RB Leipzig and Hoffenheim will meet in the next match of the 1/8 finals of the German Cup. A confident victory for the hosts?
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig is still moving very confidently along the path of the German Cup, having won the previous two matches with a total score of 12-0. First, he defeated Teutonia Ottensen 8-0 on the road, and then left no chance for Hamburg at his stadium, scoring four unanswered scoring shots. Everything is going well in the Bundesliga. After the resumption, RB Leipzig scored seven points out of nine possible and rose to third place, reducing the gap from the leading Bayern to two points.
Hoffenheim
But Hoffenheim is very much stalling in the Bundesliga, and even the pause did not benefit. In the three previous rounds, he scored only a point, drawing with Stuttgart (2-2), and in the confrontations with Borussia Monchengladbach and Berlin Union, he was left without points, losing 1-4 and 1-3, respectively. As for the Cup, Hoffenheim won 2-0 against Redinghausen in 1/32 of the final, and 5-1 against Schalke in 1/16.
Statistics and figures:
- RB Leipzig won in the previous two matches;
- Hoffenheim has not won for eight official matches;
- RB Leipzig won against Hoffenheim in the previous two games.
Forecast
RB Leipzig is in great shape, so it should confidently cope with Hoffenheim, who forgot about the victories.