Match facts ahead of #RBLBMG
Everything you need to know ahead of the upcoming away game against RB Leipzig (Saturday, 11th December, 15:30 CET).
Spectators:
- Due to the high infection rate in Saxony, the local government has decided that no fans will be permitted to attend. The match at the Red Bull Arena will therefore take place behind closed doors (Photo: DFL/Getty/Streubel).
Head-to-head record:
- This will be the 11th Bundesliga meeting between RBL and Borussia. The Bulls have won six of the previous encounters, with the Foals beating them just once: 1-0 at home in 2020/21. Three matches have ended in a draw.
- Borussia were 2-0 up at half-time the last time these sides met in Leipzig. RBL then managed to turn the game around after the break, winning 3-2 thanks to an injury time goal from Alexander Sörloth. It’s the first and only time so far that RBL have managed to win after overturning a two-goal deficit.
- Leipzig and Union Berlin are the only two current Bundesliga sides that Borussia are yet to beat on the road.
Statistics – presented by UNIBET:
- Borussia have won just one of their seven Bundesliga away games this season (3-1 at Wolfsburg on MD7).
- The Foals are unbeaten against sides competing in the Champions League this season (W2, D1 in the Bundesliga and a 5-0 win against Bayern in the DFB-Pokal).
- Nico Elvedi (69.2%) and Leipzig’s Mohamed Simakan (68.3%) have won the second and third-most challenges respectively of any players in the league.
- Leipzig have lost three Bundesliga games on the bounce for the first time, causing them to part ways with head coach Jesse Marsch.
- RB Leipzig are yet to win an away game this season, having picked up all five of their league victories in 2021/22 at home.
- Leipzig had the league’s best defensive record in 2020/21 (just 32 goals conceded), and have let in the fourth-fewest goals this term (18).
Officials:
- Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the DFL will annouce the officials on the day of the game.
Social Media:
- Fans can follow the match on social media using the hashtag #RBLBMG, or by following Borussia’s English language accounts on Facebook and Twitter.
