RB Leipzig host Hamburger SV at the Red Bull Arena on Sunday, September 13, at 15:30 local time. The Red Bulls are aiming to get back to winning ways after suffering two consecutive defeats and secure their first home points of the Bundesliga season.

Marco Rose's side currently sits ninth in the table with three points from two matches, having won one and lost one. They have scored four goals and conceded three. The last two outings, however, ended in clear losses: a 3-1 defeat at Werder Bremen followed by a 4-1 thrashing away at newly-promoted Como. "We have to show a reaction now," Rose stated after the match in Italy. The team needs to present a more unified front and cut out individual mistakes.

Recent Lineups and Form

In the loss to Como, Rose deployed a 4-4-2 formation with Maarten Vandevoordt in goal. The back four consisted of Ridle Baku, Willi Orbán, Castello Lukeba and David Raum. Andrija Maksimović, Naouir El Aynaoui, Nicolas Seiwald and Antonio Nusa formed the midfield, with Marc Guiu and Christopher Nkunku leading the attack. Nkunku provided the assist for Maksimović's consolation goal.

Hamburger SV arrive with their own troubles. The Hanseatic club suffered a heavy 5-0 home defeat to Mainz 05 in their last match, leaving them with the league's worst goal difference. Coach Tim Walter faces the task of rebuilding his team's confidence after that result. Against Mainz, Hamburg lined up in a 3-4-2-1 shape with Daniel Heuer Fernandes in goal and a back three of Nicolás Capaldo, Sebastiaan Bornauw and Jordan Torunarigha.

Looking Ahead

For RB Leipzig, a tough away fixture follows immediately after the Hamburg clash. On September 20, they travel to face Bayer Leverkusen, who currently sit one place above them in eighth. The full schedule for the upcoming matches can be found on the fixtures page. The current league standings and detailed team statistics are available under standings and stats.

RB Leipzig's last five competitive matches have yielded two wins and three losses (LLWWL). Alongside the Bundesliga defeats to Bremen and Como, there was a 3-1 away loss to Bayern Munich. The positive results were a 3-0 home win over Borussia Mönchengladbach and a clear 6-0 victory at lower-league side Eintracht Trier in the DFB-Pokal. The team must now bring the consistency from those wins into the match against HSV to end the run of two defeats and climb the table.