Overview
- RB Leipzig enter Saturday’s trip to Hoffenheim unbeaten in eight league matches with seven wins and currently sit second in the table.
- Castello Lukeba is training individually after a shoulder issue from the Stuttgart win, with his availability being assessed day to day.
- Christoph Baumgartner is on an individual load-management plan for foot problems and is expected to be available, while Kosta Nedeljkovic is progressing without a set return date.
- Long-term absentees Viggo Gebel following an ACL rupture and Benjamin Henrichs with an Achilles tendon rupture remain unavailable.
- BILD reports nurse Richard Ried has joined as a clinical operations specialist supporting Niklas Hennecke and replacing Percy Marshall, as Ridle Baku expresses confidence in the squad and hopes for a Germany call-up before Thursday’s announcement.