Hoffenheim vs RB Leipzig prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2022-11-04 14:30.
After an electric start to the season where they won four of their opening six Bundesliga games (L2), Hoffenheim have since tapered off and won only one of their six league matches since (D3, L2). That means André Breitenreiter’s men finished the last round outside the European spots in the Bundesliga table on 18 points, although a win would see them leapfrog their opponents RB Leipzig into the coveted top-six.
Hoffenheim will know that is easier said than done, especially as they’ve only won one of the last nine H2Hs (D2, L6). That lone victory did come in this exact fixture last season though, and the PreZero Arena faithful will be cheering for a repeat of that 2-0 victory as they hope to see their troops break their current three-game winless home league run (D1, L2).
Contrary to their hosts, Leipzig are on an upward trajectory after stringing together a ten-game unbeaten run across all competitions (W8, D2), including five matches in the Bundesliga (W3, D2). Manager Marco Rose has made an instant impact in his short time at the club, with only league-leaders Union Berlin (15) picking up more Bundesliga points than Leipzig since he took over (14).
The same positivity can’t be shared when talking about the Red Bulls' away form though, as they’re yet to win a match on the road this league season (D3, L3). They’ll be confident of snapping that run here though, after their last away league outing saw them come from three goals down to draw 3-3 with Augsburg, which they then followed up with a 4-0 success away to Shakhtar Donetsk in midweek European action.
Players to watch: Hoffenheim will look to Robert Skov who has netted the match opener in four of his last six domestic goalscoring outings, while Leipzig will want their lucky charm Dominik Szoboszlai to continue his record of winning every single top-flight match he’s ever scored in (x6), including the 3-0 win over Hoffenheim in the last H2H.
Hot stat: Leipzig have seen the same half-time result replicated come full-time in 13 of their last 15 Bundesliga matches.