Freiburg vs RB Leipzig Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th May 2026

When RB Leipzig come to Europa-Park Stadion for the Bundesliga match on Saturday, Freiburg will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Two places behind the league-leaders, RB Leipzig claimed 65 points from 33 rounds, while Freiburg amassed 44 points. They now rank as number 7 in the Bundesliga standings.

RB Leipzig have been a surprise package so far this season and a win against Freiburg will serve to strengthen their position.

Freiburg are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 19 goals, or an average of 1.9 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

RB Leipzig scored 21 goals, conceded 11 and held on for a clean sheet in two of their last ten matches.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, RB Leipzig came away with a 2-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at Europa-Park Stadion, but face stern opposition, of course.

Freiburg vs RB Leipzig Prediction

Freiburg Form

Freiburg went through their last three matches with a 1-1 draw against Wolfsburg, a 3-1 win against Braga and a 3-2 defeat against Hamburger SV. Freiburg claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and lost two, scored ten goals and conceded ten.

Most people had Freiburg down among favourites for relegation, but they have surpassed all expectations. With the season coming to an end, they look destined for another season in the Bundesliga.

RB Leipzig Form

Two victories are what RB Leipzig have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Union Berlin 3-1. This was followed by a 4-1 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen, before winning again 2-1 against St. Pauli. RB Leipzig recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Bundesliga, in which they banged in ten goals, whilst conceding nine. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

RB Leipzig went into the season highly expected to come away with medals. As such, they are right on track, as we are closing in on the end of the season.

Freiburg have taken eight points from their last 15 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won one of these matches with a scoreline of 17 goals to 36. RB Leipzig took seven wins from their last 15 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They collected 23 points, scored 34 goals and conceded 28. Freiburg have a record of 12 wins, eight draws and 13 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. RB Leipzig have a record of 20 wins, five draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga.

Freiburg vs RB Leipzig Squads

Freiburg Squad

Schuster will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against RB Leipzig from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Florian Mueller (0/0), Jannik Huth (0/0), Noah Atubolu (0/33), Anthony Jung (0/12), Bruno Ogbus (0/17), Christian Guenter (0/24), Jordy Makengo (0/19), Lukas Kuebler (2/22), Matthias Ginter (2/31), Max Rosenfelder (0/12), Philipp Lienhart (1/19), Philipp Treu (1/27), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (0/0), Johan Manzambi (5/26), Maximilian Eggestein (3/33), Nicolas Hoefler (0/12), Patrick Osterhage (1/20), Rouven Tarnutzer (0/1), Vincenzo Grifo (7/32), Cyriaque Irie (0/10), Derry Scherhant (4/30), Igor Matanovic (10/30), Lucas Hoeler (3/32), Maximilian Philipp (0/1), Yuito Suzuki (4/25).

RB Leipzig Squad

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

Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Maarten Vandevoordt (0/12), Peter Gulacsi (0/22), Benjamin Henrichs (1/16), Castello Lukeba (1/25), David Raum (3/30), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/11), Kosta Nedeljkovic (0/5), Lukas Klostermann (0/5), Max Finkgrafe (1/12), Willi Orban (2/32), Andrija Maksimovic (0/8), Antonio Nusa (4/30), Benno Kaltefleiter (0/0), Christoph Baumgartner (13/32), Ezechiel Banzuzi (0/24), Forzan Assan Ouedraogo (3/18), Nicolas Seiwald (0/32), Ridle Baku (2/31), Viggo Gebel (0/0), Xaver Schlager (3/26), Ayodele Thomas (0/0), Brajan Gruda (3/12), Conrad Harder (3/28), Johan Bakayoko (2/19), Romulo Cruz (9/29), Samba Konate (0/1), Sani Suleiman (0/0), Tidiam Gomis (1/17), Yan Diomande (12/32).

Freiburg vs RB Leipzig Team News

Freiburg vs RB Leipzig Lineups

Freiburg vs RB Leipzig H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, RB Leipzig came away as 2-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Saturday. Freiburg go into their upcoming match against RB Leipzig with a 0% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 0-3-7 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Freiburg vs RB Leipzig Results

In the last ten matches between Freiburg and RB Leipzig, both teams to score came up six times.

Freiburg vs RB Leipzig Betting Tips

Look no further than Lucas Hoeler, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Freiburg in the Bundesliga, while Antonio Nusa managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for RB Leipzig in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Freiburg claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. RB Leipzig won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing four in this series of matches. Goals are flowing freely for Freiburg on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target seven times in RB Leipzig''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Freiburg and RB Leipzig, with the latter scoring 2.1 goals on average in these. Freiburg managed an average of 0.6 goals as both teams scored six times in this run. Freiburg saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches RB Leipzig played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.1 goals themselves during this run.