Bundesliga: RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga game between RB Leipzig and Hoffenheim who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

RB Leipzig enjoy home advantage, when visitors Hoffenheim swing by this coming Friday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Two places behind the league-leaders, Hoffenheim claimed 50 points from 26 rounds, while RB Leipzig amassed 47 points. They now rank as number 5 in the Bundesliga standings.

Team form: RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim

RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Hamburger SV by 1-2, before beating Augsburg by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against VfB Stuttgart, who ran out 1-0 winners. RB Leipzig managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded 12 goals.

Hoffenheim Form

In their last three matches, Hoffenheim lost 0-1 against St. Pauli, won 2-4 against FC Heidenheim, and drew 1-1 with Wolfsburg. Hoffenheim won three of a possible six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 12 while also conceding ten times.

Betting facts for RB Leipzig and Hoffenheim

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that RB Leipzig and Hoffenheim played across all tournaments.

Players on top: RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim

Andrej Kramaric shows decent form right now for Hoffenheim, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing RB Leipzig, who are strong favourites this coming Friday. Siding with Christoph Baumgartner also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

Popular betting markets: RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim

Full-time result

RB Leipzig claimed five wins, drew two and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Hoffenheim won four, drew four and lost two of their last 10 games away. RB Leipzig have beaten Hoffenheim in 5 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

RB Leipzig scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Hoffenheim scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games RB Leipzig played. Hoffenheim should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Friday, as RB Leipzig only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Hoffenheim claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 5 consecutive meetings between RB Leipzig and Hoffenheim.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of RB Leipzig’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Hoffenheim, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of two times goals per game. RB Leipzig conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.