Betting prediction and preview: RB Leipzig fancied to be better team when visiting Hoffenheim

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Wed 16.December
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: PreZero Arena (30150 seats)

Hoffenheim will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 12 points behind RB Leipzig.

Insights:
  • Hoffenheim have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • RB Leipzig has the fewest conceded goals (9) in Bundesliga

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for RB Leipzig, who are travelling more than 2700 kilometers to play this game.

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Hoffenheim form and stats

When playing at home in the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games.

Hoffenheim lost their last game at Bayer Leverkusen (placed 1st) after a 1-4 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Hoffenheim won a home game hosting Gent (4-1).

Hoffenheim are traveling soon after this match as the Bundesliga match at Borussia M'gladbach awaits in three days.

Goals decide football matches and Hoffenheim are scoring many of them at home; 11 on target from 5 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.

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RB Leipzig form and stats

As the visiting team in Bundesliga matches, RB Leipzig, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Bundesliga, have produced an overall stat of 1-3-1 so far. Leipzig has drawn their two previous away games.

Leipzig had fun at their own home (PreZero Arena) last time out, beating Werder Bremen 2-0. Marcel Sabitzer and Dani Olmo scored. Before that, Leipzig secured a home win against Manchester United with the score 3-2.

After this away game Leipzig return home for a Bundesliga game against Köln. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Leipzig find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. 6 goals have been conceded by Leipzig in these games.

Head 2 Head

Hoffenheim-RB Leipzig H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Hoffenheim two wins, RB Leipzig five wins, two draws. six of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

HoffenheimA. Kramarić
A. Kramarić
7 goals
RB LeipzigJ. Esmoris Tasende
J. Esmoris Tasende
4 goals
RB LeipzigM. Sabitzer
M. Sabitzer
3 goals

Hoffenheim missing players

RB Leipzig missing players

Hoffenheim RB Leipzig
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 5 3 Played P 3 5 11
3 2 1 Won W 1 1 7
3 1 0 Drew D 1 3 3
5 2 2 Lost L 1 1 1
19 11 5 Scored S 3 7 23
21 9 5 Conceded C 2 6 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
91% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 80% 91%
73% 80% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 55%
55% 80% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 27%
36% 40% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 9%
91% 80% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 60% 55%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 20% 36%
9% 20% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 20% 9%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 1.6 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.2 1.9
4 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.5 11.2 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 13.7 11 15.6
5.2 5.6 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.6 5.8
33% 39% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 39% 36%
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • Hoffenheim have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Hoffenheim have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hoffenheim haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • RB Leipzig has the fewest conceded goals (9) in Bundesliga
  • RB Leipzig has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Bundesliga
  • RB Leipzig have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • RB Leipzig haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayer Leverkusen 11 7 4 0 23 10 5 3 2 0 12 6 6 4 2 0 11 4 13 25
2 Bayern München 11 7 3 1 35 17 5 3 2 0 21 7 6 4 1 1 14 10 18 24
3 RB Leipzig 11 7 3 1 23 9 6 6 0 0 16 3 5 1 3 1 7 6 14 24
4 Wolfsburg 11 5 6 0 18 11 6 4 2 0 11 6 5 1 4 0 7 5 7 21
5 Borussia Dortmund 11 6 1 4 23 15 6 3 0 3 14 10 5 3 1 1 9 5 8 19
6 Union Berlin 11 4 5 2 23 15 6 2 3 1 15 8 5 2 2 1 8 7 8 17
7 Stuttgart 11 4 5 2 24 17 5 0 3 2 7 10 6 4 2 0 17 7 7 17
8 Borussia M'gladbach 11 4 5 2 20 17 6 2 4 0 9 5 5 2 1 2 11 12 3 17
9 Eintracht Frankfurt 11 2 7 2 16 19 5 1 4 0 6 5 6 1 3 2 10 14 -3 13
10 Augsburg 11 3 4 4 14 17 6 2 2 2 8 9 5 1 2 2 6 8 -3 13
11 Hertha BSC 11 3 3 5 19 20 5 1 1 3 7 12 6 2 2 2 12 8 -1 12
12 Hoffenheim 11 3 3 5 19 21 5 2 1 2 11 9 6 1 2 3 8 12 -2 12
13 Werder Bremen 11 2 5 4 14 19 5 1 2 2 5 8 6 1 3 2 9 11 -5 11
14 Freiburg 11 2 5 4 14 22 6 1 3 2 9 11 5 1 2 2 5 11 -8 11
15 Köln 11 2 4 5 13 17 6 0 2 4 8 13 5 2 2 1 5 4 -4 10
16 Arminia Bielefeld 11 2 1 8 8 22 5 2 0 3 5 9 6 0 1 5 3 13 -14 7
17 Mainz 05 11 1 2 8 12 25 6 0 2 4 6 12 5 1 0 4 6 13 -13 5
18 Schalke 04 11 0 4 7 8 33 5 0 2 3 3 10 6 0 2 4 5 23 -25 4

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