Freiburg vs RB Leipzig prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-04-05 13:30.
[p]A comprehensive 3-0 win away at Mönchengladbach was the perfect response after Freiburg had conceded eight goals across two defeats prior, one of which was fatal for their 2023/24 European dreams. Their most recent success kept their hopes alive of qualifying once again for UEFA football next season as they enter this round just five points shy of the top-six and level with seventh on points, which will likely be enough to secure some form of continental football.[/p]
[p]A visit from Marco Rose’s fifth-placed Leipzig could stunt that progress, with Freiburg achieving just one of a possible 27 points against sides entering the round within the top-five (D1, L8). In addition, Freiburg boss Christian Streich has a miserable 21% win rate from his 19 personal clashes with the Red Bulls (W4, D4, L11). That includes a run of five straight defeats to this point, four of which saw them concede at least three times.[/p]
[p]Scoring three goals would be a dream for Leipzig, who surprisingly failed to score in a goalless stalemate against relegation-threatened Mainz last weekend to end their three-game winning streak in this competition. Despite that, Rose’s men remain in fifth and stand a great chance of breaking into the top-four if only they can justify their favouritism, as they did in 60% of their applicable away league games (W6, D2, L2), to get back on the winning trail here.[/p]
[p]Doing so seems far from guaranteed if the story of their season is anything to go by, as Leipzig have won just once in away league action against sides beginning this round within the top-ten (W1, D2, L3). Moreover, the Red Bulls conceded at least twice in five of those six games and kept no clean sheets whatsoever, so a rampant attacking performance here in the Black Forest could be vital to any potential success. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Merlin Röhl put in a magical performance for Freiburg last round as he scored the second of their three goals. That was his first strike since his equaliser on the stroke of half-time in the reverse. As for Leipzig, Xavi Simons has scored the opener in each of his last five scoring appearances, including one in the first ten minutes of the previous H2H. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Of all managers that Leipzig’s Marco Rose has faced at least ten times, he has the highest points per game return against Christian Streich (W7, D1, L2). [/p]