RB Leipzig head into this game following a 0-0 Bundesliga drawn match against Borussia Mönchengladbach.
In that game, RB Leipzig managed 59% possession and 20 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. For their opponents, Borussia Monchengladbach had 7 shots at goal with 0 on target.
Matches featuring RB Leipzig have often been absorbing ones recently with a lot of goalmouth action being the norm. Over their past 6 games alone, a total of 21 goals have been scored for both sides combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 16 of these belonging to RB Leipzig.
Magdeburg come into this match following on from a 3-0 Bundesliga 2 win with the downing of Nuremberg in their last game.
In that game, Magdeburg managed 59% possession and 19 shots on goal with 8 on target. For Magdeburg, goals were scored by Mateusz Żukowski (73', 90') and Maximilian Breunig (90'). At the other end, Nuremberg had 7 shots at goal with 1 of them on target.
The trend of at least one team drawing a blank in games involving Magdeburg has been noticeable recently. Checking on their last six games reveals that it’s happened 5 times. During those clashes, their opponents have managed a goal aggregate of 5 and Magdeburg have scored 9. That sort of pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward into this match, however.
In this match, RB Leipzig will probably stay in control for long periods of time and should be able to convert a few of the chances that they create.
At the other end, Magdeburg could well struggle to find the back of the net but we do think it’s quite likely that they will be managing to get on the scoresheet here.
Our selection here is for a pretty comfortable 3-1 margin for RB Leipzig at the end of this one.