DFB Pokal: Buckle up for the RB Leipzig - Hansa Rostock clash

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Competition: Germany DFB Pokal
Competition: Wed 19.January
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Red Bull Arena (42558 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's RB Leipzig or Hansa Rostock that keep their silverware dream alive.

These are busy days for the hometeam, as they played only four days ago in the Bundesliga. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Stuttgart.

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RB Leipzig form and stats

RB Leipzig was eliminated in the final last season in the DFB Pokal.

21 points is a decent return from 10 Bundesliga games here at Red Bull Arena for RB Leipzig. The data says 7 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses.

It's back home for RB Leipzig, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Stuttgart away with the result 2-0. Nkunku and Silva found the net in that victory. Gulácsi loved the game against Stuttgart. With a stunning eight saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-0 victory. Goalkeeper Gulácsi got the top rating on the team in that game; 9.05 out of ten. Gulácsi stopped the opponent with eight saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against FSV Mainz 05.

RB Leipzig are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Red Bull Arena with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history three earlier games are comparable to this one, and RB Leipzig has won one time, drawn one and lost one. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that RB Leipzig has won by at least two goals one time when in this position.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Bundesliga game versus Wolfsburg in only four days. This game is also played here at Red Bull Arena.

Goals are plentiful at Red Bull Arena in the league this season as RB Leipzig has scored 29 goals here in 10 home games. Leipzig have conceded 13 in these home matches.

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Hansa Rostock form and stats

Last season their DFB Pokal adventure ended in the 1st round.

The visitors are W3-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Bundesliga.

Hansa Rostock's previous game was their home loss versus Hannover 96 (0-1).

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Karlsruher SC.

The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played one away match before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with one win, zero draws and zero defeats. zero games were lost by at least two goals margin.

A new game in only three days for Hansa Rostock, the 2. Bundesliga home match versus Heidenheim. Busy days.

Hansa Rostock have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. Hansa Rostock have conceded 17 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head to head numbers (for the last two meetings): RB Leipzig won one game, zero matches ended with a tie and Hansa Rostock have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one

Top Goalscorers

Hansa RostockJ. Verhoek
J. Verhoek
10 goals
LeipzigC. Nkunku
C. Nkunku
9 goals
RB LeipzigA. Valente Silva
A. Valente Silva
8 goals

RB Leipzig missing players

Hansa Rostock missing players

Total First Half Second Half
RB Leipzig Hansa Rostock
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 14   Played P   13 25
11 8   Won W   5 9
5 1   Drew D   4 6
9 5   Lost L   4 10
51 33   Scored S   21 38
38 21   Conceded C   21 43
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
96% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   92% 92%
68% 93%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   69% 68%
40% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   38% 36%
32% 36%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 16%
72% 79%   BTTS BTTS   46% 64%
20% 14%   Clean Sheets C S   23% 12%
8% 7%   Failed to Score F T   31% 24%
 
4.8 4.5   Corners for (avg) C F   3.5 4.5
4.5 3.4   Corners against (avg) C A   6.7 4.7
1.4 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.5
1 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
14.7 14.9   Shots (avg) S (   10.7 12.9
5.8 6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 4.8
35% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   39% 31%
 
10.7 8.4   Shots against (avg) S A   14.8 12.4
4.2 3.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.2 4.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 19 15 1 3 61 18 10 8 0 2 30 8 9 7 1 1 31 10 43 46
2 Borussia Dortmund 19 13 1 5 49 29 10 9 0 1 31 13 9 4 1 4 18 16 20 40
3 Bayer Leverkusen 19 9 5 5 44 31 9 4 2 3 21 16 10 5 3 2 23 15 13 32
4 TSG Hoffenheim 19 9 4 6 39 29 9 6 2 1 21 9 10 3 2 5 18 20 10 31
5 FC Union Berlin 19 8 7 4 27 24 10 6 3 1 14 9 9 2 4 3 13 15 3 31
6 SC Freiburg 19 8 6 5 31 23 9 4 3 2 15 11 10 4 3 3 16 12 8 30
7 RB Leipzig 19 8 4 7 36 23 10 7 0 3 29 13 9 1 4 4 7 10 13 28
8 FC Köln 19 7 7 5 30 32 10 5 3 2 18 15 9 2 4 3 12 17 -2 28
9 FSV Mainz 05 19 8 3 8 27 21 10 6 3 1 19 5 9 2 0 7 8 16 6 27
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 18 7 6 5 29 27 9 3 4 2 14 11 9 4 2 3 15 16 2 27
11 VfL Bochum 1848 19 7 2 10 17 27 9 5 2 2 11 6 10 2 0 8 6 21 -10 23
12 Borussia Mönchengladbach 19 6 4 9 25 35 9 4 2 3 15 15 10 2 2 6 10 20 -10 22
13 Hertha BSC 19 6 4 9 21 38 9 4 2 3 13 12 10 2 2 6 8 26 -17 22
14 Wolfsburg 19 6 3 10 17 30 10 3 2 5 8 14 9 3 1 5 9 16 -13 21
15 Stuttgart 19 4 6 9 22 33 10 3 2 5 16 20 9 1 4 4 6 13 -11 18
16 Augsburg 18 4 6 8 18 29 8 3 2 3 12 15 10 1 4 5 6 14 -11 18
17 Arminia Bielefeld 18 3 8 7 16 24 9 1 5 3 8 13 9 2 3 4 8 11 -8 17
18 Greuther Furth 18 1 3 14 13 49 9 1 3 5 7 15 9 0 0 9 6 34 -36 6
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 St. Pauli 19 11 4 4 39 25 9 8 1 0 26 7 10 3 3 4 13 18 14 37
2 Darmstadt 98 19 11 3 5 43 22 9 6 1 2 23 8 10 5 2 3 20 14 21 36
3 Werder Bremen 19 9 5 5 35 25 9 4 3 2 17 9 10 5 2 3 18 16 10 32
4 Hamburger SV 19 7 10 2 32 19 10 4 6 0 20 10 9 3 4 2 12 9 13 31
5 Schalke 04 18 9 3 6 34 23 9 5 1 3 23 14 9 4 2 3 11 9 11 30
6 Paderborn 19 8 6 5 33 22 10 2 3 5 12 14 9 6 3 0 21 8 11 30
7 Nurnberg 19 8 6 5 28 23 10 5 2 3 15 9 9 3 4 2 13 14 5 30
8 Heidenheim 18 9 3 6 23 24 9 5 3 1 13 8 9 4 0 5 10 16 -1 30
9 Jahn Regensburg 18 8 4 6 35 28 10 5 2 3 24 17 8 3 2 3 11 11 7 28
10 Karlsruher SC 19 6 8 5 33 30 10 4 4 2 20 15 9 2 4 3 13 15 3 26
11 Dynamo Dresden 19 7 2 10 21 26 9 5 1 3 13 7 10 2 1 7 8 19 -5 23
12 Hannover 96 19 6 5 8 15 27 9 3 2 4 6 11 10 3 3 4 9 16 -12 23
13 Holstein Kiel 18 5 6 7 23 30 10 4 2 4 13 16 8 1 4 3 10 14 -7 21
14 Fortuna Dusseldorf 19 5 5 9 23 28 9 1 4 4 12 14 10 4 1 5 11 14 -5 20
15 Hansa Rostock 19 5 5 9 21 32 9 2 2 5 9 15 10 3 3 4 12 17 -11 20
16 Sandhausen 18 4 5 9 20 36 8 0 3 5 6 18 10 4 2 4 14 18 -16 17
17 Erzgebirge Aue 19 3 6 10 17 32 10 2 2 6 8 15 9 1 4 4 9 17 -15 15
18 Ingolstadt 18 2 4 12 14 37 9 1 3 5 8 14 9 1 1 7 6 23 -23 10

RB Leipzig:
Germany:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 St. Pauli 19 11 4 4 39 25 9 8 1 0 26 7 10 3 3 4 13 18 14 37
2 Darmstadt 98 19 11 3 5 43 22 9 6 1 2 23 8 10 5 2 3 20 14 21 36
3 Werder Bremen 19 9 5 5 35 25 9 4 3 2 17 9 10 5 2 3 18 16 10 32
4 Hamburger SV 19 7 10 2 32 19 10 4 6 0 20 10 9 3 4 2 12 9 13 31
5 Schalke 04 18 9 3 6 34 23 9 5 1 3 23 14 9 4 2 3 11 9 11 30
6 Paderborn 19 8 6 5 33 22 10 2 3 5 12 14 9 6 3 0 21 8 11 30
7 Nurnberg 19 8 6 5 28 23 10 5 2 3 15 9 9 3 4 2 13 14 5 30
8 Heidenheim 18 9 3 6 23 24 9 5 3 1 13 8 9 4 0 5 10 16 -1 30
9 Jahn Regensburg 18 8 4 6 35 28 10 5 2 3 24 17 8 3 2 3 11 11 7 28
10 Karlsruher SC 19 6 8 5 33 30 10 4 4 2 20 15 9 2 4 3 13 15 3 26
11 Dynamo Dresden 19 7 2 10 21 26 9 5 1 3 13 7 10 2 1 7 8 19 -5 23
12 Hannover 96 19 6 5 8 15 27 9 3 2 4 6 11 10 3 3 4 9 16 -12 23
13 Holstein Kiel 18 5 6 7 23 30 10 4 2 4 13 16 8 1 4 3 10 14 -7 21
14 Fortuna Dusseldorf 19 5 5 9 23 28 9 1 4 4 12 14 10 4 1 5 11 14 -5 20
15 Hansa Rostock 19 5 5 9 21 32 9 2 2 5 9 15 10 3 3 4 12 17 -11 20
16 Sandhausen 18 4 5 9 20 36 8 0 3 5 6 18 10 4 2 4 14 18 -16 17
17 Erzgebirge Aue 19 3 6 10 17 32 10 2 2 6 8 15 9 1 4 4 9 17 -15 15
18 Ingolstadt 18 2 4 12 14 37 9 1 3 5 8 14 9 1 1 7 6 23 -23 10

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