LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig liquidates FC Köln 6-0 with goals of Timo Werner (15′ pen), Loïs Openda (40′), David Raum (43′), Loïs Openda (45′), Benjamin Šeško (88′) and Christoph Baumgartner (90′). RB Leipzig was much better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 45,000 spectators. The referee was Benjamin Brand with the support of Thomas Stein and Markus Schüller. The 4th official was Richard Hempel. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.77 degrees Celsius or 51.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 26 Total 6
- 13 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 110 Attack 63
- 52 Dangerous attack 17
- 38 Ball safe 17
- 1 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 4 Total 4
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
RB Leipzig was in firm control of the ball 62% while FC Köln was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
RB Leipzig had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RB Leipzig won the match.
RB Leipzig shot 26 times, 13 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, FC Köln shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
RB Leipzig received 3 yellow cards (Lukas Klostermann, Marco Rose and Mohamed Simakan). On the opposite side, FC Köln received 4 yellow cards (Steffen Baumgart, Luca Kilian, Mathias Olesen and Julian Chabot).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, RB Leipzig will have 20 points like Borussia Dortmund to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, FC Köln will stay with 4 points to sit in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig will play away with TSG Hoffenheim on the 4th of May with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of RB Leipzig (3 draws).
FC Köln will play away agasint Heidenheim on the 18th of May with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of FC Köln (1 draw).
RB Leipzig – Formation
RB Leipzig started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Kevin Kampl, Janis Blaswich
, Mohamed Simakan , Lukas Klostermann , Castello Lukeba , Benjamin Henrichs , Xaver Schlager , Amadou Haidara , David Raum , Xavi Simons , Timo Werner and Loïs Openda .The home team had on the bench: Dani Olmo, Yussuf Poulsen, Péter Gulácsi, Christopher Lenz
, Emil Forsberg, Nicolas Seiwald, Christoph Baumgartner , Fabio Carvalho and Benjamin Šeško .RB Leipzig could not rely on the presence of Christoph Baumgartner (injured) and Fabio Carvalho (injured).
Substitutions
RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Timo Werner for Christoph Baumgartner (63′), Xavi Simons for Dani Olmo (63′), Loïs Openda for Benjamin Šeško (75′), David Raum for Christopher Lenz (75′) and Dani Olmo for Fabio Carvalho (70′).
Best player: Benjamin Henrichs
The most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Benjamin Henrichs even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 47 passes (85% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.FC Köln – Formation
FC Köln started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Steffen Baumgart played with: Marvin Schwäbe
, Rasmus Carstensen , Timo Hübers , Julian Chabot , Leart Paqarada , Dejan Ljubičić , Eric Martel , Linton Maina , Luca Waldschmidt , Florian Kainz , Davie Selke .The following players were sitting on the bench: Benno Schmitz, Dominique Heintz, Denis Huseinbašić
, Mark Uth , Luca Kilian , Steffen Tigges, Faride Alidou , Matthias Köbbing and Mathias Olesen .Substitutions
FC Köln made 5 changes: Linton Maina for Faride Alidou (46′), Julian Chabot for Luca Kilian (46′), Davie Selke for Mark Uth (77′), Luca Waldschmidt for Mathias Olesen (70′) and Florian Kainz for Denis Huseinbašić (70′).
Best player: Marvin Schwäbe
The most impressive player for FC Köln was the goalkeeper: Marvin Schwäbe. His rating is 7.65. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- VfB Stuttgart – TSG Hoffenheim – 2-3
- FC Augsburg – VfL Wolfsburg – 3-2
- Werder Bremen – FC Union Berlin – 2-0
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – Heidenheim – 2-1
- RB Leipzig – FC Köln – 6-0
- FC Bayern München – Darmstadt 98 – 8-0