Leipzig likes to go to Hertha! Five RB facts before Sunday’s game

Hertha is expecting the RB Leipzig team on Sunday evening. In Berlin, one does not have particularly good memories of guest performances by the Saxons…

► RB Leipzig likes to go to games against Hertha BSC in Berlin. So far, the Saxons have won all five Bundesliga games at Hertha. In general, the Leipzig lost in eleven games and played once in a draw. RB has a win rate of 82 percent.

► RB scored 3.55 goals in the eleven Bundesliga games against Hertha and scored at least twice in every game.

Hertha's Matteo Guendouzi has just lost the ball in the penalty area and can only watch as Nordi Mukiele thrashes the ball into the net to make it 2-0 for Leipzig (Photo: picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PR)
Hertha’s Matteo Guendouzi has just lost the ball in the penalty area and can only watch as Nordi Mukiele threw the ball into the net to make it 2-0 for Leipzig – in the end it was 3-0 for the guests from Saxony in February 2021 (Photo: picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PR)

► RB Leipzig have won five of their eight Bundesliga games under Domenico Tedesco. That’s as many wins as in the 14 Bundesliga games under Jesse Marsch. Since Tedesco took office, only FC Bayern have scored more points in the Bundesliga with 18 points than Saxony, who have collected 16 points.

► With just nine points after nine Bundesliga games, Tayfun Korkut experienced the weakest start by a Herthan coach since Otto Rehhagel in 2012, who scored eight points. At that time, Hertha ended up in 16th place and was relegated to the relegation.

Tayfun Korkut took over as Hertha coach at the end of November.  After a short upward trend with the 3: 2 against BVB, the coach was not able to win in 2022.  On average, he only scored one point per league game (Photo: picture alliance/dpa/dpa-Zentralbild)
Tayfun Korkut took over as Hertha coach at the end of November. After a short upward trend with the 3: 2 against BVB, the coach was not able to win in 2022. On average, he only scored one point per league game (Photo: picture alliance/dpa/dpa-Zentralbild)

► 18 RB players share the 39 goals scored against Hertha so far. Of course, Timo Werner, who now plays for Chelsea, scored the most of them with eight goals. From the current RB squad, Yussuf Poulsen (4) and Willi Orban (3) scored the most against the Berliners.

Hertha BSC against RB Leipzig is Sunday at 7.30 p.m. here in the BZ live ticker!

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