RB Leipzig have made a good start to the current season. However, this statement applies only to the national football arena. In the Champions League, the Bulls had lost their opening two matches at the time of the forecast, and were preparing to host Liverpool, who were travelling to Germany with the expectation of three points. Last season for Leipzig was the first in recent years without a cup win and in greater difficulty in the Bundesliga, where it was fourth place in 25 points from the champion. Freiburg "flew" past the European competitions, although not so long ago reached the Europa League play-offs. The lack of distractions from the Bundesliga has so far only benefited Julian Schuster's side, which is reflected in the current third place in the league. Bookmakers have identified the hosts as favourites for the upcoming game, offering odds of 1.65 on their victory.

After seven rounds Leipzig has no defeats, playing two matches in a draw and winning the rest of the meetings. Seventeen points, like the "bulls", scored only one collective - Bayern. It is with the Munich club that Red Bull now share the leading position. In the Champions League for Leipzig events are not developing in the best way so far. In the opening round, the German club scored first in Madrid against Atletico, but Griezmann and company not only got back, but in the end of the game they scored the winning goal. A separate tragedy was Leipzig's home defeat to Juventus. "Bulls" at the score of 2:2 played in the majority, but managed to concede a third goal and lose. The last two matches in the championship Leipzig won 1-0 and 2-0, but Freiburg is stronger than Heidenheim and Mainz and can play better in attack.

Schuster's team is showing itself to be one of the most uncompromising teams in the Bundesliga. The team won five out of seven matches of the starting part of the championship. Only two of Freiburg's meetings resulted in defeats. Against Bayern Munich it's hard to expect a different result, but 0:3 at home to St. Pauli shows that Freiburg is not always stable. The visitors have an average of almost two goals per match, which may affect the performance of the meeting in Leipzig.