RB Leipzig vs Darmstadt Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th March 2024

Struggling Darmstadt are in for a tough assignment, when going up against RB Leipzig on Saturday at Red Bull Arena Leipzig. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

RB Leipzig approach round 25 as number 5 in the Bundesliga table with 43 points on their account so far. With 24 rounds behind them, Darmstadt have amassed 13 points, placing them as number 18 in the standings.

RB Leipzig came away with three points from the latest encounter with Darmstadt. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other on Saturday.

RB Leipzig step into their next home match on Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.9 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 19 goals, while also allowing 16 goals against. That is an average of 1.6 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet two times in those matches.

Darmstadt are currently not the most scoring team in the Bundesliga, as they only found the back of the net seven times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.7 goals a game in which they conceded 21 times, an average of 2.1 per game. They managed one clean sheets in these.

RB Leipzig go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 4-0 and 3-1 the last two times they played Darmstadt.

RB Leipzig vs Darmstadt Prediction

RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig have seen it all in their last three matches, which gave them four points. Against Bayern Munich, they came out empty-handed in a 2-1 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 1-4 win against Bochum. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Real Madrid. RB Leipzig won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored nine goals and conceded six times.

Darmstadt Form

In their past three games, Darmstadt lost 1-2 against VfB Stuttgart, drew 1-1 with Werder Bremen, and lost 0-6 against Augsburg. Darmstadt didn't manage a single away win in their last six Bundesliga matches, but managed four draws, while suffering two defeats. They conceded nine and scored seven goals themselves.

We'd be flabbergasted to see RB Leipzig waste away a win against Darmstadt, who could be in for a battering, the way goals have been flowing lately.

RB Leipzig scored 29 goals and conceded nine in their last 13 games against teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. They collected 29 points and nine victories. Darmstadt claimed zero wins and one points in their last nine games against teams from the top six. They scored six times in these matches, but also conceded 29 goals. RB Leipzig are looking at a record of 13 wins, four draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Darmstadt are looking at two wins, seven draws and 15 defeats in the Bundesliga.

RB Leipzig vs Darmstadt Squads

RB Leipzig Squad

The 47-year-old coach of the home team, Marco Rose, will select the lineup against Darmstadt from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Janis Blaswich (0/20), Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Peter Gulacsi (0/4), Timo Schlieck (0/0), Benjamin Henrichs (1/23), Castello Lukeba (1/22), Christopher Lenz (0/5), David Raum (2/24), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/2), Lukas Klostermann (1/19), Mohamed Simakan (1/23), Tim Koehler (0/0), Willi Orban (0/9), Amadou Haidara (0/13), Christoph Baumgartner (3/22), Eljif Elmas (0/7), Kevin Kampl (1/19), Nicolas Seiwald (0/12), Xaver Schlager (0/21), Xavi Simons (6/23), Benjamin Sesko (7/21), Dani Olmo (3/13), Ikoma Lois Openda (17/24), Yussuf Poulsen (4/23).

Darmstadt Squad

Here is the full team squad of Darmstadt. The 50 year-old Torsten Lieberknecht will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alexander Brunst-Zoellner (0/0), Marcel Schuhen (0/23), Morten Behrens (0/0), Braydon Manu (0/0), Christoph Klarer (1/20), Christoph Zimmermann (0/14), Clemens Riedel (0/10), Fabian Holland (0/20), Jannik Mueller (0/11), Matej Maglica (1/20), Matthias Bader (1/19), Thomas Isherwood (0/7), Andreas Mueller (0/7), Bartol Franjic (0/17), Emir Karic (0/17), Fabian Nuernberger (1/17), Fabian Schnellhardt (0/7), Fraser Hornby (0/7), Klaus Gjasula (0/15), Marvin Mehlem (3/17), Tim Skarke (6/21), Tobias Kempe (3/17), Aaron Seydel (1/8), Fabio Torsiello (0/0), Gerrit Holtmann (0/0), Julian Justvan (2/10), Luca Pfeiffer (1/22), Mathias Honsak (1/13), Oscar Vilhelmsson (1/16), Sebastian Polter (0/5).

RB Leipzig vs Darmstadt Team News

RB Leipzig have an almost full squad available against Darmstadt at Red Bull Arena Leipzig with only one player possibly missing. For their upcoming match in round 25, RB Leipzig are unable to call upon Xaver Schlager, who is suspended.

Darmstadt could have up to eight players on the injured and absent players for their match on Saturday atRed Bull Arena Leipzig

Darmstadt need to do without Bartol Franjic, Tobias Kempe, Gerrit Holtmann, Thomas Isherwood, Clemens Riedel, Mathias Honsak, Fraser Hornby and Braydon Manu, who are not fit enough to travel to Red Bull Arena Leipzig.

RB Leipzig vs Darmstadt Lineups

RB Leipzig vs Darmstadt H2H

RB Leipzig go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 4-0 and 3-1 the last two times they played Darmstadt. RB Leipzig go into their upcoming match against Darmstadt with a 100% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 3-0-0 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.

RB Leipzig vs Darmstadt Results

In the last three matches between RB Leipzig and Darmstadt, both teams to score came up one time.

RB Leipzig vs Darmstadt Betting Tips

It has been a superb season for Ikoma Lois Openda so far as he managed to score impressive 17 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target five times in his last six games, and RB Leipzig rely on his abilities against Darmstadt. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Saturday seems like a decent punt.

RB Leipzig claimed seven wins in their previous 10 matches at Red Bull Arena Leipzig across all tournaments. They lost three as well, while visitors Darmstadt won one of their last 10 away matches. They drew four and lost five. RB Leipzig should feel good about scoring on Saturday, since Darmstadt managed a clean sheet only once in their previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the last three encounters between these two teams. RB Leipzig managed an average of three goals, with Darmstadt averaging 0.33 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet one time in this run of matches. RB Leipzig saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Darmstadt, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 0.8 times goals per game.