RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Preview 01/02/2023

RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim – 01/02/2023

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Bundesliga motion will take a break this midweek to pave method for the DFB-Pokal spherical of 16 battles in Germany as RB Leipzig are set to welcome Hoffenheim to Crimson Bull Area with Marco Rose’s males additionally proper again within the title race this season.

Rose’s aspect have been glorious since motion resumed in Germany. The membership restarted issues with a 1-1 draw at residence towards the league leaders Bayern Munich, as Marcel Halstenberg scored a second half equaliser.

Leipzig then headed on the highway to satisfy with last-placed Schalke. Andre Silva scored a primary half brace that day for Leipzig, as Timo Werner and Benjamin Henrichs additionally scored a purpose every in a surprising 6-1 win.

Dani Olmo and Yussuf Poulsen scored targets within the closing 10 minutes of the sport in what was Rose’s greatest win at his new membership. Leipzig additionally had 14 photographs on the right track that day.

Final day trip, Dominik Szobszlai was the hero for Leipzig, as he scored a purpose in every half to safe all three factors in a 2-1 residence win over Stuttgart. It additionally put the membership up into third and narrowly behind Union Berlin within the Bundesliga.

In reality, they sit only one level behind Union in second and solely behind Bayern in first by two factors.

In the end, if type can proceed and if Bayern’s collapse will get worse, Leipzig might be proper in there for the DFB-Pokal and Bundesliga titles.

As for Hoffenheim, they’re winless since motion began up once more in Germany. André Breitenreiter has misplaced 3-1 to Union Berlin, drawn 2-2 with Stuttgart and misplaced 4-1 to Borussia Monchengladbach in his previous few video games within the Bundesliga.

It retains the membership down in thirteenth and with solely 5 wins on the board and 9 defeats too. Worse but, solely Werder Bremen, Augsburg and Stuttgart outdoors of the relegation zone have conceded extra, whereas solely these two sides have netted fewer targets as effectively.

Hoffenheim are sitting with only a three-point hole on Sixteenth-placed VfL Bochum.

There ought to solely be one winner on this sport given the type of the 2 sides because the World Cup. Leipzig have managed to keep away from defeat in all three video games and solely dropped factors to the champions.

Hoffenheim, nonetheless, have a horrible report away from residence and are unlikely to get their first win of the season right here.

Forebet predicts a win for Leipzig and for the sport to see below 2.5 targets.