Leipzig vs Hoffenheim Prediction & Betting Tips - DFB Pokal

Prediction published on 31/01/2023, 06:54  by Daniel Ngulu in DFB Pokal Predictions

RB Leipzig will continue with the defence of the German Cup with a game against Hoffenheim in the Round of 16 and they will aim at extending their fine start to the year 2023. They come here unbeaten in the three matches they’ve played this year, the last two of which were wins, after drawing 1-1 with Bayern Munich. Nine goals scored in the three matches place Leipzig in a confident position going into this game but they should be worried that they have no clean sheet in any of the last six matches. In their last 13 matches across all competitions, Leipzig have scored two or more goals in 12. They haven’t lost in eight German Cup matches and their only loss in the last 14 outings was in May 2021.

Hoffenheim are on a poor run; they come into this game still searching for their first win of 2023 after three matches. They are actually winless in eight competitive matches so the three games this year only add to the five-game winless run established at the end of 2022.Their last win was in the German Cup, when they beat Schalke 04 5-1 in the previous round. Seven times in their last eight matches, Hoffenheim have conceded two or more goals, and it will worry them in particular, that they have conceded nine times in just the three opening games of 2023. They’ve however scored in each of their last seven matches and only failed to score completely in one of 12 matches.