in their last six, and they will know that they need to improve markedly if they are to avoid a similar fate once again in 2016/17.

Hoffenheim likely XI:

It was a season to remember for RB Leipzig, the big spenders who finished runners up in Bundesliga 2 to claim promotion. How can they do this season? The jury is out, but some clever signings will offer renewed hope.

RB Leipzig likely XI:

The fortunes of these two sides couldn\'t have been any different last season, and with Leipzig reaching for the stars while Hoffenheim lay in the gutter it would be easy to make a case for the visitors here. But the hosts were impressive at home in 2015/16, and so really there is only a fine margin to choose between them. A stalemate appears to be on the cards.

Nine points: that\'s what Hoffenheim picked up from their last six games in 2015/16, and that was just enough to stave off relegation. However, they still lost three of their last four outings, so it wasn’t all happy times!