POTSDAM. RB Leipzig beats Babelsberg 1-0 after D. Szoboszlai scored just 1 goal (45′). RB Leipzig was vastly superior ball possession (73%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion stadium in Potsdam on Tuesday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Benjamin Cortus with the assistance of Florian Heft and Patrick Kessel. The 4th official was Max Burda. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.6 degrees Celsius or 51.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.
Match Statistics
- ! 27 Ball Possession 73
Shots
- 2 Total 20
- 0 On Target 8
- 2 Off Target 12
- 0 Shots blocked 4
- 60 Attack 75
- 33 Dangerous attack 76
- 64 Ball safe 65
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 8
- 4 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 15 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
RB Leipzig had a strong ball possession 73% while Babelsberg was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
RB Leipzig was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RB Leipzig won the match.
Babelsberg shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, RB Leipzig shot 20 times, 8 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Babelsberg received 3 yellow cards (E. Gencel, J. Wilton and D. Frahn). On the opposite side, RB Leipzig didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Babelsberg stays with points to occupy the 0th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, RB Leipzig has points (0th).
Next matches
Babelsberg – Formation
Babelsberg
42'
56'
Babelsberg started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Jörg Buder decided to play with the following team: Jannick Theißen , Jake-Robert Wilton , Petar Lela , Marcus Hoffmann , Paul Roman Wegener , Marcel Rausch , Emir Can Gencel , David Danko , Robin Muller , Tino Schmidt and Daniel Frahn .
The home team had on the bench: Sven Reimann, Marco Flügel, Frank Zille , Nicola Jürgens , Jakub Moravec, Janne Sietan, Mateo Kastrati, Manuel Hartel and Felix Pilger.
Babelsberg could not rely on the presence of N. Jurgens (injured).
Substitutions
Babelsberg made 2 changes: M. Rausch for N. Jurgens (56′) and T. Schmidt for F. Zille (81′).
Best player: Jannick Theißen
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Babelsberg was the goalkeeper: Jannick Theißen. His rating is 7.80. He performed 7 saves.
RB Leipzig – Formation
RB Leipzig
45'
RB Leipzig started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
On the opposite side, Jesse Marsch played with: Josep Martínez , Benjamin Henrichs , Mohamed Simakan , Willi Orbán , Angeliño , Tyler Adams , Kevin Kampl , Hugo Novoa Ramos , Dominik Szoboszlai , André Silva and Yussuf Poulsen .
These were the players on the bench: Solomon Bonnah, Joško Gvardiol , Nordi Mukiele, Christopher Nkunku , Emil Forsberg, Lars Sidney Raebiger, Philipp Tschauner, Ilaix Moriba and Amadou Haidara.
Substitutions
RB Leipzig made 4 changes: A. Silva for C. Nkunku (69′), D. Szoboszlai for I. Moriba (80′), M. Simakan for J. Gvardiol (80′) and H. Novoa Ramos for E. Forsberg (90′).
Best player: Tyler Adams
The most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Tyler Adams even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 86 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 18 duels out of 20.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the DFB Pokal.
- Preußen Münster – Hertha BSC – 1-3
- Babelsberg – RB Leipzig – 0-1
- 1860 München – Schalke 04 – 1-0
- TSG Hoffenheim – Holstein Kiel – 5-1
- Borussia Dortmund – Ingolstadt – 2-0
- Osnabrück – SC Freiburg –
- Nürnberg – Hamburger SV –
- FSV Mainz 05 – DSC Arminia Bielefeld –
