Hamburger – Leipzig Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (08.09.2017)

Prediction for Hamburger – Leipzig

Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80

Hamburg and RB Leipzig face off in the Volksparkstadion in a Bundesliga round three match. In the last 3 years, there have been only 2 direct clashes between these two teams: one on 11-02-2017, which ended with the Hamburg win by 0-3 and the most recent on 17-09-2016, ended with RB Leipzig’s (0-4) win. It is necessary to analyze with special attention the house / off condition, as Hamburg presents different results at home and abroad.

Hamburg

The home team is currently in 3rd place with 6 points earned. In his debut won at home to Augsburg by (1-0). In the second round, he won off to Cologne by (1-3). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses as a visitor; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. In the last 10 home games Hamburg have recorded 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games.

Hamburg started the Bundesliga very well, won their 2 matches and wants to maintain the good stage with one more victory to continue among the leaders of the competition. The team scored 4 goals, being the third best attack of the national until here, and suffered only 1 goal, having the third defense less leaked, demonstrating a good balance between the offensive and defensive sectors. Playing at home, as the match he will do this Friday, Hamburg is usually strong, having won 6 the last 8 official matches in his stadium and it is worth noting that he did not score goals in only 1 of these matches, showing good performance of his system offensive in this type of situation. Overall, taking into account the 2 games he played, the team usually score more times in the first half, since 3 of his 4 goals happened in the first stage.

RB Leipzig

The visiting team is currently in 7th place with 3 points won. In his debut lost out to Schalke 04 by (2-0). In the second round, won at home to Freiburg by (4-1). This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside of its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses in his stadium. In the last 10 matches played in all competitions, RB Leipzig has won 5, drawn 3 and lost 2. His attack has scored regularly as he has managed to make it 8 out of the last 10 games.

RB Leipzig surprised everyone last season by taking on the German runners-up and now is looking for a solid new campaign where they fight among the top-ranked and the team comes with high morale after a great 4-1 win over Freiburg. The team is characterized by an efficient attack that scored 4 goals and is the third best of the competition, and has suffered 3 goals, having the fourth defense more leaked, evidencing that it is necessary to adjust in the defense to suffer less goals, something that must happen already that the defensive system behaved well last season and should gear in the next rounds. Playing away from home, as the match he will do this Friday, RB Leipzig often alternates good and bad results, but has lost only 1 of the last 5 official matches as a visitor and it is worth mentioning that he scored 10 goals in these matches, demonstrating that the attack usually work well in this type of situation. Overall in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig scored twice in the second half as their 4 goals came in the second stage, especially in the 45-60 minutes with 2 goals.