RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th December 2023

Bookmakers favour RB Leipzig to win against Hoffenheim in their next Bundesliga match. This takes place this coming Saturday with the hosts in decent form, and a win seems quite likely. Naturally, Hoffenheim will put up a fight at the Red Bull Arena Leipzig, though.

RB Leipzig approach the next Bundesliga round as number four in the table, having claimed 29 points this season so far. With 14 games behind them, Hoffenheim amassed 23 points, placing them as number six before their next fixture.

The last time RB Leipzig met Hoffenheim, they earned three points and seem poised to take home the victory again on Saturday.

RB Leipzig are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Bundesliga, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.1 goals on average per match, or 21 goals in total, while allowing 11 goals against, for an average of 1.1 per outing. They managed three clean sheets along the way.

Hoffenheim scored 18 goals, conceded 18 and managed one clean sheet in their previous ten matches.

RB Leipzig hope to extend their grip on Hoffenheim, whom they outclassed in their last two meetings, winning 3-1 and 1-0, respectively.

RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Prediction

RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 2-1 against FC Heidenheim. They went on to defeat Borussia Dortmund 2-3 and made it three on the spin against BSC Young Boys in a 2-1 victory. In their last six Bundesliga home matches, RB Leipzig have four wins, while they've drawn two and lost none. They scored 16 and conceded four goals.

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim claimed four points in their last three matches, starting by a 1-1 draw with Mainz 05. A 2-1 defeat against B. M'gladbach was next up, before beating Bochum by 3-1. Hoffenheim came through their last six away games in the Bundesliga with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 13 and conceded eight.

A home win for RB Leipzig is the obvious choice at Red Bull Arena Leipzig. With the attacking qualities on display here, it has the makings of a high scoring affair when Hoffenheim come visiting.

RB Leipzig earned seven points from their last four matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed two wins, following 12 goals scored while also conceding eight. RB Leipzig so far pulled off a record of nine wins, two draws and three defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Hoffenheim are looking at seven wins, two draws and five defeats in the Bundesliga.

RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Squads

RB Leipzig Squad

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

Janis Blaswich (0/14), Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Peter Gulacsi (0/0), Timo Schlieck (0/0), Benjamin Henrichs (1/13), Castello Lukeba (1/13), Christopher Lenz (0/5), David Raum (2/14), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/0), Lukas Klostermann (0/11), Mohamed Simakan (0/14), Tim Koehler (0/0), Willi Orban (0/3), Amadou Haidara (0/8), Christoph Baumgartner (3/13), Emil Forsberg (1/12), Fabio Carvalho (0/7), Ilaix Moriba (0/0), Kevin Kampl (1/11), Nicolas Seiwald (0/5), Xaver Schlager (0/13), Xavi Simons (4/14), Benjamin Sesko (3/11), Dani Olmo (2/5), Ikoma Lois Openda (10/14), Timo Werner (2/8), Yussuf Poulsen (3/13).

Hoffenheim Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 46 year-old Hoffenheim manager Matarazzo will select his starting XI from these players:

Luca Philipp (0/0), Nahuel Noll (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/14), Attila Szalai (0/4), John Anthony Brooks (1/11), Joshua Quarshie (0/0), Kasim Adams (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/9), Kevin Vogt (0/14), Ozan Kabak (1/10), Pavel Kaderabek (1/10), Stanley N'Soki (0/1), Anton Stach (1/13), Bambase Conte (0/2), Dennis Geiger (0/0), Diadie Samassekou (0/0), Finn Becker (0/11), Florian Grillitsch (1/11), Grischa Proemel (2/13), Marco John (0/0), Robert Skov (3/12), Tom Bischof (0/7), Umut Tohumcu (0/3), Andrej Kramaric (5/11), Ihlas Bebou (1/12), Julian Justvan (0/3), Marius Buelter (1/14), Maximilian Beier (6/13), Mergim Berisha (0/8), Wout Weghorst (4/12).

RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Team News

RB Leipzig could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Hoffenheim.

Dani Olmo, Willi Orban and Amadou Haidara are all absent from the RB Leipzig squad that faces Hoffenheim at Red Bull Arena Leipzig.

Hoffenheim could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as seven players are nursing various problems.

Hoffenheim need to do without Wout Weghorst, Maximilian Beier, Bambase Conte, Mergim Berisha, Marco John, Florian Grillitsch and Dennis Geiger, who are not fit enough to travel to Red Bull Arena Leipzig.

RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Lineups

RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim H2H

The last time the pair played each other, RB Leipzig came out the other side as 1-0 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result. RB Leipzig enjoy a good 7-2-1 advantage against Hoffenheim, and the bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 4/9.

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 11/8 with the bookies.

RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Betting Tips

Ikoma Lois Openda look like value in the goal scoring market with four strikes to his name in six Bundesliga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Wout Weghorst adds to his four Bundesliga goals come on Saturday.

Red Bull Arena Leipzig saw six wins for RB Leipzig in their last 10 here across all tournaments. They also drew two and lost two, while Hoffenheim won six of their 10 most recent outings on their travels, whilst drawing one and losing three. RB Leipzig won six times in their last 10 Bundesliga matches. Visitors Hoffenheim claimed four wins in their previous 10 league matches.

Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet six times. RB Leipzig managed an average of 1.6 goals, with Hoffenheim averaging 0.6 goals. There were over 2.5 goals scored in eight of RB Leipzig’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of Hoffenheim's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches.