Overview
- SV Elversberg travel to RB Leipzig for an away Bundesliga match that will be shown live on Sky.
- Leipzig have won all their home Bundesliga games so far and kept clean sheets in those wins, making their stadium a difficult place to visit.
- Wagner framed the tie as a tough test, saying his team will fight and aim to do better than a heavy loss such as 6-0.
- Midweek fitness news leaves Francis Onyeka back in training while Tom Zimmerschied is expected to remain sidelined until the international break.
- Elversberg face quick turnarounds after the trip with a DFB-Pokal home tie against SV Darmstadt 98 followed by a Bundesliga home match versus FSV Mainz 05, increasing short-term squad strain.