LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig defeats Schalke 04 4-2.
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 Harm Osmers who was helped by Mark Borsch and Thorben Siewer. The 4th official was Max Burda. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.8 degrees Celsius or 69.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 18 Total 16
- 11 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 11
- 1 Shots blocked 6
- 80 Attack 113
- 38 Dangerous attack 56
- 112 Ball safe 102
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 12 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. RB Leipzig was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Schalke 04 that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Schalke 04 was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, RB Leipzig managed to find the solution to win this match.
RB Leipzig shot 18 times, 11 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Schalke 04 shot 16 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
RB Leipzig received 3 yellow cards (Marco Rose, Amadou Haidara and Christopher Nkunku ). On the other side, Schalke 04 received 2 yellow cards (Cédric Brunner and Sebastian Polter ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, RB Leipzig will have 66 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Schalke 04 will stay with 31 points to remain in the 17th place.
Next matches
RB Leipzig – Formation
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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: Ørjan Nyland , Mohamed Simakan , Lukas Klostermann , Willi Orbán , Marcel Halstenberg , Konrad Laimer , Amadou Haidara , Dani Olmo , Emil Forsberg , Timo Werner and Christopher Nkunku .
The home team had on the bench: Benjamin Henrichs, Janis Blaswich, Kevin Kampl , Abdou Diallo, Yussuf Poulsen , Xaver Schlager , Dominik Szoboszlai , André Silva and David Raum .
RB Leipzig could not rely on the presence of Dominik Szoboszlai (injured).
Substitutions
RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Amadou Haidara for Kevin Kampl (46′), Timo Werner for Yussuf Poulsen (61′), Marcel Halstenberg for David Raum (61′), Konrad Laimer for Xaver Schlager (61′) and Emil Forsberg for Dominik Szoboszlai (68′).
Best player: Christopher Nkunku
The most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Christopher Nkunku.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He hit the woodwork once times.
Schalke 04 – Formation
Schalke 04
Schalke 04 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Thomas Reis played with: Ralf Fährmann , Cedric Brunner , Sepp van den Berg , Marcin Kamiński , Henning Matriciani , Danny Latza , Alex Král , Rodrigo Zalazar , Dominick Drexler , Marius Bülter and Sebastian Polter .
These were the players on the bench: Tim Skarke, Alexander Schwolow, Leo Greiml, Niklas Tauer, Michael Frey, Kenan Karaman , Thomas Ouwejan , Maya Yoshida and Tobias Mohr .
Schalke 04 could not rely on the presence of Thomas Ouwejan (injured) and Kenan Karaman (injured).
Substitutions
Schalke 04 made 3 changes: Rodrigo Zalazar for Tobias Mohr (56′), H. Matriciani for Thomas Ouwejan (70′) and Danny Latza for Kenan Karaman (75′).
Best player: Ralf Fährmann
The player that probably impressed the most for Schalke 04 was the goalkeeper: Ralf Fährmann. His rating is 7.55. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Eintracht Frankfurt – SC Freiburg – 2-1
- VfB Stuttgart – TSG Hoffenheim – 1-1
- VfL Wolfsburg – Hertha BSC – 1-2
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – FC Augsburg – 2-0
- FC Köln – FC Bayern München – 1-2
- FC Union Berlin – Werder Bremen – 1-0
- RB Leipzig – Schalke 04 – 4-2
- Borussia Dortmund – FSV Mainz 05 – 2-2
- VfL Bochum 1848 – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 3-0
