TSG Hoffenheim vs RB Leipzig

TSG Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig are set to face each other at PreZero Arena in an exciting top-table Bundesliga match-up.

Following a quick-fire start to the season where they won four of their opening six Bundesliga matches (L2), Hoffenheim have seemingly run out of steam, picking up just one win in their subsequent six league outings (D3, L2). Topically, Andre Breitenreiter’s men won their opening three home league matches but have since gone winless in three straight such contests at PreZero Arena (D1, L2), including back-to-back defeats preceding this encounter. While a victory here would see ‘Die Kraichgauer’ leapfrog their opponents Leipzig into the coveted top six, the hosts have only won once in their eight previous top-flight H2Hs (D2, L5), failing to get on the scoresheet in four of their last five.

In the meantime, visiting Leipzig dismantled Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0 in midweek Champions League action to close a successful Group F campaign on a high. However, a lack of consistency has seen ‘Die Roten Bullen’ alternate between winning (3) and drawing (2) across five Bundesliga matches since a 3-0 defeat at Borussia Monchengladbach in mid-September. Marco Rose’s appointment as a new chief of staff has turned Leipzig’s fortunes around, helping the team climb to within three points of fourth-placed Borussia Dortmund. But the one thing Rose has failed to improve is the visitors’ underwhelming away form. They’ve not won any of their last eight Bundesliga games on the road (D4, L4), accounting for their worst winless away run in the top flight.