RB Leipzig vs Freiburg prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2026-01-13 19:30.
[p]RB Leipzig, third in the Bundesliga ahead of matchday 17, will be aiming to take advantage of the rest that they were afforded over the weekend following the postponement of their game at St. Pauli, when they host a resurgent Freiburg. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]RB Leipzig’s game on Saturday was called off due to the wintry conditions, meaning that when they take to the field on Wednesday, it will have been 25 days since their last competitive outing (L 3-1 against Bayer Leverkusen). The Red Bulls have won six of their seven home league encounters this season, but the latest of those was that loss to Leverkusen, so they’ll hope that rustiness is not an issue as they try to avoid the prospect of back-to-back Bundesliga defeats at the Red Bull Arena for the first time since January 2024. Only Bayern Munich have scored more goals on their own patch in the German top flight this term (39) than Leipzig’s 19 ahead of this matchday, so they’ll hope to bounce back in style. [/p]
[p]Freiburg’s 2-1 comeback victory over Hamburg on Saturday pushed them up to eighth place ahead of this round of fixtures – six points behind RB Leipzig. The result also means that they have now earned more points (11) from losing positions than any other team in the Bundesliga this season going into this matchday, while Julian Schuster’s men now have the chance to win three successive top-flight encounters for the first time since last April. The Breisgau Brazilians must improve defensively to achieve that feat, as only Hamburg and Eintracht Frankfurt have conceded more away goals (17) in the division in 2025/26 heading into the upcoming set of games. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]RB Leipzig haven’t lost any of the last 13 H2Hs (W9, D4), curiously winning the last three at home by a 3-1 scoreline. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Six of RB Leipzig’s last seven home games have featured three or more goals. [/p]
[p]Pre-round, only Wolfsburg (seven) have scored more Bundesliga goals inside 15 minutes this season than RB Leipzig (six).[/p]
[p]Seven of Freiburg’s last eight goals have been scored after half-time. [/p]
[p]Five of Freiburg’s last seven opponents have had a man sent off. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Xaver Schlager got RB Leipzig’s only goal against Leverkusen, meaning that he has scored more times in the Bundesliga this season (two) than in the previous four campaigns combined. Igor Matanović got the winner for Freiburg against Hamburg with his eighth consecutive senior goalscoring appearance for club or country that has coincided with a victory for his side. [/p]
[p]RB Leipzig defender Lukas Klostermann is a doubt due to illness, while Freiburg do not seem to have any fresh absentees. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given that the hosts quite often start games quickly, backing RB Leipzig to lead at half-time seems a logical choice.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]