RB Leipzig vs Heidenheim prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-02-22 14:30.
[p]RB Leipzig may be unbeaten across their last five Bundesliga matches, but a return of four draws in that time has seen them lose serious ground on the top three. They begin the round sat in fourth place and under serious pressure from the chasing pack in the race for UEFA Champions League qualification, so anything less than victory here against Heidenheim could see the Red Bulls plummet if results elsewhere go against them.[/p]
[p]Marco Rose’s men ought to be confident regardless as they have won each of the three Bundesliga H2Hs so far, only ever playing Hannover more times in the competition while winning each match. Extending that streak to a joint-record fourth victory could come down to Leipzig’s strong rearguard which has kept three successive clean sheets, contributing to an overall seasonal tally of 11 which only leaders Bayern Munich can match.[/p]
[p]Odds on a home clean sheet will have shortened even further after Heidenheim were taken to extra time in midweek UEFA Conference League action as they were dumped out of the competition by Copenhagen. A 114th-minute strike was their undoing on Thursday, though Frank Schmidt and his players can now fully focus on trying to secure their Bundesliga status this term.[/p]
[p]Pre-round, Heidenheim sit in the relegation play-off position and seven points adrift of safety, while just one point separates them from the foot of the table. That’s in no small part down to a five-match losing streak in the Bundesliga, while an ongoing eight-match winless streak on the road in this competition (D1, L7) that dates back to September means that either streak ending in Leipzig appears unlikely.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Seven of Loïs Openda’s ten goals for Leipzig this season have come on or between the 40th and 60th minute, including the winner in this season’s reverse fixture (1-0). Heidenheim will be hoping that Paul Wanner can get on the scoresheet here, as his side have won on five of his six goalscoring appearances this campaign (L1), but he’s failed to score in his last 11 matches across all competitions.   [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Just nine of Heidenheim’s Bundesliga matches this season have seen both teams score.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Nathan Evans[/i][/p]