RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th April 2025

Bookmakers favour RB Leipzig to be victorious against Hoffenheim in their upcoming Bundesliga encounter. Despite their recent unconvincing form, a win for the former seems likely this coming Saturday. They should not underestimate Hoffenheim, though.

Ranked as number 6 in the Bundesliga standings, RB Leipzig, have so far collected 42 points this season, while Hoffenheim collected 27 points. This puts them up as number 14 after 27 rounds.

The match on Saturday has all the makings of a tight battle as RB Leipzig and Hoffenheim look to bag a crucial win in the process.

RB Leipzig only average a modest 1.2 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 12 goals. They also conceded ten for an average of one per game. They kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Hoffenheim managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded 15 goals in total, and while claiming one clean sheets, they conceded 1.5 goals an average per game.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 4-3 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Saturday?

RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Prediction

RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 2-0 victory against Borussia Dortmund. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-0 against Borussia Moenchengladbach, before handing over another win to VfB Stuttgart in a 3-1 defeat. RB Leipzig claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 13 and conceded eight goals.

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against FC Heidenheim, they gained a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against St. Pauli, who ran out 1-0 winners. Lately, they finished even in a 1-1 draw with Augsburg. Hoffenheim managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Bundesliga away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding 11 times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

RB Leipzig disappointingly lost their last two matches, but in front of their supporters at Red Bull Arena Leipzig, they will kick back and book a much-needed win.

RB Leipzig took 23 points from their last 14 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. This amounts to six wins after scoring 22 times and conceding 15. Hoffenheim won one and claimed four points in their eight most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored ten conceded 24 goals. RB Leipzig claimed 11 wins, nine draws as well as seven defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Hoffenheim have a record of six wins, nine draws and 12 defeats in the Bundesliga.

RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Squads

RB Leipzig Squad

Zsolt Low will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Hoffenheim from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Maarten Vandevoordt (0/3), Peter Gulacsi (0/25), Benjamin Henrichs (0/15), Castello Lukeba (0/17), David Raum (1/19), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/16), Hugo Novoa (0/0), Kosta Nedeljkovic (0/4), Lukas Klostermann (0/22), Lutsharel Geertruida (1/19), Willi Orban (5/24), Amadou Haidara (0/23), Antonio Nusa (3/21), Arthur Vermeeren (0/21), Christoph Baumgartner (2/25), Forzan Assan Ouedraogo (0/3), Kevin Kampl (1/23), Nicolas Seiwald (0/23), Ridle Baku (2/27), Xaver Schlager (0/4), Xavi Simons (7/19), Benjamin Sesko (10/26), Fabrice Hartmann (0/0), Ikoma Lois Openda (8/26), Tidiam Gomis (0/3), Yussuf Poulsen (0/16).

Hoffenheim Squad

Below is the full team squad of Hoffenheim. The manager Ilzer will pick his starting XI against RB Leipzig from these players:

Jakob Busk (0/0), Luca Philipp (0/5), Lukas Petersson (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/22), Arthur Chaves (0/19), Christopher Lenz (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/25), Leo Oestigard (0/6), Ozan Kabak (0/0), Pavel Kaderabek (0/19), Robin Hranac (0/4), Stanley N'Soki (0/17), Valentin Gendrey (1/19), Alexander Prass (0/22), Anton Stach (1/23), David Jurasek (0/11), Dennis Geiger (0/15), Diadie Samassekou (0/8), Finn Becker (0/9), Grischa Proemel (0/0), Tom Bischof (4/25), Umut Tohumcu (0/9), Adam Hlozek (6/20), Andrej Kramaric (8/25), Bazoumana Toure (0/0), David Mokwa (0/0), Erencan Yardimci (0/7), Gift Orban (4/11), Haris Tabakovic (2/16), Ihlas Bebou (0/0), Marius Buelter (4/18), Max Moerstedt (0/12).

RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Team News

RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Lineups

RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 4-3 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Saturday? RB Leipzig have been slightly more successful than Hoffenheim in recent meetings. With a 6-2-2 advantage going into this match, betting on RB Leipzig has often proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/2.

RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Results

Both teams to score only came out four times in the previous ten games between Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 6/5 with the bookies.

RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Betting Tips

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Ikoma Lois Openda has actually netted eight goals during this Bundesliga season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Hoffenheim should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Ikoma Lois Openda to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

RB Leipzig claimed six wins, drew two and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Hoffenheim won four, drew one and lost five of their last 10 games away. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Red Bull Arena Leipzig since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for RB Leipzig. The same occurred in five of the last 10 league games away from home for Hoffenheim.

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. RB Leipzig managed an average of 1.7 goals, with Hoffenheim averaging 0.9 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of RB Leipzig’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Hoffenheim's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.