On Sunday Mar 13th, in week 26, Greuther Fürth hosts RB Leipzig in a meeting of these two Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 18th placed Greuther Fürth is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Bochum. Leitsch scored the first goal for Bochum in the 35th minute, but Bella-Kotchap got the equalizer for Greuther Fürth on an own goal in the 64th minute. Greuther Fürth looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, RB Leipzig recorded a 1-1 draw against Freiburg. Ermedin Demirović struck first for Freiburg in the 38th minute, then Angeliño tied it up for RB Leipzig in the 90th minute earning RB Leipzig at least a draw. With 20 points in their last 10 matches RB Leipzig should be reasonably happy with their performance.
RB Leipzig and Greuther Fürth last played eachother at the Red Bull Arena on Oct 23rd. RB Leipzig was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Hrgota scored the first goal for Greuther Fürth in the 45th minute on a penalty shot, then Yussuf Poulsen tied it up for RB Leipzig in the 46th minute on a penalty shot But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 53rd minute on a penalty goal by Emil Forsberg.
Christopher Nkunku has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored five goals for RB Leipzig. Greuther Fürth is fortunate enough to have Branimir Hrgota in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals
Stefan Leitl’s Greuther Fürth squad will be without Jessic Ngankam, Robin Kehr and Funk, while Domenico Tedesco’s squad will be without Marcel Halstenberg.