LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig was in the end too much to handle for FC Augsburg with the goal of Xavi Simons (6′), Loïs Openda (11′) and David Raum (27′).

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 44,746 spectators.​ The referee was Sascha Stegemann with the assistance of Christof Günsch and Frederick Assmuth. The 4th official was Florian Lechner. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.09 degrees Celsius or 75.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.​

Match Statistics​

RB Leipzig

3 - 0

FC Augsburg

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 9 Total 16
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 1 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 96 Attack 84
  • 25 Dangerous attack 42
  • 76 Ball safe 59
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 16 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. RB Leipzig was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. FC Augsburg that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Augsburg was putting more pressure with 42 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, RB Leipzig found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

RB Leipzig shot 9 times, 6 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Augsburg shot 16 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Xavi Simons(goal)Loïs Openda
6'
Loïs Openda(goal)Xavi Simons
11'
David Raum(goal)Yussuf Poulsen
27'
45'
Arne Engels- sub ->Niklas Dorsch
46'
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw- sub ->Felix Uduokhai
46'
Iago- sub ->Mads Pedersen
46'
Phillip Tietz- sub ->Dion Drena Beljo
64'
Benjamin Sesko- sub ->Loïs Openda
64'
Christoph Baumgartner- sub ->Xavi Simons
76'
Christopher Lenz- sub ->David Raum
77'
82'
Fredrik Jensen- sub ->Ruben Vargas
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After playing this match, RB Leipzig will have 9 points like VfB Stuttgart, TSG Hoffenheim and VfL Wolfsburg to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, FC Augsburg will stay with 2 points to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig will play away with TSG Hoffenheim on the 4th of May with a 10-3 head to head record in favor of RB Leipzig (3 draws).

FC Augsburg will play away agasint Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 18th of May with a 16-3 head to head stats in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig
G
Janis Blaswich 21.Germany
8.4
D
Castello Lukeba 23.France
7.3
D
Mohamed Simakan 2.France
7.1
D
Lukas Klostermann 16.Germany
D
David Raum 22.Germany
8.5
77' 27'
D
Benjamin Henrichs 39.Germany
7.0
M
Xavi Simons 20.Netherlands
8.4
76' 6'
M
Emil Forsberg 10.Sweden
6.7
64'
M
Xaver Schlager 24.Austria
7.3
M
Kevin Kampl 44.Slovenia
7.0
F
Yussuf Poulsen 9.Denmark
7.0
87'
F
Loïs Openda 17.Belgium
8.4
64' 11'
Substitutes
G
Péter Gulácsi 1.Hungary
D
Christopher Lenz 3.Germany
6.4
77'
D
Tim Köhler 31.Germany
M
Nicolas Seiwald 13.Austria
M
Christoph Baumgartner 14.Austria
6.4
76'
M
Fábio Carvalho 18.Portugal
6.8
64'
M
Ilaix Moriba 26.Guinea
F
Timo Werner 11.Germany
87'
F
Benjamin Sesko 30.Slovenia
6.4
64'

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

The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Lukas Klostermann, Xavi Simons, Janis Blaswich (8.4), Benjamin Henrichs (7.0), Mohamed Simakan (7.1), Castello Lukeba (7.3), David Raum (8.5), Xaver Schlager (7.3), Kevin Kampl (7.0), Xavi Simons (8.4), Emil Forsberg (6.7), Loïs Openda (8.4) and Yussuf Poulsen (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Benjamin Šeško (6.4), Péter Gulácsi, Christopher Lenz (6.4), Timo Werner, Nicolas Seiwald, Christoph Baumgartner (6.4), Fabio Carvalho (6.8), Ilaix Moriba and Tim Köhler.

RB Leipzig could not rely on the presence of Benjamin Šeško (injured), Timo Werner (injured) and Christopher Lenz (injured).

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Emil Forsberg for Fabio Carvalho (64′), Loïs Openda for Benjamin Šeško (64′), Yussuf Poulsen for Timo Werner (87′), Xavi Simons for Christoph Baumgartner (76′) and David Raum for Christopher Lenz (77′).

Best player: David Raum​

The most impressive player for RB Leipzig was David Raum.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 32 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

FC Augsburg – Formation

FC Augsburg
G
Finn Dahmen 1.Germany
6.4
D
Patric Pfeiffer 5.Ghana
6.6
D
Felix Uduokhai 19.Germany
6.1
46'
D
Maximilian Bauer 23.Germany
6.3
M
Kevin Mbabu 43.Switzerland
6.6
M
Mads Pedersen 3.Denmark
6.8
46'
M
Elvis Rexhbecaj 8.Kosovo
6.7
M
Ermedin Demirovic 9.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.0
M
Rubén Vargas 16.Switzerland
7.7
82'
M
Niklas Dorsch 30.Germany
6.3
45'
F
Dion Beljo 7.Croatia
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Tomas Koubek 40.Czech Republic
D
Robert Gumny 2.Poland
D
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 6.Netherlands
7.1
46'
D
Iago 22.Brazil
7.0
46'
M
Arne Maier 10.Germany
M
Fredrik Jensen 24.Finland
6.8
82'
M
Arne Engels 27.Belgium
7.0
45'
F
Irvin Cardona 48.France
F
Phillip Tietz 21.Germany
7.1
46'

FC Augsburg started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Enrico Maaßen played with: Finn Gilbert Dahmen (6.4), Patric Pfeiffer (6.6), Maximilian Bauer (6.3), Felix Uduokhai (6.1), Kevin Mbabu (6.6), Elvis Rexhbeçaj (6.7), Niklas Dorsch (6.3), Mads Pedersen (6.8), Ruben Vargas (7.7), Ermedin Demirović (7.0), Dion Drena Beljo (6.4).

They had on the bench: Phillip Tietz (7.1), Arne Engels (7.0), Robert Gumny, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (7.1), Arne Maier, Iago (7.0), Fredrik Jensen (6.8), Tomáš Koubek and Irvin Cardona.

FC Augsburg could not rely on the presence of Arne Engels (injured), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (injured) and Fredrik Jensen (injured).

Substitutions

FC Augsburg made 5 changes: Niklas Dorsch for Arne Engels (45′), Felix Uduokhai for Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (46′), Mads Pedersen for Iago (46′), Dion Drena Beljo for Phillip Tietz (46′) and Ruben Vargas for Fredrik Jensen (82′).

Best player: Ruben Vargas​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Augsburg was Ruben Vargas.

His rating is (7.7) with 18 passes (61% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 10 crosses.

Results of the day

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