RB Leipzig vs Heidenheim prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-12-01 14:30.
He may be trying to see the positives, but the pressure is certainly mounting on RB Leipzig manager Marco Rose after a fourth defeat in six matches (W2). The boss saw his side let slip a 2-0 lead as they were beaten 3-2 by Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night, but he was keen to commend his team for their “performance and their courageous appearance.”
That result came hot on the heels of a 2-1 reversal at Wolfsburg, a defeat which leaves the Red Bulls in fifth place in the Bundesliga. It’s not all doom and gloom necessarily, as supporters can take confidence from the fact their team remain unbeaten at home in the league this term (W4, D2), with that run helping them collate four more points after a dozen games of the current campaign than they had at the same stage last season.
They will look to keep that run going against a Heidenheim side who have never previously won at the Red Bull Arena (D2, L1). Form this season suggests that statistic is unlikely to change any time soon, as the visitors head into the weekend with the worst away record in the German top flight, picking up just one point from six games on the road (D1, L5).
That run is threatening to derail what had been a promising start to the season for Frank Schmidt’s side, who are competing in the Bundesliga for the first time, but have lost four of their last six league outings (W1, D1). The most recent of those fixtures was a 0-0 draw at home to Bochum, after which the boss – the longest serving manager in professional German football history – praised his side for playing “very maturely” as they kept a third clean sheet of the campaign.
Players to watch: Striker Loïs Openda has scored in all but one of his six home league appearances for RB Leipzig, netting half a dozen goals in the process. Looking to out-gun him will be visiting striker Tim Kleindienst, who has only lost three of the 28 games he has scored in over the last two years (W18, D7).
Hot stat: Heidenheim have conceded at least two goals in all six of their Bundesliga away games.