RB Leipzig vs Paderborn 06/06/20

6 June 2020

Bundesliga (BL) top-four contenders, RB Leipzig, welcome dead-last Paderborn to the Red Bull Arena, looking to extend their winning run in competitive H2Hs to four games.

Unbeaten in ten consecutive league fixtures (W4, L6), the hosts sit two points clear of fifth-placed Bayer Leverkusen ahead of this round. They’ve been an enjoyable team to watch in the post-pandemic period, with three of their four top-flight games in May producing over 1.5 first-half goals and over 3.5 in total. In turn, the Red Bull Arena has been a venue of entertainment this season, considering that 12 of Leipzig’s 14 BL home games here have seen both teams score, with 71% (10) featuring at least three goals. Delivering action from the get-go, half (seven) of Leipzig’s league home matches have seen at least one goal (scored-concede) inside the opening 15 minutes of play.

On the other hand, after finding themselves on the receiving end of Borussia Dortmund’s six-goal show last weekend, rock-bottom visitors travel to Leipzig on a disastrous ten-game winless BL run (D4, L6). Things get worse for Paderborn, as they’ve failed to find the net in three consecutive BL road trips (D2, L1). As a result, they remain the league’s worst attacking away side with just 13 goals scored on travels. Additionally, unable to respond after conceding the opening goal, Steffen Baumgart’s men recovered only one point from eight BL away fixtures in which they’ve shipped the first goal (D1, L7).