Freiburg - RB Leipzig predictions

Most online bookmakers don’t put see Freiburg winning as a likely outcome, and we tend to agree. In fact, they are the clear underdogs compared to RB Leipzig, which is made quite clear with the 4.78 odds offered for a home win result.

The odds are clearly leaning in the away team’s favour, though the difference is by no means insurmountable. Freiburg will have to give their all to come out on top, though, while RB Leipzig merely have to make sure not to make major mistakes.

With $ODDS_HOME_LAST_ROUND_AWAY betting odds to win their previous away match, it’s fair to say Freiburg were never the favourites to do such a thing, let alone pull it in an impressive manner. Yet after taking an early lead they eased to a Borussia M'gladbach HT/FT victory which will be a huge boost for their morale ahead of Saturday.

It’s safe to say RB Leipzig fans were disappointed with the team’s latest performance, as they were treated to a rather uneventful affair at their home stadium against Mainz 05. The teams hit a stalemate in the early stages of the game, and neither was able to break it before the end. Ultimately, they had to settle for a 0:0 draw.

Freiburg tend to concede quite a lot when playing at home, strangely enough. For example, the ball ended up in their net more than 5 times over the course of their latest 3 home games.

The visitors are on a bit of a purple patch when it comes to scoring, with 5 goals scored in total in their latest 3 Bundesliga matches. If the trend continues, we’re bound to see a pretty exciting game here.

Heavily priced to ease to victory this Saturday, RB Leipzig are looking to justify the 1.73 price offered at bookies and earn three points that would be a big boost in their run for the Champions League finish.

The most recent record of this matchup we have is a decisive The Red Bulls victory from the previous Bundesliga season. Based partly on the considerable lead they secured before the end of that bout, this game’s away team are expected to win again.

On top of being considered underdogs, the home team is forced to play with a limited roster. With Roland Sallai, Tan Jerico Schmidt, Noah Weißhaupt, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh, Matthias Ginter, Philipp Lienhart, Max Rosenfelder all unavailable due to injury, they have very limited means at their disposal to beat the odds.

Sadly, we can’t get good value here and still stay cautious. An HT/FT bet for Draw/Away is the best option due to the visitor’s tendency to stumble in the first half.