RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th March 2026

Hoffenheim go up against RB Leipzig on Friday for a Bundesliga meeting at Red Bull Arena Leipzig.

While Hoffenheim are now third in the Bundesliga table after collecting 50 points in 26 rounds, RB Leipzig trail them on 47 points. This leaves them as number 5 in the table after 26 rounds played.

RB Leipzig are looking to avenge a disappointing defeat against Hoffenheim in their last meeting. According to the bookmakers, a win for the home team looks like a likely scenario.

RB Leipzig scored an average of 1.6 goals in ten matches or a total of 16 while allowing 16 goals against. This is an average of 1.6 goals against per match with one clean sheets along the way.

Hoffenheim scored 20 goals, conceded 13 and held on for a clean sheet in three of their last ten matches.

RB Leipzig lost to 3-1 Hoffenheim in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 3-1 win, which RB Leipzig dished out the match before that.

RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Prediction

RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Hamburger SV by 1-2, before beating Augsburg by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against VfB Stuttgart, who ran out 1-0 winners. RB Leipzig 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 12.

Hoffenheim Form

In their last three matches, Hoffenheim lost 0-1 against St. Pauli, won 2-4 against FC Heidenheim, and drew 1-1 with Wolfsburg. Hoffenheim managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Bundesliga away matches, in which they scored 12 while also conceding ten times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

We've thought long and hard which bet offers the best price at the bookies, as the match against Hoffenheim could turn out a bit slippery for RB Leipzig. Considering form and strength in squad, we nevertheless ended up siding with the latter this coming Friday.

RB Leipzig earned five points from their last eight matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed one wins, following nine goals scored while also conceding 22. Hoffenheim earned seven wins and 23 points in their last 11 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They scored 23 and conceded 21 goals in these. RB Leipzig are looking at a record of 14 wins, five draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Hoffenheim are looking at 15 wins, five draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga.

RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Squads

RB Leipzig Squad

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

Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Maarten Vandevoordt (0/5), Peter Gulacsi (0/22), Benjamin Henrichs (0/9), Castello Lukeba (1/21), David Raum (3/25), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/7), Kosta Nedeljkovic (0/5), Lukas Klostermann (0/4), Max Finkgrafe (0/6), Willi Orban (1/26), Andrija Maksimovic (0/8), Antonio Nusa (2/23), Benno Kaltefleiter (0/0), Christoph Baumgartner (10/25), Ezechiel Banzuzi (0/22), Forzan Assan Ouedraogo (3/12), Nicolas Seiwald (0/26), Ridle Baku (1/24), Viggo Gebel (0/0), Xaver Schlager (2/20), Ayodele Thomas (0/0), Brajan Gruda (1/6), Conrad Harder (2/23), Johan Bakayoko (2/16), Romulo Cruz (7/22), Samba Konate (0/1), Sani Suleiman (0/0), Tidiam Gomis (1/15), Yan Diomande (10/25).

Hoffenheim Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Hoffenheim players that the manager Christian Ilzer will choose from for the upcoming game:

Luca Philipp (0/0), Lukas Petersson (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/26), Albian Hajdari (1/22), Bernardo (0/21), Kelven Frees (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/5), Koki Machida (0/1), Ozan Kabak (4/17), Robin Hranac (0/24), Valentin Gendrey (1/8), Vladimir Coufal (1/26), Alexander Prass (3/24), Florian Micheler (0/0), Grischa Proemel (7/26), Leon Avdullahu (0/26), Luis Engelns (0/0), Muhammed Mehmet Damar (0/12), Wouter Burger (4/23), Adam Hlozek (0/3), Andrej Kramaric (10/26), Bazoumana Toure (2/22), Cole Campbell (0/2), Fisnik Asllani (8/25), Ihlas Bebou (0/15), Max Moerstedt (2/17), Tim Lemperle (7/21), Yannick Eduardo (0/1).

RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Team News

RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Lineups

RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim H2H

RB Leipzig were defeated by 3-1 in their last encounter with Hoffenheim, but did win the reverse match 3-1, though. RB Leipzig were a little more successful than Hoffenheim in recent meetings, and go into their next encounter with a 5-2-3 advantage. Naturally, betting on RB Leipzig has more often than not proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 17/20.

RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between RB Leipzig and Hoffenheim. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 2/1 with bookies.

RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Betting Tips

Andrej Kramaric shows decent form right now for Hoffenheim, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing RB Leipzig, who are strong favourites on Friday. Siding with Christoph Baumgartner also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

RB Leipzig won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Red Bull Arena Leipzig. They drew two and lost three as well, while Hoffenheim won four of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost two. Goals are usually flowing for RB Leipzig on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for Hoffenheim in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals happened five times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. RB Leipzig managed an average of 1.8 goals, with Hoffenheim averaging 1.3 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for RB Leipzig, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Hoffenheim, who scored two times on average in these matches.