LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig overcomes TSG Hoffenheim 1-0 after C. Nkunku  scored just 1 goal (29′). RB Leipzig capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).

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 Tobias Stieler who was helped by Christian Gittelmann and Lasse Koslowski. The 4th official was Florian Lechner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.4 degrees Celsius or 56.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

RB Leipzig was in firm control of the ball 58% while TSG Hoffenheim was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

RB Leipzig was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RB Leipzig won the match​.

RB Leipzig shot 15 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, TSG Hoffenheim shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

RB Leipzig didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, TSG Hoffenheim received 2 yellow cards (Sebastian Rudy and Kevin Akpoguma).

Standings

After playing this match, RB Leipzig will have 54 points to hold in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, TSG Hoffenheim will stay with 29 points to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig will play away against SC Freiburg on the 6th of May with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of RB Leipzig (5 draws).

TSG Hoffenheim will host Eintracht Frankfurt on the 6th of May with a 10-9 head to head in favor of Eintracht Frankfurt (8 draws).

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Janis Blaswich (7.0), Lukas Klostermann (7.0), Willi Orbán (7.1), Joško Gvardiol (6.9), Mohamed Simakan (7.2), Konrad Laimer (6.2), Kevin Kampl (7.4), David Raum (6.6), Timo Werner (6.8), Emil Forsberg (7.5) and Christopher Nkunku (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Abdou Diallo (6.8), Benjamin Henrichs (6.6), Marcel Halstenberg (6.3), André Silva (6.7), Sanoussy Ba, Caden Clark, Ørjan Nyland, Dani Olmo (7.1) and Yussuf Poulsen.

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Josko Gvardiol for Marcel Halstenberg (59′), Josko Gvardiol for Abdou Diallo (59′), Christopher Nkunku  for André Silva (59′), Christopher Nkunku  for Daniel Olmo (60′) and Mohamed Simakan for Benjamin Henrichs (81′).

Best player: Christopher Nkunku​

The most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Christopher Nkunku.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 29 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

TSG Hoffenheim – Formation

TSG Hoffenheim started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Pellegrino Matarazzo played with: Oliver Baumann (6.2), Ozan Kabak (7.0), John Brooks (7.1), Kevin Akpoguma (6.9), Pavel Kadeřábek (7.1), Andrej Kramarić (6.6), Dennis Geiger (6.9), Christoph Baumgartner (6.0), Angeliño (6.8), Ihlas Bebou (6.5) and Munas Dabbur (6.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Grischa Prömel (6.8), Stanley N’Soki (6.6), Sebastian Rudy (6.4), Robert Skov (6.8), Kasper Dolberg (6.3), Luca Philipp, Finn Ole Becker, Umut Tohumcu and Ermin Bičakčić.

TSG Hoffenheim could not rely on the presence of Robert Skov (injured).

Substitutions

TSG Hoffenheim made 5 changes: Angeliño for Stanley N’Soki (46′), Dennis Geiger for Sebastian Rudy (61′), Christoph Baumgartner for Grischa Prömel (61′), Pavel Kaderabek for Robert Skov (69′) and Ihlas Bebou for Kasper Dolberg (81′).

Best player: John Brooks​

The most impressive player for TSG Hoffenheim was John Brooks.

His rating is (7.1) with 56 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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

• Schalke 04 – Werder Bremen – 2-1
• VfB Stuttgart – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 2-1
• Eintracht Frankfurt – FC Augsburg – 1-1
• FC Köln – SC Freiburg – 0-1
• FC Union Berlin – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 0-0
• RB Leipzig – TSG Hoffenheim – 1-0