RB Leipzig are a modern German fixture, founded in 2009 and now established at the Red Bull Arena. The scale is obvious enough: a 35-man squad with an average age of 24, valued at around £429.5m by Transfermarkt.
Their 2025-26 season showed the familiar contrast between Leipzig at home and on the road. At the Red Bull Arena they averaged 2.4 goals per match while conceding 1.2, a profile built on sustained attacking pressure. Away from home they still carried threat, scoring 1.5 per game, but the defensive numbers were looser at 1.6 conceded.
Christoph Baumgartner was their main scorer with 17 goals, ahead of Yan Diomande on 12. Rômulo Cardoso added nine, with Antonio Nusa and Assan Ouédraogo contributing five and four respectively. It was not a one-man attack, but Baumgartner’s output gave it a clear reference point.
The closing league form was mixed rather than serene. Leipzig lost 4-1 away to Freiburg and by the same score at Bayer Leverkusen, but also took wins against St. Pauli, Union Berlin, Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Monchengladbach across their final six league matches.
For Celtic supporters, Leipzig remain a high-value, young and athletic opponent with clear home strength and enough away vulnerability to note. They are established at this level, without being without flaws.
