RB Leipzig go into the trip to Bayer Leverkusen with seven straight home wins in Germany's top flight, but three away defeats in a row since a 3-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt in April. They have shipped 11 goals in those three away games, while [Martín Demichelis] has already put the split plainly: “We’ve scored eight goals at home and conceded seven away - that’s something we need to address.”
Leipzig's home edge
The home numbers are strong enough to explain why Leipzig have looked so convincing at times. They have generated 42 attempts at home, created nine big chances and posted 7.7 xG on their own ground. The tempo is there too, with 392 home sprints.
That is a very different profile from their work away from home. Leipzig have won only 66 duels on the road, and the gap between those two sets of numbers is hard to miss when the team leave home.
The BayArena test
Leverkusen have their own case to make before Bayer Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig. They put four past Union Berlin in their only Bundesliga home match so far this term, and they have beaten Leipzig in three of their last four visits to the BayArena. Leipzig's last win there came in August 2024, when they recovered from two goals down to win 3-2.
David Raum has already pointed to the problem Leipzig need to solve. “We need to make sure we start playing the same way on our travels,” the captain said. The balance is the issue, not the home form on its own. If Leipzig cannot carry that intensity into Leverkusen, the split will keep showing up in fixtures like this one.
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