RB Leipzig set for another comfortable win against Hacken
On Thursday night, Swedish side Hacken welcomes German outfit RB Leipzig in the Europa League second qualifying round second leg.
Bundesliga side RB Leipzig recorded a comfortable 4-0 win in the first leg and should have enough quality to produce another easy victory in this clash. In truth, the home side may just be aiming to keep the score respectable after looking out of their depth in the first leg.
Although Hacken have more experience in the Europa League than the visitors, the Swedish side has a poor recent record in the competition. The Allsvenskan team has won just one of their last seven games in the Europa League while suffering five defeats in the process.
The fact that the Swedish side has kept just one clean sheet in their last seven games in the competition has been a big factor in Hacken’s poor recent record.
The Gothenburg-based team have failed to win in their last three games on home soil in the Europa League, having previously won four straight home matches in the competition.
RB Leipzig have a mixed record in the Europa League since making their competition debut last season. The German side has won four, lost two and drawn one of their games in Europe’s secondary competition.
The visitor’s away record in the Europa League is also a mixed one, as Leipzig have won one, drawn one and lost one of their three games on their travels. One feature of all three of the visitors Europa League games on their travels is that both teams have scored in all three games, with two of the three games producing over 2.5 goals.
Forebet predicts that RB Leipzig will record another comfortable victory in a high-scoring game to cruise into the next round of the competition.