RB Leipzig v Ingolstadt Betting Tips: More of the same from this pair

With just four games left to go in the Bundesliga season, new-boys Leipzig look as though they’re booked for a 2nd place finish – eight points behind league leaders Bayern and six points ahead of Dortmund in 3rd place – which on reflection is nothing to be ashamed of. However, with Dortmund still intent on chasing them down, there’s work to be done yet if they’re to finish as runners-up.

Thanks to what is a very shaky defence, Ingolstadt are seemingly fighting a losing battle at the wrong end of the table and the last thing they need right now is to visit one of the division’s most deadly attacking teams. In reality, it’s hard to hold out too much hope for the travelling team here and so the bets to go for are ‘Leipzig to Win & Over 2.5 Goals’ and ‘Leipzig to Score in Both Halves’.

When playing in front of a home crowd this season, having won 12 out of 15 matches, Leipzig really are a force to be reckoned with. Ralph Hasenhüttl’s side is blessed with creative talents such as emerging pair Naby Keïta and Emil Forsberg, as well as the electric pace of both Timo Werner and Marcel Sabitzer. With 39 goals and 30 assists between them, this quartet have caused opposition rearguards plenty of problems all season long.

Quite simply, scoring goals is what the hosts are all about, especially on their own patch. Such has been the regularity of their scoring that Leipzig have found the net in both halves on nine occasions at home this season. On top of this, nine of their 12 home wins have seen at least three goals go in, meaning that a bet of ‘Leipzig to Win & Over 2.5 Goals’ has landed in 75% of their home wins and in 60% of all their league matches at the Red Bull Arena.

The fact that Ingolstadt are in desperate need of points ought to play right into the hands of the home team. The visitors have to get something from this match and, therefore, cannot afford to simply sit back. With this in mind, Leipzig’s pacey forwards ought to be inflicting some real damage.

Considering their general defensive weakness, having conceded 26 goals in 13 away matches, Ingolstadt are surely in for tough afternoon. Furthermore, Maik Walpurgis’ team come into this fixture without a clean sheet in any of their last 11 Bundesliga matches. ‘Over 2.5 Goals’ has landed in eight of those 11.

All things considered, this appears to be an excellent opportunity for the impressive hosts to further cement their position as the second-best team in this division and they’re expected to do so in high-scoring fashion.

All of current tips can be found here.