Hoffenheim vs RB Leipzig Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd May 2024

Hoffenheim welcome RB Leipzig on Friday in the Bundesliga, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 32 match.

Hoffenheim are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with RB Leipzig but odds don't favour them to pull it off.

Hoffenheim step into their next home match this coming Friday having scored a nice average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 17 goals, while also allowing 23 goals against. That is an average of 2.3 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet zero times in those matches.

RB Leipzig scored 27 goals, conceded seven and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

RB Leipzig won 3-1 and 1-0 in the two most recent meetings with Hoffenheim, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Hoffenheim vs RB Leipzig Prediction

Hoffenheim Form

Showing inconsistent form, Hoffenheim lost two of their past three matches, going down 4-1 against Mainz 05, before beating Borussia Moenchengladbach 4-3. The joy was short-lived, as Bochum proved too strong in a 3-2 defeat. Hoffenheim won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored ten and conceded ten goals.

RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Wolfsburg, who were defeated by 3-0. Then, FC Heidenheim got outclassed in a 1-2 win, before beating Borussia Dortmund by 4-1. RB Leipzig claimed 13 points in their last six Bundesliga matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded eight and scored 18 goals themselves.

We seriously doubt Hoffenheim, in current form, possess the abilities to shut down RB Leipzig, making us aim for the away win as the best bet on Friday.

Hoffenheim have taken ten points from their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won three of these matches with a scoreline of 20 goals to 34. RB Leipzig scored 36 goals and conceded 25 in their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. This earned them seven wins and 23 points. Hoffenheim have a record of 11 wins, six draws and 14 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. RB Leipzig enjoy a record of 19 wins, five draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga.

Hoffenheim vs RB Leipzig Squads

Hoffenheim Squad

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

Luca Philipp (0/0), Nahuel Noll (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/31), John Anthony Brooks (2/21), Kasim Adams (0/1), Kevin Akpoguma (0/14), Ozan Kabak (3/25), Pavel Kaderabek (2/26), Stanley N'Soki (0/11), Tim Drexler (0/7), Anton Stach (2/30), Bambase Conte (0/6), David Jurasek (0/10), Dennis Geiger (0/3), Finn Becker (0/21), Florian Grillitsch (1/27), Grischa Proemel (4/25), Marco John (0/0), Robert Skov (3/25), Tom Bischof (0/11), Umut Tohumcu (0/18), Andrej Kramaric (11/27), Ihlas Bebou (5/29), Marius Buelter (1/27), Max Moerstedt (0/0), Maximilian Beier (13/30), Mergim Berisha (0/8), Wout Weghorst (7/26).

RB Leipzig Squad

Here is the full team squad of RB Leipzig. The 47 year-old Marco Rose will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Janis Blaswich (0/20), Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Peter Gulacsi (0/11), Timo Schlieck (0/0), Benjamin Henrichs (1/30), Castello Lukeba (1/29), Christopher Lenz (0/5), David Raum (2/30), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/4), Lukas Klostermann (1/23), Mohamed Simakan (2/30), Tim Koehler (0/0), Willi Orban (0/16), Amadou Haidara (2/18), Christoph Baumgartner (5/29), Eljif Elmas (0/12), Kevin Kampl (1/23), Nicolas Seiwald (0/18), Xaver Schlager (0/28), Xavi Simons (7/30), Benjamin Sesko (11/28), Dani Olmo (4/20), Ikoma Lois Openda (24/31), Yussuf Poulsen (5/26).

Hoffenheim vs RB Leipzig Team News

Hoffenheim might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against RB Leipzig. Umut Tohumcu gets a day off from the Hoffenheim squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Marius Buelter, Mergim Berisha and Marco John are all absent from the Hoffenheim squad that faces RB Leipzig at PreZero Arena.

Hoffenheim vs RB Leipzig Lineups

Hoffenheim vs RB Leipzig H2H

RB Leipzig won 3-1 and 1-0 in the two most recent meetings with Hoffenheim, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. RB Leipzig go into the match against Hoffenheim with a 7-2-1 advantage. The bookies have RB Leipzig to win this match at best price odds of 3/5.

Hoffenheim vs RB Leipzig Results

Punters probably shouldn't go looking for both teams to score, when RB Leipzig come visiting Hoffenheim. At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in their last ten matches. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 7/4 with the bookies.

Hoffenheim vs RB Leipzig Betting Tips

He banged in 24 goals so far this season, and Ikoma Lois Openda also hammered in seven goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Hoffenheim.

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

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Hoffenheim managed an average of 0.6 goals, with RB Leipzig averaging 1.7 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Hoffenheim, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for RB Leipzig, who scored 2.6 times on average in these matches.