Perhaps a welcome break from league football as RB Leipzig & TSG Hoffenheim face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the DFB Pokal. All the pre-match information is available here!
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Bundesliga game only four days ago.
RB Leipzig form and stats
This stadium, Red Bull Arena, has been a fortress for RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 7-2-0.
RB Leipzig's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Stuttgart. The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfielder Szoboszlai was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.02 (out of ten) in that game. Szoboszlai scored two goals, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 43 successful passes (of 51 total).
Before that match, a Bundesliga win away at Schalke 04.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Leipzig as they are travelling to their away game against Köln in the Bundesliga. That match is three days after this one.
The RB Leipzig manager Rose has got the team scoring with 22 from 9 home games in the league. Leipzig are not conceding a lot of goals here at Red Bull Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.
TSG Hoffenheim form and stats
Last season their DFB Pokal adventure ended in the round of 16.There's been little loot from TSG Hoffenheim's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Bundesliga. TSG Hoffenheim only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
The manager Breitenreiter was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue WIRSOL Rhein-Neckar-Arena. TSG Hoffenheim suffered a 1-4 loss to Borussia M'gladbach. The attacker Bischof got a match rating of 7.42 in that game. Bischof hit one key pass.
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Stuttgart in the Bundesliga.TSG Hoffenheim have another game away from home in just three days, a Bundesliga match vs Bochum. A rough programme for them!
Hoffenheim has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 8 games. In the opposite end, TSG Hoffenheim have conceded 13 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two teams are: seven wins for Leipzig, two draws and one win for TSG Hoffenheim. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Nkunku 12 goals |  T. Werner 5 goals |   A. Kramarić 5 goals |
RB Leipzig missing players
TSG Hoffenheim missing players
| RB Leipzig | TSG Hoffenheim | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | ||
| 70 | 41 | Scored | S | 14 | 45 | ||
| 29 | 13 | Conceded | C | 13 | 40 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 86% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 28% | ||
| 52% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 12% | ||
| 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.3 | ||
| 4 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 14 | ||
| 6.5 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 41% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 34% | ||
| 8.8 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 11.5 | ||
| 3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 52 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 36 | 37 |
| 2 | Union Berlin | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 35 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 34 |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 32 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 29 |
| 8 | Borussia M'gladbach | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 25 |
| 9 | Bayer Leverkusen | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Werder Bremen | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 21 | -8 | 24 |
| 11 | FSV Mainz 05 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Köln | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -2 | 22 |
| 13 | TSG Hoffenheim | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 19 |
| 14 | Augsburg | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -10 | 18 |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -10 | 16 |
| 16 | Bochum | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 29 | -25 | 16 |
| 17 | Hertha BSC | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 14 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -27 | 10 |
