Leipzig v Hoffenheim Betting Tips [1 February 2023]

RB Leipzig’s defence of the DFB Pokal will see them play host to Hoffenheim in the last 16 round as they look to continue with the good start they’ve had in 2023. They are unbeaten in three matches played this year. Ahead of this one, they beat Stuttgart 2-1, and earlier they have won 6-1 away to Schalke, having opened the year with a 1-1 draw at home to Bayern Munich. Having scored nine times in the three matches, Leipzig’s only concern seems to be in defence, where they haven’t managed a clean sheet this year. The form they’ve had in the last few matches reflects their performance over the earlier 13 games; they are unbeaten in 16 matches ahead of this and have scored at least twice in 14 of them, while they have just five clean sheets in that run. They are the team with the best run in the DFB Pokal, going into this game unbeaten in eight games.

Hoffenheim will have to be at their best as they take on Leipzig, a team not only going for this cup but also showing intent to battle for the Bundesliga. Hoffenheim are on an unconvincing run, coming into this game winless in the last eight matches. They are coming from a 4-1 home loss to Borussia Monchengladbach, a second loss in three matches in 2023 and the third straight time they conceded two or more goals. Before the break, they had packed up five winless matches since beating Schalke 5-1 in the last round of this competition. Hoffenheim have conceded nine goals in their three games in 2023 but they’ve not gone goalless in any of the three games. They’ve actually failed to score in just one of their last 12 matches in competitive action.

Leipzig are in great form and will be the favorites here, playing at home. They have started the year on a high and in their first game in February, they will want to keep the same run. In this game they face a Hoffenheim side still struggling to get the rhythm in 2023 but the visitors will be a threat in attack. Our prediction in the Leipzig v Hoffenheim game is for Leipzig to win but both teams to score.