RB Leipzig vs FC Heidenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd December 2023

The Bundesliga clash at Red Bull Arena Leipzig this coming Saturday sees home team RB Leipzig battling it out for the win against FC Heidenheim.

RB Leipzig are fifth in the rankings with 23 points after 12 matches played, whereas FC Heidenheim rank 13th in the Bundesliga on 11 points.

Three points for FC Heidenheim could go a long way in their quest to reach the top half of the Bundesliga table. A difficult task awaits, though, as RB Leipzig won't go down without a fight.

RB Leipzig scored 22 goals, conceded eight, and pulled off five clean sheets in their past ten matches.

FC Heidenheim hit the target 15 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.5 goals a game. They conceded 2.1 goals per match for a total of 21 goals, while claiming three clean sheets as well.

Having never shared a season in the Bundesliga in recent past, this is the first time RB Leipzig comes up against FC Heidenheim in this context.

RB Leipzig vs FC Heidenheim Prediction

RB Leipzig Form

In their last three matches, RB Leipzig won 3-1 against Freiburg, before losing 2-1 against Wolfsburg and 3-2 to Manchester City. RB Leipzig managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 19 goals and conceded four times.

FC Heidenheim Form

In has been a bit of everything for FC Heidenheim in their previous three matches, as they first beat VfB Stuttgart by 2-0. This was followed by a disappointing 4-2 defeat against Bayern Munich, before an encounter with Bochum produced a 0-0 draw. In their last six Bundesliga away matches, FC Heidenheim failed to win even once. In stead, they've drawn one and lost five, scoring six while also conceding 16 times.

Neither RB Leipzig nor FC Heidenheim have been experts at maintaining a clean sheet in recent matches. We count on both to continue this trend and bank on both being able to score a goal.

RB Leipzig took 16 points from their last seven encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. This amounts to five wins after scoring 16 times and conceding three. FC Heidenheim claimed one win and four points in their last five games against teams from the top six. They scored nine times in these matches, but also conceded 13 goals. RB Leipzig are looking at a record of seven wins, two draws and three defeats in the Bundesliga this season. FC Heidenheim put three wins, two draws and seven defeats on the board in the Bundesliga.

RB Leipzig vs FC Heidenheim Squads

RB Leipzig Squad

The 47-year-old RB Leipzig manager, Marco Rose, will select the lineup against FC Heidenheim from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Bundesliga this season):

Janis Blaswich (0/12), Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Peter Gulacsi (0/0), Timo Schlieck (0/0), Benjamin Henrichs (1/11), Castello Lukeba (1/11), Christopher Lenz (0/4), David Raum (2/12), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/0), Lukas Klostermann (0/9), Mohamed Simakan (0/12), Tim Koehler (0/0), Willi Orban (0/3), Amadou Haidara (0/6), Christoph Baumgartner (2/11), Emil Forsberg (1/10), Fabio Carvalho (0/7), Ilaix Moriba (0/0), Kevin Kampl (1/10), Nicolas Seiwald (0/5), Xaver Schlager (0/11), Xavi Simons (4/12), Benjamin Sesko (3/9), Dani Olmo (2/5), Ikoma Lois Openda (9/12), Timo Werner (2/8), Yussuf Poulsen (1/11).

FC Heidenheim Squad

Here is the full team squad of FC Heidenheim. The 49 year-old Frank Schmidt will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Frank Feller (0/0), Kevin Mueller (0/12), Paul Tschernuth (0/0), Vitus Eicher (0/0), Benedikt Gimber (0/3), Jonas Foehrenbach (0/11), Lennard Maloney (0/12), Marnon-Thomas Busch (0/4), Seedy Jarju (0/0), Tim Siersleben (0/9), Adrian Beck (0/10), Florian Pick (0/10), Jan Schoeppner (1/5), Kevin Sessa (0/8), Luka Janes (0/0), Nikola Dovedan (0/7), Norman Theuerkauf (0/8), Omar Traore (0/12), Patrick Mainka (0/12), Robert Leipertz (0/0), Thomas Leon Keller (0/2), Christian Kuehlwetter (0/0), Denis Thomalla (0/12), Elidon Qenaj (0/0), Eren Dinkci (5/12), Marvin Pieringer (1/10), Stefan Schimmer (0/6), Tim Kleindienst (5/12).

RB Leipzig vs FC Heidenheim Team News

RB Leipzig might be looking at five missing players for their upcoming assignment against FC Heidenheim.

RB Leipzig-players Timo Werner, Dani Olmo, Willi Orban, El Chadaille Bitshiabu and Amadou Haidara won't be playing in the upcoming match against FC Heidenheim at Red Bull Arena Leipzig due to nursing various injuries.

Before their next match against RB Leipzig, FC Heidenheim have three players on their list of injured and absent on Saturday. Eren Dinkci is suspended from the FC Heidenheim squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Names like Thomas Leon Keller and Elidon Qenaj most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play RB Leipzig.

RB Leipzig vs FC Heidenheim Lineups

RB Leipzig vs FC Heidenheim H2H

Having never played each other in the Bundesliga in the 21st century, this is the first time RB Leipzig comes up against FC Heidenheim in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies. RB Leipzig picked up two wins in their previous six matches against FC Heidenheim, while the latter claimed one win in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 11/2.

RB Leipzig vs FC Heidenheim Results

RB Leipzig vs FC Heidenheim Betting Tips

Ikoma Lois Openda look like value in the goal scoring market with five strikes to his name in six Bundesliga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Tim Kleindienst adds to his three Bundesliga goals come this coming Saturday.

RB Leipzig 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. FC Heidenheim won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing seven in this series of matches. Goals are flowing freely for RB Leipzig on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target seven times in FC Heidenheim''s last 10 league games away from home.

In RB Leipzig's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in eight of them. They managed to average 2.2 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for FC Heidenheim, who managed to score one time in those matches.