LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen overcome RB Leipzig. RB Leipzig lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 30,000 spectators. The referee was Felix Brych who had the assistance of Thorben Siewer and Robert Edgar Wessel. The 4th official was Robert Schröder. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 25.83 degrees Celsius or 78.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 11 Total 14
- 7 On Target 7
- 3 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 4
- 106 Attack 99
- 47 Dangerous attack 27
- 39 Ball safe 59
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 8 Total 4
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
RB Leipzig had a strong ball possession 56% while Bayer 04 Leverkusen was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bayer 04 Leverkusen had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bayer 04 Leverkusen won the match.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 11 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, RB Leipzig shot 14 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 1 yellow card (Victor Boniface). Talking about the opposition, RB Leipzig received 2 yellow cards (Nicolas Seiwald and Castello Lukeba).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Bayer 04 Leverkusen has 3 points to occupy the 5th place in the table. On the opposite side, RB Leipzig stays with 0 points (11th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host FC Augsburg on the 18th of May with a 16-3 head to head record in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).
RB Leipzig will play away agasint Eintracht Frankfurt on the 18th of May with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of RB Leipzig (7 draws).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation
Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Xabier Alonso Olano decided to play with the following team: Lukáš Hrádecký
, Odilon Kossounou , Jonathan Tah , Edmond Tapsoba , Jeremie Frimpong , Exequiel Palacios , Granit Xhaka , Alejandro Grimaldo , Jonas Hofmann , Florian Wirtz and Victor Boniface .The home team had on the bench: Robert Andrich, Nadiem Amiri, Arthur, Matej Kovar, Noah Mbamba, Adam Hložek, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Gustavo Puerta and Reno Münz.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen could not rely on the presence of Arthur (injured).
Substitutions
Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 4 changes: Florian Wirtz for Robert Andrich (75′), Jeremie Frimpong for Arthur (78′), Victor Boniface for Nadiem Amiri (89′) and Jonas Hofmann for Adam Hložek (89′).
Best player: Jonas Hofmann
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Jonas Hofmann even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 30 passes (0% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.RB Leipzig – Formation
RB Leipzig started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
Marco Rose played with: Xavi Simons, Janis Blaswich
, Benjamin Henrichs , Mohamed Simakan , Willi Orbán , David Raum , Nicolas Seiwald , Xaver Schlager , Xavi Simons , Timo Werner and Loïs Openda , Dani Olmo .These were the players on the bench: Yussuf Poulsen
, Emil Forsberg, Christoph Baumgartner, Lukas Klostermann, Fabio Carvalho, Castello Lukeba , Leopold Zingerle, Hugo Novoa Ramos and Kevin Kampl .Substitutions
RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Nicolas Seiwald for Kevin Kampl (62′), Nicolas Seiwald for Castello Lukeba (62′), Timo Werner for Yussuf Poulsen (62′), Loïs Openda for Emil Forsberg (76′) and Xaver Schlager for Fabio Carvalho (83′).
Best player: Dani Olmo
The most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Dani Olmo.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 27 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- VfB Stuttgart – VfL Bochum 1848 – 5-0
- FC Augsburg – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 4-4
- TSG Hoffenheim – SC Freiburg – 1-2
- VfL Wolfsburg – Heidenheim – 2-0
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – RB Leipzig – 3-2
- Borussia Dortmund – FC Köln – 1-0