RB Leipzig arrive at the Allianz Arena on Saturday in a curious position: genuinely improving, yet still fragile enough to give their own supporters cause for concern. Back-to-back victories without conceding, a 6:0 demolition of Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga followed by a 1:0 win over PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League, have given Martín Demichelis's side real momentum and quietened the early-season noise around his position. Those results lifted Leipzig to fifth in the Bundesliga table with nine points from five games, but the numbers carry an important caveat: every single one of those points was earned at the Red Bull Arena. Three away defeats, in the Bundesliga against Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen and a 1:4 loss at Como in the Champions League, tell a different story about how this team performs when it leaves home.

Christopher Nkunku, back on loan from AC Milan, has been central to the upturn, scoring a hat-trick against Frankfurt and adding to his tally against Hamburg. His record at the Allianz Arena, three Bundesliga goals during his first spell at the club, makes him one to watch on Saturday. Squad depth remains a concern, with Christoph Baumgartner, Assan Ouedraogo, Marc Guiu and Viggo Gebel all unavailable through injury. Winger Johan Bakayoko, suspended for disciplinary reasons in recent weeks, has returned to training after what Demichelis described as a resolved internal matter. The trip to Munich offers Leipzig the chance to prove their revival is real, not just a home comfort.