Willi Orbán vows to help RB Leipzig achieve ‘full potential’ after below-par start to the season

RB Leipzig have, slowly but surely, become one of the most consistent teams in the German Bundesliga and the Champions League.

But the Red Bull franchise hasn’t quite been at the races in 2024/25 so far… leaving their Hungarian ace and club captain, Willi Orbán, at a loss to explain their low-key start to the campaign.

However, the 32-year-old has vowed to do all he can to help the club unlock its ‘full potential’, and his performances so far this term confirm he’s leading from the front heading into a crucial chapter of the season.

Crisis on the Continental Front

One of the main casualties of RB Leipzig’s sluggish start has been their results in the revamped Champions League.

They lost all of their opening five games in the competition, leaving them trailing in the Champions League betting market to the likes of Liverpool (+450), Manchester City (+550), and Arsenal (+550).

Indeed, Champions League winner odds of +25000 suggest that Leipzig’s hopes of advancing in the continental showpiece are all but over.

And so attention will turn to domestic matters, where Die Rotten Bullen have their eyes fixed on another top-four finish… or better.

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After 13 rounds of action, Leipzig find themselves in fourth place, albeit nine points behind the leaders Bayern Munich. However, a win – and other results going their way – could see Orbán and co leap as high as second in the table, which is more in-line with their ambitions.

However, the Expected Points table – which subtracts Expected Goals (xG) yielded from xG created – shows Leipzig’s ‘true’ position, based upon their performances, as a lowly ninth in the Bundesliga.