LEIPZIG. FSV Mainz 05 was after all too much to handle for RB Leipzig with the goal of Marcus Ingvartsen (9′), Ludovic Ajorque (57′) and Dominik Kohr (67′). RB Leipzig was definitely better in terms of ball possession (69%).
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Christian Dingert assisted by Norbert Grudzinski and Thomas Gorniak. The 4th official was Max Burda. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 12 degrees Celsius or 53.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 12 Total 19
- 3 On Target 7
- 5 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 8
- 148 Attack 99
- 51 Dangerous attack 29
- 98 Ball safe 63
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
Fouls
- 14 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
RB Leipzig had a strong ball possession 69% while FSV Mainz 05 was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
RB Leipzig had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, FSV Mainz 05 succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
RB Leipzig shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, FSV Mainz 05 shot 19 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
RB Leipzig received 3 yellow cards (Kevin Kampl, Dani Olmo and Willi Orbán). On the other side, FSV Mainz 05 received 3 yellow cards (A. Caci, Marcus Ingvartsen and Andreas Hanche-Olsen ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, RB Leipzig will stay with 45 points to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, FSV Mainz 05 will have 40 points like Bayer 04 Leverkusen to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig will play away with Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 23rd of April with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of RB Leipzig (4 draws).
FSV Mainz 05 will host FC Bayern München on the 22nd of April with a 23-6 head to head statistic in favor of FC Bayern München (4 draws).
RB Leipzig – Formation
RB Leipzig
46'
65'
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, Kevin Kampl, Konrad Laimer, Dominik Szoboszlai, Emil Forsberg, André Silva and Timo Werner.
The home team had on the bench: Sanoussy Ba, David Raum, Lukas Klostermann, Amadou Haidara, Ørjan Håskjold Nyland, Abdou Diallo, Mohamed Simakan and Dani Olmo.
Substitutions
RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Marcel Halstenberg for David Raum (46′), Kevin Kampl for Amadou Haidara (46′), André Silva for Daniel Olmo (56′), Josko Gvardiol for Mohamed Simakan (71′) and Konrad Laimer for Lukas Klostermann (81′).
FSV Mainz 05 – Formation
FSV Mainz 05
67'
FSV Mainz 05 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Bo Svensson played with: Robin Zentner, Edimilson Fernandes, Stefan Bell, Andreas Hanche-Olsen, Silvan Widmer, Leandro Barreiro, Dominik Kohr, Anthony Caci, Anton Stach, Marcus Ingvartsen and Ludovic Ajorque.
They had on the bench: Maxim Leitsch, Danny Vieira da Costa, Nelson Felix Patrick Weiper, Aarón Martín Caricol, Delano Burgzorg, Jae-Sung Lee, Finn Dahmen, Aymen Barkok and Alexander Hack.
Substitutions
FSV Mainz 05 made 5 changes: Marcus Ingvartsen for Aymen Barkok (78′), A. Stach for Jae-Sung Lee (78′), Silvan Widmer for Danny da Costa (78′), A. Caci for Aarón Martín (88′) and Ludovic Ajorque for Delano Burgzorg (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Schalke 04 – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 0-3
- VfL Wolfsburg – FC Augsburg – 2-2
- SC Freiburg – Hertha BSC – 1-1
- FC Union Berlin – VfB Stuttgart – 3-0
- RB Leipzig – FSV Mainz 05 – 0-3
- FC Bayern München – Borussia Dortmund – 4-2
