Record against Leipzig
Overall: 6 games, 1 draw, 5 defeats, 1:9 goal difference
Looking back
Last season’s runners-up Leipzig won both Bundesliga games against VfB in 2020/21, claiming a 1-0 victory at the Mercedes-Benz Arena and a 2-0 win on home soil.
100 not out
Marc Oliver Kempf is set to make his 100th Bundesliga appearance on Friday, 56 of which have come in VfB colours.
Aerial threat
Three of VfB’s five goals against Greuther Fürth last weekend were headers.
Home comforts
Leipzig collected 37 points from their 17 home league matches last term (W11 D4 D2).
Strong in the tackle
Leipzig’s Mohamed Simakan and VfB’s Konstantinos Mavropanos made life very difficult for their opponents on Matchday 1. Frenchman Simakan won 88 per cent of his challenges, while Greek centre-back Mavropanos came out on top in 83 per cent – making them the league’s top two defenders in this regard on the opening weekend.