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Hoffenheim v RB Leipzig
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Kick Off: Friday 3rd May at 19:30
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Competition: Bundesliga
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Watch Live: Sky Sports Football YouTube
Hoffenheim and Leipzig will meet at the PreZero Arena on Friday night and we’re providing you with the full betting preview accompanied by betting tips, predictions, team news, and best bets as well as a Cheat Sheet covering the proceedings.
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With three matches left to play, Hoffenheim will be hopeful of qualifying for next season’s Europa Conference League, with Pellegrino Matarazzo’s side sitting just one point behind seventh-placed Freiburg.
Leipzig’s place in next season’s Champions League is already confirmed, with the visitors finding themselves 17 points inside the Bundesliga’s top five. Nonetheless, Marco Rose will be hoping to match last season’s league position by leaping over third-placed Stuttgart, who are currently two points clear of the visitors.
Hoffenheim v RB Leipzig Best Bets
➡️ Over 2.5 goals @ 1.22 on Betfair
➡️ Both teams to score @ 1.33 on Betfair
➡️ Over 2.5 Hoffenheim corners @ 1.30 on Betfair
📂 Hoffenheim v RB Leipzig Cheat Sheet
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You can find Hoffenheim v RB Leipzig match stats, on my bet builder stats tool, along with official line-ups one hour before kick-off.
⚔️ Hoffenheim v RB Leipzig Head-to-Head
Friday’s clash will not be the first time that these two sides have faced each other this season, with the pair already meeting in Leipzig in December. Leipzig came out as victors in that fixture, with a dominant performance resulting in Rose’s men winning 3-1.
Leipzig constantly threatened Hoffenheim’s defence in that clash, taking a total of 22 shots, with ten finding the target. Matarazzo’s side did show less promise going forward than Leipzig, however, Hoffenheim were not short of chances, accumulating 9 shots with 4 being accurate.
Both sides contributed to a feisty encounter, with the two teams committing a combined 20 fouls. As a result of this, the referee dished out a total of five cards, with Leipzig players picking up three of those.
The match’s corner count reflected the attacking persistence and overall dominance of Rose’s side, with Leipzig forcing 9 corners and Hoffenheim taking just 2.
📊 Hoffenheim Form and Stats
Hoffenheim, who possess the third-worst home record in the Bundesliga, have clearly lacked consistency at the PreZero Arena this season, winning just five of their 15 home league fixtures.
However, the hosts appear to have improved at home in recent months, winning three of their last four home league games. These fixtures have seen an abundance of goals, with an average of 4.25 goals flying in per game.
Matarazzo’s side have developed a poor disciplinary record this season, picking up an average of 2.55 cards per league game. The hosts have been susceptible to receiving even more bookings across their last seven home league matches, picking up 3.14 cards per game on average.
Hoffenheim have taken plenty of corners across their home league matches in 2024, forcing an average of 7.14 corners per game. It is worth noting that the hosts have taken a minimum of three corners in all of their seven home league outings.
📊 RB Leipzig Form and Stats
Leipzig rank fifth in terms of away form in the Bundesliga this season, with the visitors picking up a result in ten of their 15 matches on the road.
Rose’s men have impressed on away soil in recent weeks, winning all of their last four away league outings. There has been plenty of action at both ends across these fixtures, with Leipzig conceding an average of 1 goal per game, while scoring an average of 3.75.
Leipzig have struggled to keep on the correct side of the referees on their travels in 2024, receiving an average of 2.42 cards per away league game.
Only two teams have taken more corners than Leipzig in the Bundesliga this season, with Rose’s men forcing an average of 6.1 corners per match. However, the visitors have struggled to force as many corners in their Bundesliga away trips in 2024, taking an average of 4.43 corners per match. Leipzig have been susceptible to leaking corners across their away league matches since the turn of the year, facing an average of 4.43 corners per game.
💰 Hoffenheim v RB Leipzig Best Bets
Over 2.5 goals at 1.25 with Betfair is our best bet here, with this bet winning in all of Hoffenheim’s last four home league matches and in all of Leipzig’s last seven away Bundesliga fixtures.
Another strong bet lies with both teams to score at 1.36 with Betfair, with this bet being successful in 13 of Hoffenheim’s 15 home league matches and in 12 of Leipzig’s 15 away Bundesliga matches.
Strong value is also available with over 2.5 Hoffenheim corners at 1.40 on Betfair – a bet that has won in all of Hoffenheim’s last seven home outings.
* I recommend waiting for confirmed team line-ups before placing any bets.
* All odds displayed correct at the time of publishing.
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