David Raum
RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig were founded in 2009 and play their home games at The Red Bull Arena in Germany.

RB Leipzig remain a relatively new construction by German standards, founded in 2009, but they have long since moved beyond novelty. Based at the Red Bull Arena, they sit third in the Bundesliga and carry the profile of an established European-level side, with a 34-man squad averaging 24 years of age.

Their resources are plain enough. The squad is valued at around £400.5m by Transfermarkt, and the attacking numbers support the sense of a side built to impose itself, particularly at home. Leipzig are averaging 2.4 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per home match this season, a return that points to a strong home attack rather than mere possession without edge.

Away from home, the picture is less tidy. They still carry a threat, scoring 1.5 goals per match on the road, but conceding 1.6 gives opponents a clearer route into games. Recent league results show that split: heavy 4-1 defeats at Freiburg and Bayer Leverkusen sit alongside wins over St. Pauli, Union Berlin, Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Monchengladbach.

Christoph Baumgartner has been their main scorer with 17 goals, followed by Yan Diomande on 12 and Rômulo Cardoso with nine. Leipzig also reached the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals, adding to a season that has kept them prominent without making them look invulnerable.

For Celtic supporters, Leipzig are best understood as a young, high-value Bundesliga side with real attacking power and some away-day looseness. Their league position gives them status; their defensive numbers on the road give opponents something to work with.

📈 Key stats and insights

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RB Leipzig have held third place without movement across the last six rounds
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RB Leipzig are the weakest attacking side in this comparison despite finishing third
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RB Leipzig have won their last five home league matches
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RB Leipzig have lost 4-1 in two of their last three away league games
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RB Leipzig's biggest wins and heaviest defeats both show they can swing from ruthless to fragile

⚔️ How they compare to Celtic

From a Celtic perspective, Leipzig look like a good side rather than an overwhelming one. Their attack is productive at home but, in this comparison set, it ranks behind Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Stuttgart overall, so they do not carry the relentless scoring power Celtic supporters might associate with a dominant title winner. The bigger threat is their ability to build pressure in home matches, but their away vulnerability and only moderate defensive standing suggest Celtic would have areas to target, especially if they can force Leipzig into the kind of open game that has hurt them on the road.

Last updated 20 May 2026. Send feedback

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2009
Founded
Ole Werner (age 38)
Manager
David Raum
Captain
Johann Plenge
Chair
Die Roten Bullen
Nickname
The Red Bull Arena
Stadium
47,800
Capacity
Neumarkt 29-33, 04109 Leipzig, Deutschland
Address
rbleipzig.com
Website
£400.5m (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value

📅 Recent results

L
W
L
W
W
W

In recent matches, RB Leipzig have recorded four wins and two losses.

Freiburg
Freiburg
4 - 1
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
2 - 1
St. Pauli
St. Pauli
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen
4 - 1
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
3 - 1
Union Berlin
Union Berlin
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
1 - 3
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
1 - 0
Borussia Monchengladbach
Borussia Monchengladbach

RB Leipzig have worse recent form than Celtic, who have six wins in their last six games.

RB Leipzig's recent run is broadly positive, with four wins in six, but the shape of it is uneven. They have taken care of sides like St. Pauli, Union Berlin and Borussia Monchengladbach, and the 3-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt stands out as their best result in this sequence. The concern is that both defeats were heavy 4-1 losses away to Freiburg and Bayer Leverkusen, which suggests their level drops sharply when stronger opponents can force them onto the back foot.

📈 League position analysis

After 34 games, RB Leipzig are placed third in the league.

There is little drama in Leipzig's league position: they have sat third for each of the last six rounds and finish the season there after 34 matches. That points to a side that has been stable rather than volatile, clearly behind the division's standard-setters but equally secure compared with those below. In short, their season looks more like a sustained hold on third place than a late surge or collapse.

📊 League form

Track the performance of RB Leipzig in Germany's Bundesliga over their last six matches, home and away.

Overall

L
W
L
W
W
W
Freiburg
Freiburg
4 - 1
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
2 - 1
St. Pauli
St. Pauli
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen
4 - 1
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
3 - 1
Union Berlin
Union Berlin
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
1 - 3
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
1 - 0
Borussia Monchengladbach
Borussia Monchengladbach

RB Leipzig, with four wins and two losses, have worse overall form in Germany's Bundesliga, compared with how Celtic are doing in the Scottish Premiership. Celtic have six wins in their last six domestic league matches.

Home

W
W
W
W
W
D
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
2 - 1
St. Pauli
St. Pauli
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
3 - 1
Union Berlin
Union Berlin
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
1 - 0
Borussia Monchengladbach
Borussia Monchengladbach
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
5 - 0
1899 Hoffenheim
1899 Hoffenheim
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
2 - 1
Augsburg
Augsburg
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
2 - 2
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund

RB Leipzig, with five wins and one draw, have better home form in Germany's Bundesliga than Celtic have in the Scottish Premiership. Celtic have five wins and one loss in their last six league matches at home.

Away

L
L
W
W
L
W
Freiburg
Freiburg
4 - 1
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen
4 - 1
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
1 - 3
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
Werder Bremen
Werder Bremen
1 - 2
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
Stuttgart
Stuttgart
1 - 0
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
Hamburg
Hamburg
1 - 2
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig, with three wins and three losses, have worse away form in Germany's Bundesliga, compared with how Celtic are faring in the Scottish Premiership. Celtic have four wins, one draw and one loss in their last six away games in the league.

The home-away split is one of the clearest indicators in Leipzig's profile. At home they have put together six matches without defeat, winning five of them, and their scoring rate is noticeably stronger there. Away from home they are far less convincing: they can win at places like Eintracht Frankfurt and Werder Bremen, but the heavier defeats on the road show they are much easier to disrupt once the game state turns against them.

💪 Strengths and weaknesses

How well-rounded are RB Leipzig across key performance areas this season?

RB Leipzig
Celtic

From a Celtic perspective, Leipzig look like a good side rather than an overwhelming one. Their attack is productive at home but, in this comparison set, it ranks behind Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Stuttgart overall, so they do not carry the relentless scoring power Celtic supporters might associate with a dominant title winner. The bigger threat is their ability to build pressure in home matches, but their away vulnerability and only moderate defensive standing suggest Celtic would have areas to target, especially if they can force Leipzig into the kind of open game that has hurt them on the road.

The radar data paints a side with one clear strength and one equally clear weakness. Leipzig are a strong home attacking team and their corner output supports the idea that they can pin opponents in, but their away scoring drops off markedly and their defensive numbers are only middle-ranking rather than authoritative. In league context, they do not match Bayern Munich for attacking punch or Borussia Dortmund for defensive security, so their main strength is sustained pressure in favourable conditions rather than dominance across all phases.

⚽ Average statistics

Check out these per game stats for RB Leipzig in their domestic league season 2025 - 2026. RB Leipzig play in Germany's Bundesliga, which is a top five European league, so we will apply a weighting to goal stats for comparison to Celtic, who play in the less competitive Scottish Premiership.

⚽️ Goals scored
2.4
Home
1.5
Away
⚽️ Goals conceded
1.2
Home
1.6
Away

For a team finishing third, Leipzig's goal profile is underwhelming. They are the lowest scorers in this four-team comparison overall and also the weakest away attack, which puts them well behind Bayern Munich and even short of Borussia Dortmund and Stuttgart in pure attacking output. Defensively they are not a disaster, but they still sit behind Dortmund and Bayern on goals conceded, so the picture is of a side that is competitive without being elite at either end.

🟨 Yellow cards
1.4
Home
1.7
Away
🟥 Red cards
Home
Away

Leipzig are not especially wild or overly physical by the standards of a high-level side. They collect slightly more yellow cards away from home than at their own ground, which fits the broader pattern of them spending more time under pressure on the road, but the absence of red cards means discipline has not been a meaningful problem.

🤩 Biggest victory
6-0
Home
6-0
Away
🫣 Biggest defeat
5-1
Home
6-0
Away

The extreme scorelines show both Leipzig's ceiling and their fragility. Winning 6-0 at home and away tells you they have the firepower to overwhelm lesser sides once momentum is with them, but a 5-1 home defeat and a 6-0 away defeat expose a floor that is far too low for a genuinely top-tier contender. That combination suggests a team capable of looking ruthless in the right game, yet vulnerable to full collapse when control disappears.

⛳ Corners awarded
5.9
Home
4.7
Away
⛳ Corners conceded
4.5
Home
4.2
Away

Leipzig's corner numbers point to a team that generally plays on the front foot, especially at home. They win noticeably more corners in their own stadium than away, which matches their stronger attacking output there, and they still keep concession figures under reasonable control. It is not an extreme set-piece profile, but it does reinforce the idea that their territorial dominance is much more reliable at home.

🎯 Top scorers

Top scorers for RB Leipzig in all competitions for the season 2025 - 2026.

⚽️ Goals
17
Player
Yan Diomande
Yan Diomande
⚽️ Goals
12
Player
Rômulo José 'Rômulo Cardoso' Cardoso da Cruz
Rômulo José 'Rômulo Cardoso' Cardoso da Cruz
⚽️ Goals
9
Player
⚽️ Goals
5
⚽️ Goals
4
Player
Johan Bakayoko
Johan Bakayoko
⚽️ Goals
3
Player
Brajan Gruda
Brajan Gruda
⚽️ Goals
3
Player
⚽️ Goals
3
Player
⚽️ Goals
3
Player
⚽️ Goals
3
⚽️ Goals
3
Player
Ridle Baku
Ridle Baku
⚽️ Goals
2
Player
Ezechiel Banzuzi
Ezechiel Banzuzi
⚽️ Goals
2
Player
Max Finkgräfe
Max Finkgräfe
⚽️ Goals
1
Player
Tidiam Gomis
Tidiam Gomis
⚽️ Goals
1
⚽️ Goals
1
⚽️ Goals
1
Player
⚽️ Goals
1

The goal threat is led by Christoph Baumgartner, who is clearly the standout scorer in league terms, but the broader list suggests Leipzig are not wholly dependent on one finisher. Several others have chipped in across competitions, which points to a spread of contributions rather than a one-man attack. Even so, Baumgartner remains the one name opponents would identify first, because nobody else comes close to setting the tone in the league.

⏱️ Time of first goal

Time of first goal scored for and against RB Leipzig in their previous 20 games.

⏱️ Time
0-10 mins
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Against
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11-20 mins
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21-30 mins
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Against
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⏱️ Time
31-40 mins
For
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Against
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⏱️ Time
41-50 mins
For
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Against
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⏱️ Time
51-60 mins
For
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Against
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⏱️ Time
61-70 mins
For
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Against
⏱️ Time
71-80 mins
For
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Against
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⏱️ Time
81-90 mins
For
Against
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Leipzig tend to strike first before half-time rather than in the opening few minutes. Their strongest windows for scoring the first goal come between 10 and 40 minutes, which suggests they often need a spell to establish control before making it count. The defensive pattern is less healthy: first concessions are spread through the middle of matches and there is also a notable late cluster after 80 minutes, hinting at a side that can lose defensive grip once games become stretched.

👥 Squad statistics

Squad stats for all RB Leipzig players across the domestic league season 2025 - 2026.

Player
Péter Gulácsi
Péter Gulácsi
Goalkeeper
▶️ Starts
23
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
2,102
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
1
🟥 Reds
Player
Leopold Zingerle
Leopold Zingerle
Goalkeeper
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Player
Maarten Vandevoordt
Maarten Vandevoordt
Goalkeeper
▶️ Starts
11
🔄 Subs
1
⏱️ Mins
1,113
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Player
Willi Orbán
Willi Orbán
Defender
▶️ Starts
33
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
3,094
⚽️ Goals
2
🟨 Yellows
4
🟥 Reds
Player
El Bitshiabu
El Bitshiabu
Defender
▶️ Starts
8
🔄 Subs
3
⏱️ Mins
703
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Player
▶️ Starts
1
🔄 Subs
4
⏱️ Mins
106
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Player
Ridle Baku
Ridle Baku
Defender
▶️ Starts
28
🔄 Subs
4
⏱️ Mins
2,612
⚽️ Goals
2
🟨 Yellows
4
🟥 Reds
Player
▶️ Starts
3
🔄 Subs
2
⏱️ Mins
257
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Player
David Raum
David Raum
Defender
▶️ Starts
29
🔄 Subs
1
⏱️ Mins
2,690
⚽️ Goals
3
🟨 Yellows
6
🟥 Reds
Player
Castella Lukeba
Castella Lukeba
Defender
▶️ Starts
24
🔄 Subs
2
⏱️ Mins
2,276
⚽️ Goals
1
🟨 Yellows
3
🟥 Reds
Player
Max Finkgräfe
Max Finkgräfe
Defender
▶️ Starts
5
🔄 Subs
8
⏱️ Mins
526
⚽️ Goals
1
🟨 Yellows
2
🟥 Reds
Player
▶️ Starts
3
🔄 Subs
14
⏱️ Mins
354
⚽️ Goals
1
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Player
Lionel Voufack
Lionel Voufack
Defender
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Player
Ezechiel Banzuzi
Ezechiel Banzuzi
Midfielder
▶️ Starts
2
🔄 Subs
22
⏱️ Mins
668
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
3
🟥 Reds
Player
Nicolas Seiwald
Nicolas Seiwald
Midfielder
▶️ Starts
31
🔄 Subs
2
⏱️ Mins
2,806
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
2
🟥 Reds
Player
▶️ Starts
32
🔄 Subs
1
⏱️ Mins
2,888
⚽️ Goals
13
🟨 Yellows
10
🟥 Reds
Player
Assan Ouédraogo
Assan Ouédraogo
Midfielder
▶️ Starts
13
🔄 Subs
6
⏱️ Mins
981
⚽️ Goals
4
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Player
Xaver Schlager
Xaver Schlager
Midfielder
▶️ Starts
21
🔄 Subs
5
⏱️ Mins
1,947
⚽️ Goals
3
🟨 Yellows
6
🟥 Reds
Player
Faik Sakar
Faik Sakar
Midfielder
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Player
Andrija Maksimović
Andrija Maksimović
Midfielder
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
8
⏱️ Mins
115
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Player
Benno Kaltefleiter
Benno Kaltefleiter
Midfielder
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Player
Mika Walther
Mika Walther
Midfielder
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Player
Kevin Kampl
Kevin Kampl
Midfielder
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
3
⏱️ Mins
10
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Player
Viggo Gebel
Viggo Gebel
Midfielder
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Player
Antonio Nusa
Antonio Nusa
Attacker
▶️ Starts
24
🔄 Subs
7
⏱️ Mins
2,089
⚽️ Goals
4
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Player
Johan Bakayoko
Johan Bakayoko
Attacker
▶️ Starts
8
🔄 Subs
12
⏱️ Mins
829
⚽️ Goals
2
🟨 Yellows
1
🟥 Reds
Player
Brajan Gruda
Brajan Gruda
Attacker
▶️ Starts
8
🔄 Subs
5
⏱️ Mins
787
⚽️ Goals
3
🟨 Yellows
1
🟥 Reds
Player
Conrad Harder
Conrad Harder
Attacker
▶️ Starts
8
🔄 Subs
21
⏱️ Mins
1,038
⚽️ Goals
3
🟨 Yellows
3
🟥 Reds
Player
Suleiman Sani
Suleiman Sani
Attacker
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Player
Ayodele Thomas
Ayodele Thomas
Attacker
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
⏱️ Mins
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Player
Tidiam Gomis
Tidiam Gomis
Attacker
▶️ Starts
2
🔄 Subs
16
⏱️ Mins
385
⚽️ Goals
1
🟨 Yellows
1
🟥 Reds
Player
Rômulo Cardoso
Rômulo Cardoso
Attacker
▶️ Starts
27
🔄 Subs
3
⏱️ Mins
2,235
⚽️ Goals
9
🟨 Yellows
3
🟥 Reds
Player
Samba Konaté
Samba Konaté
Attacker
▶️ Starts
🔄 Subs
1
⏱️ Mins
3
⚽️ Goals
🟨 Yellows
🟥 Reds
Player
Yan Diomande
Yan Diomande
Attacker
▶️ Starts
28
🔄 Subs
5
⏱️ Mins
2,577
⚽️ Goals
12
🟨 Yellows
2
🟥 Reds

Using 34 players across the season points to meaningful rotation rather than a very narrow core, but the minutes data still shows some reliance on established pillars. Willi Orbán's 33 starts underline the importance of a dependable spine, while 64 league goals and a clear top scorer in Baumgartner suggest the output is shared enough to avoid complete dependence on one source. Overall, it looks like a fairly broad squad with a handful of fixed reference points rather than a settled first eleven that barely changes.

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