Sturm vs Leipzig Prediction 29 January 2025

🔊 Will one of the best teams in Germany remain in the group of outsiders? As strange as it may sound, both teams are already certain not to make the playoff zone by the end of the Champions League group stage. Leipzig is in 30th place, while Sturm is in 33rd place. In the final round of the overall Champions League stage, teams with three points each will face off, so this match has no tournament significance.

📊 Head-to-Head

Sturm and Leipzig have never played against each other. Therefore, when choosing a prediction for this match, head-to-head statistics will not be helpful.

⚫ Sturm

The hosts will be without defender Borkovic and 18-year-old midfielder Kern due to injuries. In our opinion, these losses cannot be considered key, so they won't have much impact on the course of the match. Also, the participation of forward Sarkaria and defender Johnston, who is not a main player, is questionable. Sturm has not known victory for four matches in a row, and during this period, the team managed to score only one goal. The Austrian Bundesliga has been on pause for over a month, so it can't be said that the hosts are in optimal playing form.

⚪ Leipzig

The visitors have an extensive injury list, with several key players unable to play in this match due to injuries, including standout midfielder Schlager and full-back Henrichs. The losses of Silva, Lukeba, and Baku cannot be considered serious as they do not significantly impact their team's play. Leipzig has managed to earn only three points in this season's Champions League, and in the German championship, the "Bulls" are struggling, sitting outside the top 4.

⚽️ Prediction on Goals

Leipzig has gradually improved their attacking play, scoring at least two goals in 9 of their last 10 matches. In the previous game, the "Bulls" managed to score two goals against the reigning German champion, Bayer, and before that, they scored twice against Sporting. Based on the current form of the teams, a good bet seems to be Leipzig's individual total over 1.5 goals.

🚩 Prediction on Corners

Leipzig has been performing poorly away this season, with corner statistics suffering as well - in 15 of their last 16 away matches, the "Bulls" did not take even six corners. Sturm rarely allows a large number of corners at their goal, especially in Champions League matches. The Austrians themselves have only once delivered more than four corner kicks in this Champions League campaign. We suggest that no more than 10 corners will be taken in this match, so we propose a bet on total under 10.5 corners.

📝 Match Prediction

Despite Leipzig having no tournament motivation left, the team plays to the end, as demonstrated in their last Champions League match against Sporting when they won 2-1. Sturm has already lost hope; their defeat to Atalanta in the last round with a score of 0-5 is a direct indicator of this. From match to match, Leipzig is progressing, so our team concluded that the German team will win with a score of 2-0. If you want to play it safer, we suggest a bet on Leipzig's victory.