On Saturday afternoon, RB Leipzig hosts Bochum at the Red Bull Arena, as both teams look to pick up vital wins in the Bundesliga.
Die Roten Bullen has experienced a woeful start to the Bundesliga campaign. A 3-0 defeat at Monchengladbach last time out means that RB Leipzig have won just two of their seven matches in the Bundesliga this season.
Leipzig head coach Marco Rose needs to improve his team’s defensive record, as Leipzig has conceded at least two goals in four of their last six games in the Bundesliga.
Their poor defensive displays have at least led to high-scoring games of late, as five of their previous six league matches have produced over 2.5 goals.
Despite their poor start to the league campaign, RB Leipzig have a strong recent home record, as Die Roten Bullen are unbeaten in four home games, winning three times in the run.
They have also been prolific on home soil, scoring at least two goals in all four unbeaten home games. At the other end of the pitch, Leipzig has also kept three clean sheets in four matches on home soil.
The visitors have endured a torrid start to the new Bundesliga campaign, picking up just one point from their opening seven league games. A 1-1 draw with Koln in their last league outing at least stopped a run of six straight defeats in the German top-flight this season.
Bochum’s problems started at the end of last season, as the draw with Koln actually ended a seven-game losing streak dating back to the last campaign.
They have been poor travellers of late in the Bundesliga, as they have lost five of their previous six away games in the German top-flight.
Forebet predicts that RB Leipzig will record a victory in a high-scoring encounter to continue their recent good home form and condemn Bochum to yet another defeat.