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Bundesliga 2026/27

RB Leipzig line-up

8th in the Bundesliga 3 points Most-used formation: 4-3-3 WL

Predicted line-up for RB Leipzig

Next match: Como - RB Leipzig, Thursday 10 September

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RB Leipzig 4-3-3

Our predicted line-up follows a few days before kick-off. Until then, below is the side RB Leipzig fielded on 5 September against Werder Bremen.

26 Vandevoordt
22 Raum
3 Esteve
4 Orban
17 Baku
6 Banzuzi
13 Seiwald
21 El Aynaoui
7 Nusa
28 Nkunku
11 Bakayoko

Line-up for RB Leipzig: Vandevoordt, Raum, Esteve, Orban, Baku, Banzuzi, Seiwald, El Aynaoui, Nusa, Nkunku, Bakayoko

RB Leipzig injuries and suspensions

  • Brajan Gruda Ankle injury Unavailable
  • Christoph Baumgartner Thigh injury Unavailable
  • Rocco Reitz Muscle injury Unavailable
  • Rômulo Knee injury Unavailable
  • Viggo Gebel Knee injury Unavailable
Played 2 1W 0D 1L
Goals for 4 2.0 per match on average
Goals against 3 1.5 per match on average
Goal difference +1 3 points
Clean sheets 1 failed to score in 0
xG 4.86 below expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 3.00 0.00 1.50
Goals for 3.00 1.00 2.00
Goals against 0.00 3.00 1.50
xG for 2.62 2.24 2.43
xG against 1.55 1.44 1.50
Corners 7.0 7.0 7.0
Cards 1.0 0.0 0.5
Clean sheets 100% 0% 50%

Fixtures

Results

Stats

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Goals

  1. 1 Ridle Baku 2
  2. 2 Rocco Reitz 1
  3. 3 Antonio Nusa 1

Assists

  1. 1 Tidiam Gomis 2
  2. 2 Christopher Nkunku 1
  3. 3 Andrija Maksimović 1

Key passes

  1. 1 David Raum 9
  2. 2 Christopher Nkunku 3
  3. 3 Rocco Reitz 3
  4. 4 Tidiam Gomis 3
  5. 5 Antonio Nusa 2

Duels won

  1. 1 Antonio Nusa 15
  2. 2 Willi Orban 13
  3. 3 Ridle Baku 10
  4. 4 Ezechiel Banzuzi 9
  5. 5 Brajan Gruda 7

Shots on target

  1. 1 Antonio Nusa 4
  2. 2 Christopher Nkunku 2
  3. 3 Ridle Baku 2
  4. 4 Brajan Gruda 2
  5. 5 Willi Orban 1

Rating

  1. 1 Castello Lukeba 8.20
  2. 2 Ridle Baku 7.67
  3. 3 David Raum 7.60
  4. 4 Maarten Vandevoordt 7.45
  5. 5 Antonio Nusa 7.12

RB Leipzig squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
26 Maarten Vandevoordt Age 24 · Belgium Goalkeeper 2 180 0 0 65 83.1% 7.5
25 Leopold Zingerle Age 32 · Germany Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
1 Ørjan Nyland Age 35 · Norway Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
4 Willi Orban Age 33 · Hungary Defender 2 180 0 0 176 91.5% 7.0
22 David Raum Age 28 · Germany Defender 2 180 0 0 112 86.6% 7.6
17 Ridle Baku Age 28 · Germany Defender 2 163 2 0 135 80% 7.7
23 Castello Lukeba Age 23 · France Defender 1 90 0 0 64 89.1% 8.2
3 Maxime Esteve Age 24 · France Defender 1 90 0 0 129 98.4% 6.3
39 Benjamin Henrichs Age 29 · Germany Defender 1 17 0 0 9 66.7% 6.9
35 Max Finkgräfe Age 22 · Germany Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
16 Lukas Klostermann Age 30 · Germany Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
2 Abdoul Koné Age 21 · France Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
5 El Chadaille Bitshiabu Age 21 · France Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
13 Nicolas Seiwald Age 25 · Austria Midfielder 2 180 0 0 87 88.5% 6.9
6 Ezechiel Banzuzi Age 21 · Netherlands Midfielder 2 173 0 0 55 90.9% 6.4
20 Rocco Reitz Age 24 · Germany Midfielder 1 83 1 0 26 73.1% 8.2
21 Neil El Aynaoui Age 25 · Morocco Midfielder 1 75 0 0 40 90% 6.4
48 Arthur Vermeeren Age 21 · Belgium Midfielder 1 14 0 0 4 100% 6.3
30 Andrija Maksimović Age 19 · Serbia Midfielder 1 6 0 1 9 77.8% 6.4
14 Christoph Baumgartner Age 27 · Austria Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
77 Sani Suleiman Age 20 · Nigeria Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
- Viggo Gebel Germany · Knee injury Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
7 Antonio Nusa Age 21 · Norway Forward 2 174 1 0 60 73.3% 7.1
28 Christopher Nkunku Age 28 · France Forward 2 110 0 1 35 97.1% 6.9
27 Tidiam Gomis Age 20 · France Forward 2 91 0 2 30 83.3% 6.4
11 Johan Bakayoko Age 23 · Belgium Forward 2 80 0 0 31 74.2% 6.2
10 Brajan Gruda Age 22 · Germany Forward 1 73 0 0 33 84.8% 8.9
9 Marc Guiu Age 20 · Spain Forward 1 15 0 0 7 71.4% 6.2
9 Conrad Harder Age 21 · Denmark Forward 1 14 0 0 1 100% 6.3
45 Samba Konate Age 17 · Ivory Coast Forward 1 6 0 0 8 87.5% 6.2
40 Rômulo Age 24 · Brazil Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Frequently asked questions

When do RB Leipzig play next?

RB Leipzig play away against Como on Thursday 10 September at 21:00.

When will the line-up for RB Leipzig be announced?

The predicted line-up for RB Leipzig against Como will appear here a few days before the match. The confirmed XI usually follows around an hour before kick-off.

Who is the first-choice goalkeeper for RB Leipzig?

Maarten Vandevoordt has started in goal in 2 of the last 2 matches.

Who is the top scorer for RB Leipzig?

Ridle Baku has scored 2 goals for RB Leipzig this season.

Which RB Leipzig players are injured or suspended?

RB Leipzig are without Brajan Gruda (ankle injury), Christoph Baumgartner (thigh injury), Rocco Reitz (muscle injury), Rômulo (knee injury) and Viggo Gebel (knee injury).

Is Christopher Nkunku injured?

No, Christopher Nkunku is available to play for RB Leipzig.