RB Leipzig vs Magdeburg Prediction and Betting Tips

RB Leipzig will face Magdeburg at the Red Bull Arena on Tuesday in the round of 16 of the 2025-26 DFB Pokal campaign. The home side were held to a dour goalless draw away at Borussia Monchengladbach in their Bundesliga game on Friday and will be eager to make amends in the domestic cup this week.

Leipzig kicked off their cup campaign against Sandhausen back in August, securing a 4-2 comeback victory over the fourth-tier club. They were then drawn against Energie Cottbus in the next round and won 4-1, with goals from three different players, including Christoph Baumgartner, who netted a first-half brace.

Magdeburg, meanwhile, opened their DFB-Pokal run with a 3-1 win over Saarbrücken, with Martijn Kaars breaking the deadlock in the first half before Rayan Grieb added a brace. They then faced Illertissen in the second round and enjoyed an even more comfortable outing, beating the fourth-tier side 3-0.

The visitors remain rooted to the bottom of the 2. Bundesliga table but picked up a impressive 3-0 victory over Nurnberg last time out and will look to build on that this week.

RB Leipzig vs Magdeburg Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

There have been six meetings between the two teams. Leipzig have won four of those games while Magdeburg have won once, with their final matchup ending level.
The two teams last faced off in a Regionalliga clash back in April 2013 which the hosts won 4-0.
The visitors are without a clean sheet in their previous six games in this fixture.
Leipzig have conceded 13 goals in the Bundesliga this season. Only Borussia Dortmund (11) and Bayern Munich (9) have shipped fewer.
Leipzig are two-time winners of the DFB Pokal (2021–22, 2022–23) and have finished runners-up on another two occasions (2018–19, 2020–21).

RB Leipzig vs Magdeburg Prediction

Die Roten Bullen have lost just one of their last 12 games across all competitions and will only need to avoid complacency this week to secure a comfortable victory in front of their home fans.

Der Club, meanwhile, saw their latest result end a three-game losing run and will hope to kick on from that on Tuesday. They are, however, badly mismatched ahead of their next challenge and could lose this one.

Prediction: RB Leipzig 3-0 Magdeburg