RB Leipzig – Wolfsburg Prediction & Picks (05.05.2018)

RB Leipzig and Wolfsburg meet in Red Bull Arena, in a match for the 33rd round of the Bundesliga. The two teams tied (1-1), on 12-12-2017, in the previous match for this edition of the league. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 2, drew 1 and lost 1. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 6º and 16º of the table of the league, in fact it is a confrontation between 7º classified in parties in house and 10º as visitor.

RB Leipzig:

After 13 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses, the home team is currently in the 6 th position, with 47 points won. In their last match, they lost in an away match against Mainz 05 (3-0), after in the previous match they lost (2-5) at home, against Hoffenheim. This is a stronger team in his stadium, where he has won 28 points, against only 19 in his away matches. In the last 10 home league matches RB Leipzig has a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (6 out of 16 matches). The team has conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has 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 away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 11 of the last 16 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 32 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 13 times, but got the comeback in 4.

The Leipzig enters this unmotivated day, after a foreign defeat, by 3-0, in the visit to the ground of the Mainz. One of the great valences of the home team is the way they manage to counterattack. To point out that, usually, when they invest in the offensive process they do it through the left flank, taking advantage of the depth offered by the Klostermann side. It is guessed that the local technician returns to act in a 4-4-2, in which the two players responsible for taking danger to the defense of the rival are Werner and Poulsen. Coach Ralph Hasenhuttl will not be able to count on Sabitzer, Laimer and Halstenberg, for being injured. It should be noted that Orban, Keita and Forsberg will also be unavailable, because they are suspended.

Wolfsburg:

After 5 wins, 15 draws and 12 losses, the away team is currently in the 16th position, with 30 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Borussia M’gladbach, by (3-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Hamburger SV, by (1-3). This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since they have won 16 points in away matches and 14 at their stadium, with 12 goals scored and 19 conceded in away matches, against 19 goals scored and 24 conceded at home. For the championship, Wolfsburg have won 10 points out of 30 possible points, after 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 10 of the last 16 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 32 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 15 times and never got the comeback. In the last 16 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 8 of their 19 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).

Wolfsburg enter this unmotivated day, after a homemade snub, by 1-3, at the reception to Hamburg. The foreign team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, privileging fast transitions, mainly through the wings. In this tactical drawing, the three players responsible for throwing the panic into the opposing defense are Steffen, Origi and Blaszczykowski. The technician Bruno Labbadia will not be able to count on Mehmedi, Gerhardt, Camacho, Jung, Gian-Luca Itter, Bruma and Tisserand, to be injured. Paul Verhaegh will also be unavailable, due to the accumulation of yellow cards.