RB Leipzig – Hamburger SV Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (11.02.2017)

Prediction for RB Leipzig – Hamburger SV

RasenBallsport Leipzig to win @ 1.55

Very good gentlemen! We are going with a Bundesliga match between RB Leipzig and Hamburg.

RB Leipzig

The RassenBallsport Leipzig is being, and unless much changes in the remaining 3 months of the Bundesliga, we can say that it is and will be the revelation team of the Bundeliga 2016/2017. It is true that the Frankfurt Eintracht is also one of the revelations, as it is the third placed with 35 points, to 11 of Bayern Munich, the leader of the category. Nevertheless the Eintracht is a team that has been in the Bundesliga for years. But the Leipzig is debutante, in fact, is a team that has not more than 10 years of history and has been increasing division after division until arriving here. And here we have it, second classified with 42 points, to 2 of Bayern Munich.

Many people do not agree that it is a “humble” or “small” team, although it is a debutant in the Bundesliga, and in the third German division was spending more money than some teams in the Bavarian first division. However, it has no stars, but it has young and future players, such as the pair of strikers Timo Werner and Yussuf Poulsen, or midfielder Naby Keita, one of the revelations of the Bundesliga and who will no doubt be in the The point of view of many of the great European teams. Also note the figure of his coach, Ralph Hasenhuttl. At 49 years old and with no experience in professional football, the Austrian coach has managed to join the pieces to get a perfect set.

Although it has deflated a bit, it seems to have only done it out of the house. By December the Leipzig side were undefeated and leader of the category, but a surprising home defeat against the colista, the Ingolstadt, gave the throne to Bayern that seems that it will not let go. The next two outings went to the Allianz Arena and to Signal Iduna Park, visiting the two best teams in Germany consecutively, where they lost 3-0 to the first and 1-0 to the second, which was the previous day. But as I say, at home stays strong. These have been his last matches in the Red Bull Arena:

06/11/16 – RB Leipzig 3-1 Mainz
03/12/16 – RB Leipzig 2-1 Schalke 04
17/12/16 – RB Leipzig 2-0 Hertha Berlin
21/01/17 – RB Leipzig 3-0 Eintracht Frankfurt
28/01/17 – RB Leipzig 2-1 Hoffenheim 1899

These are 5 of the 7 consecutive victories he has in his home. He has 8 wins and a draw in all 9 games at the Red Bull Arena. Highlight two meetings in these 9. One of them against Borussia Dortmund who won 1-0 and the other against two weeks ago against Hoffenheim. Sinsheim’s side were unbeaten in this campaign, even tied for the Allianz Arena, but Leipzig got it and ended this 17-game losing streak in the Bundesliga.

Hamburger SV

This day visit the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig a mythical team from Germany and even from Europe, the Hamburg SV. It is a team that has fought and won titles both nationally (7 leagues and 3 cups) and international (Champions League, Recopa, …). Those years were behind and has already a few seasons fighting for not descending to the German second division. An example is two seasons ago in which he was in a similar situation to the current and finished third-last, which is the position that involves playing a play-off playoff against one of the teams that opposes to ascend. In this match the Hamburg was saved in the discount of the return match, a real miracle.

Focusing on this season, the North German team is having serious problems away from home. In 10 away games, Hamburg have lost 7 of those 10 games. Of the 30 possible points away from home, Hamburg has only drawn 5 and the only match that won was conrta the Darmstadt, the red lantern of the category. These have been the last games of the Hamburg SV as a visitor:

28 Jan 17 – Ingolstadt 3-1 Hamburg
21 Jan 17 – Wolfsburg 1-0 Hamburg
17 Dec 16 – Mainz 3-1 Hamburg
04 Dec 16 – Darmstadt 0-2 Hamburg
20 Nov 16 – Hoffenheim 2-2 Hamburg

In these last games, we can see 4 of the 5 points that he took home. However, it’s a coincidence, I do not think it’s because they hit the key for their matches away from home. Precisely, it has been 3 consecutive matches away from home losing, losing against Wolfsburg and Ingolstadt which are the worst places in the category.

Finally, comment two things. One is that Hamburg plays half-time a match of German cup against the Colony, reason why will arrive with less rest. Maybe I’ll come out with substitutes, or maybe not, but I think he will come out with enough headlines to try to get close to a title after years later. On the other hand, in the party of the first return between the Hamburg and the Leipzig, the set of Red Bull won by a resounding 0-4.