Freibur – RB Leipzig Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (20.01.2018)

Freiburg and RB Leipzig meet at Schwarzwald-Stadion, in a match for the 19th round of the Bundesliga. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, 27-08-2017, RB Leipzig won home (4-1). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 5 matches won 3, drew 1 and lost 1. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 13º and 2º of the table of the league, in fact it is a confrontation between the 10º classified in parties in house and the 8º as visitor.

Freiburg:

The home team is currently in the 13 th position of the league, with 20 points won, after 4 wins, 8 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Augsburg, by (3-3). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Eintracht Frankfurt, by (1-1). This is a stronger team in his stadium, where he has won 14 points, against only 6 in his away matches. For the league, Freiburg won 14 points out of 27 possible points, after 3 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss in the last 9 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (7 out of 9 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not displayed great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. This is a team that scores only few times and was only able to open the scoring in 4 of its last 18 matches for the Bundesliga, of these 4 came to rest in advantage in 2 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 2. In 18 matches in this competition, only got 2 comebacks in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal.

The Freiburg returns to play inside the house for the Bundesliga, after two consecutive exhibitions away from their fans, having the opportunity to win their second consecutive victory at home and thus reach their seventh game in a row without losing in the competition. On the last day he did not have a great offensive performance, having finished only twice, in addition to having missed many passes, but still got a draw against Eintracht Frankfurt. Although he only suffered one goal in that match, he has the second worst defense of the competition and only avoided suffering goals in five games. Another weak point of the club has been the possession of the ball, an issue in which it has the second worst average of the championship. The coach has been testing several tactical formations throughout the competition and should have no problems in choosing the starting lineup for this duel.

RB Leipzig:

The away team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 31 points won, after 9 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Hertha BSC, by (2-3). In the last match, they won in a home match against Schalke 04, by (3-1). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 20 points, against only 11 in their away matches. For the league, RB Leipzig won 11 points out of 27 possible points, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 9 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (4 out of 9 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 18 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 9 times, but have turned the score around in 3. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 14 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 7 of their 20 goals between minutes (46 minutes) -60 ‘).

The RB Leipzig enters the field for this game a little less pressured, after having managed to rediscover the path of victory in the Bundesliga, thus interrupting a fast that lasted four days. In that victory he had more offensive play volume and managed to finish more than the opponent, thus surpassing Schalke 04 inside the home. The final score of that match confirms what the team has been presenting throughout the competition, as it is currently the fourth best attack, with an average of 1.66 goals scored per game. Another strong point of the club has been the possession of the ball, an issue in which it has the third best average of the championship. Playing as a visitor, RB Leipzig won just over 40% of the points played and in that condition he did not manage to score zero in four games. The 4-2-2-2 or the 4-3-3 should be the scheme adopted for this match by coach Hasenhüttl, which will probably keep Demme as a reference in midfield.