RB Leipzig hold a substantial quality advantage as a top-flight side ranked 5th in the Bundesliga, where they have scored 20 goals in seven matches.
RB Leipzig hold a substantial quality advantage as a top-flight side ranked 5th in the Bundesliga, where they have scored 20 goals in seven matches. Their first-round cup tie produced an emphatic 6-0 away win, and they previously defeated Rot-Weiß Essen 4-1 on this ground in the 2024 edition of the competition. While Essen have kept consecutive clean sheets at home against SSV Jahn Regensburg and Fortuna Köln, coping with Leipzig's frontline represents a much greater challenge. Despite injuries to M. Guiu, C. Nkunku, and A. Ouedraogo, Leipzig possess more than enough depth to dictate proceedings and earn an away victory in regulation time.
