Match Information
Match Overview
RB Leipzig host SV Elversberg at Red Bull Arena on October 24 in Bundesliga Regular Season - Round 7, a matchday that pits seventh-placed Leipzig against sixth-placed Elversberg. With only a single position separating the sides, this early-season fixture offers a useful look at how the table is taking shape.
The most striking factor is how differently the two teams arrive. Leipzig's recent league results have swung sharply. They beat Hamburger SV 5-0 on September 13 and Eintracht Frankfurt 6-0 on October 10, but lost 2-0 at Bayer Leverkusen on September 20 and 6-1 at Bayern München on October 17. Those four matches produced 11 goals scored and 8 conceded, so Leipzig's games have tended to be decided by wide margins. Between the Frankfurt and Bayern matches they also played a UEFA Champions League home match on October 13, a 1-0 win over PSV Eindhoven, which adds some schedule context for a squad that has been balancing competitions.
Elversberg's recent Bundesliga run is more mixed but still offers positives. They won 4-3 at home against FC Augsburg on October 17, after a 1-0 loss at Union Berlin on October 10, a 0-0 draw at FC Schalke 04 on September 20 and a 2-1 home defeat to Bayern München on September 13. That Augsburg match shows an ability to score, though conceding three goals is worth noting. Their defensive record across those four league games is 6 goals conceded, against 5 scored.
Neither side has reported injuries, so both managers, M. Demichelis for Leipzig and V. Wagner for Elversberg, should have full squads available. Leipzig's bench includes attackers such as J. Bakayoko, T. Gomis and Marc Guiu, while Elversberg can call on N. Futkeu, L. Pfeiffer and William Cole Campbell.
Leipzig's response after the heavy defeat in Munich and Elversberg's confidence after a high-scoring win make this an intriguing contest between neighbours in the table.
Predicted Lineups
RB Leipzig
Vandevoordt; Klostermann, Orbán, Lukeba, Raum; Gruda, Reitz, El Aynaoui, Banzuzi, Nusa; Nkunku
SV Elversberg
Kristof; Gyamerah, Pinckert, Rohr, Günther; Keidel, Poręba, Petkov, Darvich, Krattenmacher; Mokwa
Team Form Analysis
RB Leipzig
League Position: 7RB Leipzig Form Analysis
Leipzig's recent results show a team of extremes. In the Bundesliga they have won twice and lost twice in their last four matches, with a 5-0 home win over Hamburger SV on September 13 and a 6-0 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt on October 10 sitting alongside away defeats at Bayer Leverkusen (2-0 on September 20) and Bayern München (6-1 on October 17).
The attacking output is considerable. Leipzig scored 11 league goals across those four games, and both home wins were by margins of five or more. Their only league goal in the two defeats came in the 6-1 loss at Bayern.
Defensively, the numbers are split by venue. They kept clean sheets in both home league matches shown, while conceding eight across the two away matches against Leverkusen and Bayern. The 1-0 Champions League home win over PSV Eindhoven on October 13 was another clean sheet and is relevant mainly as midweek schedule context.
The two defeats came against opponents from the upper tier of the league, so the results should be weighed with that in mind. Leipzig now return to Red Bull Arena, where both of their recent league wins took place.
SV Elversberg
League Position: 6SV Elversberg Form Analysis
Elversberg's recent league form is inconsistent, with one win, one draw and three defeats in the Bundesliga matches listed. The most recent result was a 4-3 home win over FC Augsburg on October 17, which ended a run that included a 1-0 loss at Union Berlin on October 10, a goalless draw at FC Schalke 04 on September 20 and a 2-1 home defeat to Bayern München on September 13.
In attack, Elversberg have scored 5 league goals in their last four matches, 4 of them in the Augsburg win. In defence, they have conceded 6 in that span, three of them against Augsburg. The clean sheet at Schalke is the only one in this stretch.
The opposition has included Bayern München, a top-tier side, and Elversberg lost narrowly in that match by one goal. Their September 24 friendly, a 2-1 defeat at Waldhof Mannheim, is not a competitive result and carries little weight in the form picture.
Their sixth-place league position suggests they have gained valuable points elsewhere, though the data here points to a side whose results have often been decided by fine margins.
Head-to-Head
RB Leipzig
SV Elversberg
Recent Meetings
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-02 | RB Leipzig | 2 - 0 | SV Elversberg |
| 2013-09-07 | SV Elversberg | 1 - 0 | RB Leipzig |
Memorable Matches
The head-to-head record between these clubs is limited to two meetings from the 2013-14 season, which makes each of them noteworthy.
The first was on September 7, 2013, when SV Elversberg won 1-0 at home against RB Leipzig. A single goal separated the sides, and the result gave Elversberg the early advantage in the series.
Leipzig answered on March 2, 2014, winning 2-0 at home against Elversberg. That result levelled the series at one win apiece and ensured each side had won its home fixture.
With no meetings recorded since 2014, this Bundesliga fixture is effectively a fresh chapter. The clubs have moved considerably since those matches, so the old results offer little predictive value and mainly serve as a historical footnote to Matchday 7.
Venue Factor
Red Bull Arena is the setting for this Round 7 match, and Leipzig's recent home results are encou
Injury Concerns
RB Leipzig
SV Elversberg
