VfL Bochum 1848 conquers RB Leipzig 1-0 with a goal scored by E. Masovic. HIGHLIGHTS

BOCHUM. VfL Bochum 1848 beats RB Leipzig 1-0 after E. Masovic scored just 1 goal (49').

By
Luke Meyer
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VfL Bochum 1848 conquers RB Leipzig 1-0 with a goal scored by E. Masovic. HIGHLIGHTS

BOCHUM. VfL Bochum 1848 tops RB Leipzig 1-0 after E. Masovic scored just 1 goal (49′). RB Leipzig was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The match was played at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion stadium in Bochum on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 24,400 spectators.​ The referee was Sascha Stegemann with the support of Christof Günsch and Markus Schüller. The 4th official was Florian Heft. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.5 degrees Celsius or 58.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

VfL Bochum 1848

1 - 0

Team 1

RB Leipzig

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 8 Total 22
  • 2 On Target 8
  • 3 Off Target 7
  • 3 Shots blocked 7
  • 99 Attack 130
  • 23 Dangerous attack 63
  • 94 Ball safe 117
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 11 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

RB Leipzig had a strong ball possession 65% while VfL Bochum 1848 was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

RB Leipzig was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, VfL Bochum 1848 was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

VfL Bochum 1848 shot 8 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, RB Leipzig shot 22 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

VfL Bochum 1848 received 2 yellow cards (Erhan Masovic and Danilo Soares). Regarding the opposition, RB Leipzig received 3 yellow cards (Konrad Laimer, Dani Olmo and Kevin Kampl).

Match Timeline

11'
Erhan Masovic- Yellow
14'
Danilo Soares- Yellow
44'
Erhan Masovic(goal)
49'
58'
68'
69'
Philipp Förster- sub ->Kevin Stöger
70'
70'
71'
Benjamin Henrichs- sub ->Mohamed Simakan
71'
Dani Olmo- sub ->Timo Werner
75'
Dani Olmo- Yellow
82'
Amadou Haidara- sub ->Konrad Laimer
82'
David Raum- sub ->Marcel Halstenberg
87'
Kevin Kampl- Yellow
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After playing this match, VfL Bochum 1848 will have 25 points to sit in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, RB Leipzig will stay with 45 points like FC Union Berlin and SC Freiburg to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Bochum 1848 will host VfB Stuttgart on the 9th of April with a 11-1 head to head in favor of VfB Stuttgart (7 draws).

RB Leipzig will host FC Augsburg on the 15th of April with a 8-3 head to head stats in favor of RB Leipzig (6 draws).

VfL Bochum 1848 – Formation

VfL Bochum 1848
G
Manuel Riemann 1.Germany
6.4
D
Danilo Soares 3.Brazil
6.3
58' 44'
D
Ivan Ordets 20.Ukraine
6.6
D
Konstantinos Stafylidis 16.Greece
6.2
D
Erhan Masovic 4.Serbia
6.2
14' Goals49'
M
Anthony Losilla  8.France
6.3
M
Kevin Stöger 7.Austria
6.9
70'
M
Patrick Osterhage 6.Germany
7.3
88'
M
Takuma Asano 11.Japan
6.2
70'
F
Philipp Hofmann 33.Germany
6.5
F
Christopher Antwi-Adjei  22.Ghana
6.2
69'
Substitutes
G
Michael Esser  21.Germany
D
Jordi Osei-Tutu  18.England
D
Saidy Janko  23.Gambia
D
Vasilios Lampropoulos 24.Greece
88'
D
Dominique Heintz 30.Germany
58'
M
Philipp Förster 10.Germany
70'
M
Pierre Kunde 28.Cameroon
6.2
70'
F
Gerrit Holtmann 17.Philippines
6.3
69'
F
Moritz Broschinski 29.Germany

VfL Bochum 1848 started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Thomas Letsch decided to play with the following team: Manuel Riemann (6.4), Konstantinos Stafylidis (6.2), Ivan Ordets (6.6), Erhan Mašović (6.2), Danilo Soares (6.3), Patrick Osterhage (6.8), Anthony Losilla (6.3), Kevin Stöger (6.9), Takuma Asano (6.6), Christopher Antwi-Adjei (6.4) and Philipp Hofmann (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Philipp Förster, Gerrit Holtmann (6.3), Pierre Kunde, Moritz Broschinski, Michael Esser, Jordi Osei-Tutu, Saidy Janko, Vasilis Lampropoulos and Dominique Heintz.

Substitutions

VfL Bochum 1848 made 5 changes: Danilo Soares for Dominique Heintz (58′), Takuma Asano for Pierre Kunde (69′), Kevin Stöger for Philipp Förster (70′), Christopher Antwi-Adjei for Gerrit Holtmann (70′) and Patrick Osterhage for Vasilis Lampropoulos (88′).

Best player: Kevin Stöger​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Bochum 1848 was Kevin Stöger even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (6.9) with 10 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig
G
Janis Blaswich 21.Germany
6.6
D
Marcel Halstenberg 23.Germany
6.6
82'
D
Willi Orbán 4.Hungary
6.8
D
Mohamed Simakan 2.France
6.7
71'
D
Josko Gvardiol 32.Croatia
6.5
M
Kevin Kampl 44.Slovenia
6.6
87'
M
Konrad Laimer 27.Austria
6.6
82' 11'
M
Dominik Szoboszlai  17.Hungary
6.3
M
Timo Werner 11.Germany
6.6
71'
F
Yussuf Poulsen  9.Denmark
6.6
68'
F
André Silva 19.Portugal
6.4
Substitutes
G
Ørjan Nyland 13.Norway
D
Sanoussy Ba 25.Germany
D
Benjamin Henrichs 39.Germany
7.1
71'
D
Lukas Klostermann  16.Germany
D
David Raum 22.Germany
7.1
82'
M
Amadou Haidara 8.Mali
6.8
82'
M
Dani Olmo 7.Spain
7.3
71' 75'
F
Emil Forsberg 10.Sweden
6.5
68'

RB Leipzig started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).

Marco Rose played with: Janis Blaswich (6.6), Mohamed Simakan (6.7), Willi Orbán (6.8), Joško Gvardiol (6.5), Marcel Halstenberg (6.6), Kevin Kampl (6.6), Konrad Laimer (6.6), Dominik Szoboszlai (6.3), Timo Werner (6.6), André Silva (6.4) and Yussuf Poulsen (6.6).

They had on the bench: Sanoussy Ba, Emil Forsberg (6.5), Benjamin Henrichs (7.1), Ørjan Nyland, Lukas Klostermann, Amadou Haidara (6.8), Dani Olmo (7.3) and David Raum (7.1).

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Yussuf Poulsen for Emil Forsberg (68′), Timo Werner for Daniel Olmo (71′), Mohamed Simakan for Benjamin Henrichs (71′), Konrad Laimer for Amadou Haidara (82′) and Marcel Halstenberg for David Raum (82′).

Best player: Dani Olmo​

The player that probably impressed the most for RB Leipzig was Dani Olmo.

His rating is (7.3) with 7 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 71′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​