Hoffenheim v RB Leipzig

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Hoffenheim's inconsistent streak in the German top flight continued last weekend when they were handed a 3-2 defeat away from home at Bochum which made it five defeats out of their last seven games overall in the Bundesliga, while RB Leipzig maintained their winning momentum with a comprehensive and impressive 4-1 rout of Borussia Dortmund on home soil last Sunday giving the visitors plenty of confidence heading into this Friday night's clash at the PreZero Arena.

Despite collecting recent wins against Augsburg and the aforementioned Borussia Dortmund with 3-1 and 4-1 victories respectively, Hoffenheim have also been dealt five defeats within their last seven games overall as the hosts have suffered defeats at the hands of Eintracht Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Bayer Leverkusen, Mainz and Bochum respectively which throws doubt over whether Hoffenheim can return to winning ways here.

Indeed, the bigger picture shows Hoffenheim have managed to pick up just four wins out of their last 17 matches overall in the Bundesliga whilst also slipping to nine defeats in the process; goals also look likely to feature here on Friday night as 14 out of these 17 matches have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals as well.

Fourth placed RB Leipzig currently sit in one of the Champions League spots and hold a five-point cushion over their nearest rivals of fifth placed Borussia Dortmund thanks to the visitors recording an emphatic 4-1 victory over them last weekend.

That resounding win not only handed RB Leipzig a valuable three-point haul in their quest to nail down a Champions League spot but it also extended Marco Rose's side's unbeaten run in the Bundesliga to eight games overall which includes picking up no fewer than seven wins in the process.

This flurry of wins have helped maintain RB Leipzig's top four spot in the German top flight table and just as important is the fact that the visitors have recorded four of these seven wins on their travels with victories achieved on the road at Bochum, FC Cologne, Freiburg and Heidenheim respectively.

The bigger picture shows RB Leipzig have suffered just the single defeat out of their last 12 matches overall in the Bundesliga and the visitors therefore look in good shape to continue their winning momentum at the PreZero Arena on Friday night at Hoffenheim's expense.

In addition, RB Leipzig have won their last four away games on the trot while goals also look a highly likely prospect here as no fewer than nine of the visitors' last 10 outings on the road have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Hoffenheim v RB Leipzig Verdict

Both Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig have been involved in high-scoring games of late and four of the last five meetings have also produced three goals or more, but RB Leipzig look the more likely to grab the points in this one.

Therefore, our main bet will be Leipzig win & Over 2 goals @ 1.66

Other side bets worth considering:

Leipzig win & Over 3.5 goals @ 2.37

Correct Score: RB Leipzig 3-2 @ 17.00