Heidenheim 1846 vs RB Leipzig Prediction: Can Leipzig maintain the push for top 4?

On Sunday 6th October 2024 at 16:30 (GMT+3) at Voith-Arena in Heidenheim an der Brenz, RB Leipzig expects to close the gap at the top of the Bundesliga by adding three more points to their total.

Heidenheim is in 8th place with 9 points. In their most recent Bundesliga encounter, Heidenheim earned 3 points and returned from 2 losses against Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna and Freiburg at the Voith-Arena.

Leipzig recently overcame Augsburg after drawing against Union Berlin and St Pauli.RB Leipzig has lost sixteen times in this league. According to statistics, both teams have a 25% chance of scoring. According to the combined statistics from Heidenheim and RB Leipzig, there is a 75% chance that this match will produce more than 2.5 goals. After five matches, Heidenheim has a record of three wins, no draws and two defeats. Meanwhile, RB Leipzig have won three of their five games so far, drawn two and lost none.

So, according to their statistics, both teams have a 60% win rate. 

Heidenheim will be happy with their start to the Bundesliga season, having won three and lost two of their five league games. Frank Schmidt's side opened their league campaign with back-to-back wins over St Pauli and Augsburg, before suffering back-to-back defeats to Borussia Dortmund and Freiburg

Having scored seven goals in those two defeats, Heidenham would have been delighted to record a clean sheet in last Saturday’s game against Mainz. Marvin Piinger and Jan Schopner each grabbed a goal to lead their team to a 2-0 away win. Heidenheim produced another successful outing in their first game in the main draw of the UEFA competition. Adrian Beck saw Alex Blanco cancel out their opener and saw out a 1-1 draw in their home game against Olympia Ljubljana. But Wanner proved to be Heidenheim’s hero, winning in the 83rd minute and earning all three points.

They will now beat Leipzig for the first time since a narrow 1-0 win in the second tier in March 2015 and will be looking to win their third in a row.

Leipzig head into day six in third after avoiding defeat in all four league games this season. After defeats to Bayer Leverkusen, Die Roten and Bullen Union Berlin and St. Petersburg were the only two teams to win the title. Pauli scored an unearned goal. Marco Rose's side returned to winning ways in last Saturday's home clash with Augsburg, with Benjamin Shesko scoring a solid goal in a 4-0 victory

Unfortunately for Leipzig, they were unable to build on that success in their midweek Champions League home encounter with Juventus. Die Rotten Bullen looked well poised for all three points after Shesko scored a brace to give his side a 2-1 lead. But after Michele Di Gregorio's red card, Juventus managed to make a big change despite being reduced to 10 men.Dušan Vlahovic scored his second goal of the game to restore parity, before Francisco Conceisao found a net has condemned Leipzig to a second Champions League defeat

Leipzig will be keen to bounce back from that disappointment in their final game before the international break. The visitors can take confidence from the fact they have won each of their last three meetings with Heidenham, including a 2-1 away win last season

A keenly contested battle is likely taking place on the flanks, according to the corner statistics. The two teams average 11.41 corners a game, therefore the odds of 1.89 for Over 9.5 corners may entice bettors.

Given both teams' outstanding 3.61 average total goals per game, a high-scoring matchup may be on the horizon. The statistics, which indicate a solid 75% average on Over 2.5 goals and a tendency for activity to increase as the game progresses, support this. 

Expect a tense game with Leipzig winning.