PREVIEW | RB Leipzig vs SC Freiburg - team news, lineups, predictions

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·12 January 2026

PREVIEW | RB Leipzig vs SC Freiburg - team news, lineups, predictions

RB Leipzig and SC Freiburg clash this Wednesday at the Red Bull Arena for round 17 of the 1. Bundesliga.

RB Leipzig currently have 29 points and lie in 3rd position. In their last encounter, Ole Werner's team were beaten 1-3 by Bayer Leverkusen (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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SC Freiburg have 23 points to their name this season and occupy 8th position in the table. In their last fixture, Julian Schuster's team won 2-1 against Hamburger SV (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 0-0 draw.

Predicted lineups

RB Leipzig: Péter Gulácsi, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Castello Lukeba, Willi Orbán, David Raum, Nicolas Seiwald, Chris Baumgartner, Xaver Schlager, Conrad Harder, Rômulo Cardoso, Tidiam Gomis

SC Freiburg: Noah Atubolu, Lukas Kubler, Matthias Ginter, Philipp Lienhart, Christian Günter, Max Eggestein, Johan Manzambi, Philipp Treu, Yuito Suzuki, Vincenzo Grifo, Lucas Holer

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RB Leipzig

Kevin Kampl - Special Leave
Lukas Klostermann - Flu
Johan Bakayoko - Muscular problems
Viggo Gebel - Cruciate Ligament Tear

SC Freiburg

Daniel-Kofi Kyereh - Fitness

Last starting XIs

RB Leipzig ( vs Bayer Leverkusen 2025-12-20): Péter Gulácsi, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Castello Lukeba, Willi Orbán, David Raum, Nicolas Seiwald, Chris Baumgartner, Xaver Schlager, Conrad Harder, Rômulo Cardoso, Tidiam Gomis

SC Freiburg ( vs Hamburger SV 2026-01-10): Noah Atubolu, Lukas Kubler, Matthias Ginter, Philipp Lienhart, Christian Günter, Johan Manzambi, Max Eggestein, Philipp Treu, Yuito Suzuki, Vincenzo Grifo, Lucas Holer

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MANAGERS

Ole Werner faced Julian Schuster on two occasions, recording only losses.
Julian Schuster faced RB Leipzig on two occasions, recording a draw and a loss
Ole Werner faced SC Freiburg on six occasions, recording one win and five losses

TEAMS

SC Freiburg currently has one loss in the last eight games.
SC Freiburg comes from seven consecutive games scoring goals.
SC Freiburg comes from three consecutive games conceding goals.
SC Freiburg comes from four consecutive games without losing.
SC Freiburg comes from two consecutive victories.
At home, RB Leipzig currently has one loss in the last eight games.
At home, RB Leipzig comes from eight consecutive games scoring goals.
RB Leipzig currently has three losses in the last 16 games.
RB Leipzig currently has one draw in the last 11 games.
RB Leipzig comes from four consecutive games scoring goals.
RB Leipzig comes from two consecutive games without a win.
RB Leipzig comes from two consecutive defeats.

HEAD TO HEAD

RB Leipzig and SC Freiburg have faced each other 22 times, with RB Leipzig having the advantage: 12 wins, against four victories for SC Freiburg.
At the Red Bull Arena, RB Leipzig has an advantage in duels against SC Freiburg: seven wins in ten matches. SC Freiburg has never won on RB Leipzig's ground, with three draws recorded.
In the German League, 18 matches were played between the two teams, with RB Leipzig winning 11, four draws and three victories for SC Freiburg.