On Tue Oct 18th, RB Leipzig and Hamburger SV will play a match in Leipzig in a meeting of these two DFB Pokal teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, RB Leipzig recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Celtic. Timo Werner struck first for RB Leipzig in the 75th minute on a feed from André Silva, then Emil Forsberg added another in the 84th minute In the end, Celtic couldn’t muster any offence and RB Leipzig ran away with the shutout win. RB Leipzig is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while hamburger SV is fresh off their 0-3 loss against St. Pauli. Eric Smith scored the first goal for St. Pauli in the 61st minute, then Marcel Hartel added another in the 74th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hamburger SV couldn’t manage to score, and St. Pauli took the shutout win. Hamburger SV is on a hot streak lately, with only 2 loss in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Robert Glatzel has been the most effective weapon for Hamburger SV lately. The German attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Christopher Nkunku has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for RB Leipzig.