RB Leipzig vs Heidenheim Prediction & Betting Tips (30 August)

7th place in the final ranking of the Bundesliga for an RB Leipzig which will not compete in the Champions League and even no European Cup this year. After a success against Sandhausen 4th Division, 2-4 in the German Cup for his start to the season, the RBL was expected in the Allianz Arena of Bayern Munich for the first of the season, the resumption of Bundesliga and an XXL shock. As a result, the men of the new coach Ole Werner ate a correction against the Bavarian ogre 6-0. Is Bayern already too strong? Does Leipzig start on the same bases as last year? For the moment, the conclusions are impossible to draw but a defeat 6 goals to 0 is already testifies to an obvious fragility ...

Forced to go through the dams to keep its place in the Bundesliga last season, FC Heidenheim 16th, 2025-26 was very badly embarked at the end of the first leg after being held at home by Elversberg 2-2. But he was finally able to make the difference on the return 1-2 to win his maintenance. For this new season, which had started with a great success in the German Cup on the lawn of Bahlingen 4th Division, 0-5, Heidenheim founded a lot of hopes on his first Bundesliga match, at home against VFL Wolfsburg. But from the start of the match, the intensity and quality of play between the two teams were too different. The VFL Wolfsburg walked on Heidenheim in this J1 in order to win on the score of 3 goals to 1. 

A big start agitated the transfer window of the RB Leipzig, that of Benjamin Sesko for Manchester United (76 million euros). Often associated with Openda in attack, the departure of the Slovenian forced Ole Werner proceeded differently. The usual 4-4-2 was left on the side of the road in order to favor an offensive 4-3-3 which has obviously did not bear fruit. Openda has never been found in good conditions while recruits Bagayoko (right winger) and Diomande (winger-left) on the sides were ghostly. That said, it was Bayern opposite and the new coach plans to build his team with this tactical device. In addition to the essential Sesko (13 goals in the Bundesliga last year), the emblematic attacker Poulsen (Hamburg) was seeing elsewhere as André Silva (Elche). On the other hand, the red bulls have therefore attracted Diomandé (Leganes) and Bakayoko (PSV Eindhoven), but also the Banzuzu (Louvain) and Maksimovic (Star Red Star of Belgrade) as well as the left lateral finkgrafe (Cologne) and lately the Brazilian striker Romulo Cardoso (Goztepe). All for just over 100 million euros. Openda (9 goals, 5 assists) and Xavi Simons (10 goals, 7 assists) are still the two local stars. Defender Klostermann, lateral Henrichs, Maksimovic (attacking midfielder) and the young striker Gomis garnished the list of absent for the return of the championship. Faced with Bayern Munich, Openda was released after the first half (tactical), like Diomande.

Facked by Bayern last year in Heidenheim, the offensive Paul Wanner and the left side Krätzig returned to Bavaria. The experienced Theuerkauf environment ended his career while the replacements Eicher (free) and Negele (Unterhaching) also left the workforce. Conversely, the young Arijon Ibrahimovic arrived on loan from Bayern. The porter Ramaj was sent to Heidenheim for a season by Borussia Dortmund. Quiet transfer window for the moment. We identify in this workforce the presence of interesting elements such as the Georgian Zivzivadze (2 goals and 2 assists last season), the Honsak (5 goals), Leo Scienza (3 goals, 3 passes), Schöppner (4 goals, 3 passes) and Beck (4 goals). This Saturday again, Piering Packages (ankle injury) top scorer in the last exercise (7 goals), 3rd goalkeeper Feller and the central defender replacing Keller (ankle), all still convalescent. The probable compositions for RB Leipzig - FC Heidenheim: RB Leipzig: Gulacsi - Baku, Orban, Lukeba, Raum - Schlager, Seiwald, Xavi Simons - Diomandé, Openda, Bagayoko.heidenheim: Ramaj - Siersleben, Gimber, Mainka - Conteh, Dorsch, Shöppner Ibrahimovic - Zivzivadze, Scienza. 

• Summary: RB Leipzig is going head to head with 1. FC Heidenheim starting on 30 Aug 2025 at 13:30 UTC at Red Bull Arena stadium, Leipzig city, Germany. The match is a part of the Bundesliga .
• Referee: Frank Willenborg
• RB Leipzig Feedinco Rating: 6.44
• Heidenheim Feedinco Rating: 6.13