RB Leipzig vs Wolfsburg prediction: GERMANY: DFB Pokal betting tips on match 2025-02-25 19:45.
[p]After losing ground in the Bundesliga top-four race with back-to-back draws, RB Leipzig can temporarily switch their focus to the DFB-Pokal as they meet Wolfsburg in the quarter-final. Winning their first-ever major silverware in this tournament back in 2021/22, it is now the only realistic chance of a trophy this season for the Red Bulls, who have also knocked out fellow top-flight opponents in the previous two rounds. [/p]
[p]Imperious in this competition, Leipzig have won 16 of their 17 DFB-Pokal games since the start of their inaugural cup-winning campaign, as they now seek a third trophy in four seasons. Often proving prolific in their recent cup outings, Leipzig scored at least three times in their last four DFB-Pokal victories, a return which complements the hosts’ current six-game domestic unbeaten home streak (W4, D2). [/p]
[p]As the only side to defeat Leipzig in this competition in almost four years, Wolfsburg may be quietly confident of overturning their outsider tag as they travel here on the back of just one defeat in eight competitive outings (W3, D4). Much like their hosts, Wolfsburg’s path to the final has been a challenging but fruitful one, having to eliminate back-to-back Bundesliga opponents to reach this stage.[/p]
[p]DFB-Pokal winners in 2014/15, Wolfsburg have since progressed no further than the quarter-final, losing without reply in their last two appearances at this stage. Haunted by Leipzig, Wolfsburg were eliminated by them in three consecutive seasons between 2018-2021, although a positive 2024/25 competitive away record (W7, D2, L3) may alleviate anxiety ahead of what could possibly be a first-ever set of back-to-back away H2H victories. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Loïs Openda scored his first goal of the year last weekend and leads the way for Leipzig in this competition (G3) – only one of his 11 overall strikes this term was a match opener. Jonas Wind also assisted a goal in three of his last five scoring appearances, and the Wolfsburg striker both scored and assisted in a league H2H against Leipzig last season. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Leipzig have played Wolfsburg at least twice as often as any other side in this competition (W4, L2), with all games seeing the winner score first before half-time. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]