LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig beat Eintracht Frankfurt to win 2-1. It was RB Leipzig to strike first with an early goal of Timo Werner at the 6′. Then Emil Forsberg scored again for RB Leipzig in the 40′ minute. Eventually, Djibril Sow reduced the distance for Eintracht Frankfurt (61′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 47,069 spectators. The referee was Felix Brych with the support of Robert Kempter and Thorben Siewer. The 4th official was Tobias Welz. The weather was snow. The temperature was quite cold at 0.7 degrees Celsius or 33.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 10 Total 7
- 5 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 2
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 105 Attack 123
- 45 Dangerous attack 42
- 76 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. RB Leipzig was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Eintracht Frankfurt that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
RB Leipzig was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RB Leipzig won the match.
RB Leipzig shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Eintracht Frankfurt shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
RB Leipzig received 2 yellow cards (Willi Orbán and Konrad Laimer). Regarding the opposition, Eintracht Frankfurt received 3 yellow cards (Sebastian Rode, Djibril Sow and Ahmed Nagy).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, RB Leipzig will have 42 points to remain in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Eintracht Frankfurt will stay with 38 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig will play away against VfL Bochum 1848 on the 18th of March with a 8-0 head to head stats in favor of RB Leipzig (0 draws).
Eintracht Frankfurt will play away agasint FC Union Berlin on the 19th of March with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of Eintracht Frankfurt (1 draw).
RB Leipzig – Formation
RB Leipzig
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40'
RB Leipzig started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Janis Blaswich , Benjamin Henrichs , Willi Orbán , Joško Gvardiol , Marcel Halstenberg , Konrad Laimer , Kevin Kampl , Dominik Szoboszlai , Emil Forsberg , Yussuf Poulsen and Timo Werner .
The home team had on the bench: Ørjan Nyland, Mohamed Simakan, Amadou Haidara , Caden Clark, Xaver Schlager , David Raum, Christopher Nkunku and André Silva .
RB Leipzig could not rely on the presence of André Silva (injured) and Xaver Schlager (injured).
Substitutions
RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Yussuf Poulsen for Christopher Nkunku (60′), Timo Werner for André Silva (69′), Kevin Kampl for Xaver Schlager (70′), Emil Forsberg for Amadou Haidara (70′) and B. Henrichs for Mohamed Simakan (90′).
Best player: Timo Werner
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Timo Werner.
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Oliver Glasner played with: Kevin Trapp , Tuta , Makoto Hasebe , Hrvoje Smolčić , Ansgar Knauff , Sebastian Rode , Djibril Sow , Philipp Max , Jesper Lindstrøm , Daichi Kamada and Randal Kolo Muani .
They had on the bench: Diant Ramaj, Aurélio Buta , Christopher Lenz , Evan Ndicka, Kristijan Jakić , Paxten Aaronson, Lucas Alario, Faride Alidou and Rafael Santos Borré .
Substitutions
Eintracht Frankfurt made 5 changes: Sebastian Rode for Kristijan Jakić (60′), Hany Abdallah for Christopher Lenz (60′), Ansgar Knauff for Buta (60′), Daichi Kamada for Rafael Santos Borré (80′) and Ahmed Nagy for Lucas Alario (88′).
Best player: Djibril Sow
The player that probably impressed the most for Eintracht Frankfurt was Djibril Sow.
His rating is with 1 goal, 51 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Werder Bremen – VfL Bochum 1848 – 3-0
- Schalke 04 – VfB Stuttgart – 2-1
- Hertha BSC – FC Augsburg – 2-0
- TSG Hoffenheim – Borussia Dortmund – 0-1
- FC Köln – VfL Wolfsburg – 0-2
- RB Leipzig – Eintracht Frankfurt – 2-1
