Despite their setbacks and dip in form over the last couple of weeks, Leipzig should have enough in them to bounce back against an out-of-form Augsburg side here.
The hosts will be expected to cruise to a comfortable victory, but the difficulty of their task depends on the character that can be displayed to bounce back from Thursday's exit from the Europa League, as well as any lingering fitness issues.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a RB Leipzig win with a probability of 74.11%. A draw had a probability of 16.6% and a win for Augsburg had a probability of 9.29%.
The most likely scoreline for a RB Leipzig win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.51%) and 3-0 (10.3%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.88%), while for an Augsburg win it was 0-1 (3.4%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that RB Leipzig would win this match.
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