RB Leipzig secured a clear 4-0 home victory against newly-promoted SV Elversberg on Saturday, climbing to fifth place in the Bundesliga table. Manager Martin Demichelis made eight changes from the Champions League match, which led to a sluggish first half before his side clicked into gear after the break.
Tidiam Gomis broke the deadlock in the 48th minute following an assist from Antonio Nusa. Substitute Romulo José Cardoso da Cruz doubled the lead in the 66th minute, again set up by Nusa. Christoph Baumgartner, scoring his first Bundesliga goal of the season after returning from injury, headed in the third in the 84th minute. Romulo added a fourth in stoppage time, assisted by Abdoul Kone.
Clear Dominance in Key Stats
Leipzig controlled the game with 55 percent possession and 13 shots, six of them on target. Elversberg managed only one shot on goal. The visitors also committed 18 fouls to Leipzig's 10. Goalkeeper Örjan Nyland, starting in place of the rested Maarten Vandervoordt, made just one save to preserve a fourth consecutive home clean sheet this campaign.
This win takes RB Leipzig to nine points from six matches, placing them seventh in the standings. They now trail leaders Bayern Munich by five points. The team's recent form shows three wins from their last five league outings.
The next fixture is a DFB-Pokal trip to Rot-Weiß Essen on Tuesday. Bundesliga action resumes next Saturday with an away match against 15th-placed FC Schalke 04. Martin Demichelis's side aims to extend a positive run that now stretches to nine consecutive home wins across seasons.
On Saturday, October 24, 2026, manager Martin Demichelis confirmed the significance of the 4-0 home win against Elversberg for the team's statistics. "That was our fifth consecutive competitive home win without conceding", said Demichelis. This improves RB Leipzig's league goal difference to 20 scored and 11 conceded.
