LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig and VfL Bochum 1848 didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. RB Leipzig was surely superior in terms of ball possession (77%)​.

Xavi Simons didn’t score a decisive penalty (27′). That would have allowed RB Leipzig to win the match.​

Xavi Simons squandered 1 penalty (27′) for ​RB Leipzig. Also, Emil Forsberg didn’t convert 1 penalty (61′) for ​RB Leipzig.

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 44,289 spectators.​ The referee was Timo Gerach with the collaboration of Florian Heft and Robert Edgar Wessel. The 4th official was Marcel Unger. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.58 degrees Celsius or 63.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

RB Leipzig

0 - 0

VfL Bochum 1848 II

  • ! 77 Ball Possession 23
Shots
  • 17 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 7
  • 7 Shots blocked 0
  • 152 Attack 60
  • 75 Dangerous attack 16
  • 101 Ball safe 83
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 13 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

RB Leipzig had a superior ball possession 77% while VfL Bochum 1848 was struggling with a 23% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

RB Leipzig was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough RB Leipzig to win the match​.

RB Leipzig shot 17 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, VfL Bochum 1848 shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

RB Leipzig received 2 yellow cards (Xavi Simons and Christoph Baumgartner). Talking about the opposition, VfL Bochum 1848 received 4 yellow cards (Ivan Ordets, Patrick Osterhage, Kevin Stöger and Keven Schlotterbeck).

Match Timeline

Xavi Simons- missed penaltyXavi Simons
27'
42'
Patrick Osterhage- Yellow
Christoph Baumgartner- Yellow
47'
55'
Ivan Ordets- Yellow
57'
Yussuf Poulsen - sub ->Benjamin Šeško
57'
60'
Kevin Stöger- Yellow
61'
Xavi Simons- Yellow
69'
73'
Moritz-Broni Kwarteng - sub ->Gonçalo Paciência
73'
Noah Loosli- sub ->Cristian Gamboa
78'
Amadou Haidara- sub ->Xaver Schlager
78'
78'
82'
Christopher Antwi-Adjei - sub ->Takuma Asano
87'
Keven Schlotterbeck- Yellow
88'
Erhan Masovic- sub ->Patrick Osterhage

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 II
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After playing this encounter, RB Leipzig will have 14 points like FC Bayern München to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, VfL Bochum 1848 will have 4 points to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

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

VfL Bochum 1848 will play away agasint Werder Bremen on the 18th of May with a 7-1 head to head record in favor of Werder Bremen (2 draws).

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig
G
Janis Blaswich 21.Germany
7.3
D
Mohamed Simakan 2.France
7.5
D
Lukas Klostermann 16.Germany
8.1
D
Castello Lukeba 23.France
7.9
D
David Raum 22.Germany
7.5
M
Xavi Simons 20.Netherlands
7.0
78' 69'
M
Xaver Schlager 24.Austria
7.5
78'
M
Kevin Kampl 44.Slovenia
7.9
M
Christoph Baumgartner 14.Austria
6.7
57' 47'
F
Loïs Openda 17.Belgium
7.3
78'
F
Benjamin Sesko 30.Slovenia
7.0
57'
Substitutes
G
Péter Gulácsi 1.Hungary
D
Christopher Lenz 3.Germany
M
Emil Forsberg 10.Sweden
6.6
57'
M
Amadou Haidara 8.Mali
7.0
78'
M
Nicolas Seiwald 13.Austria
M
Fábio Carvalho 18.Portugal
6.8
78'
M
Ilaix Moriba 26.Guinea
F
Yussuf Poulsen 9.Denmark
7.5
57'
F
Timo Werner 11.Germany
6.8
78'

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

The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Janis Blaswich (7.3), Mohamed Simakan (7.5), Lukas Klostermann (8.1), Castello Lukeba (7.9), David Raum (7.5), Christoph Baumgartner (6.7), Xaver Schlager (7.5), Kevin Kampl (7.9), Xavi Simons (7.0), Loïs Openda (7.3) and Benjamin Šeško (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Christopher Lenz, Emil Forsberg (6.6), Péter Gulácsi, Amadou Haidara (7.0), Yussuf Poulsen (7.5), Timo Werner (6.8), Nicolas Seiwald, Fabio Carvalho (6.8) and Ilaix Moriba.

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Christoph Baumgartner for Emil Forsberg (57′), Benjamin Šeško for Yussuf Poulsen (57′), Loïs Openda for Timo Werner (78′), Xaver Schlager for Amadou Haidara (78′) and Xavi Simons for Fabio Carvalho (78′).

Best player: Lukas Klostermann​

The player that probably impressed the most for RB Leipzig was Lukas Klostermann.

His rating is (8.1) with 107 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.

VfL Bochum 1848 – Formation

VfL Bochum 1848 II
G
Manuel Riemann 1.Germany
9.9
D
Bernardo 5.Brazil
7.9
D
Ivan Ordets 20.Ukraine
7.0
55'
D
Keven Schlotterbeck 31.Germany
7.1
87'
M
Cristian Gamboa 2.Costa Rica
7.1
73'
M
Kevin Stöger 7.Austria
8.1
60'
M
Anthony Losilla 8.France
7.0
M
Danilo Soares 3.Brazil
7.3
M
Patrick Osterhage 6.Germany
6.8
88' 42'
F
Takuma Asano 11.Japan
6.1
82'
F
Gonçalo Paciência 9.Portugal
6.7
73'
Substitutes
G
Niclas Thiede 23.Germany
D
Maximilian Wittek 32.Germany
D
Noah Loosli 41.Switzerland
6.7
73'
M
Erhan Masovic 4.Serbia
6.4
88'
M
Philipp Förster 10.Germany
M
Lukas Daschner 13.Germany
M
Moritz-Broni Kwarteng 27.Germany
6.4
73'
F
Christopher Antwi-Adjei 22.Ghana
6.8
82'
F
Philipp Hofmann 33.Germany

VfL Bochum 1848 started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Thomas Letsch played with: Manuel Riemann (9.9), Ivan Ordets (7.0), Keven Schlotterbeck (7.1), Bernardo (7.9), Cristian Gamboa (7.1), Anthony Losilla (7.0), Patrick Osterhage (6.8), Kevin Stöger (8.1), Danilo Soares (7.3), Takuma Asano (6.1) and Gonçalo Paciência (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Erhan Mašović (6.4), Christopher Antwi-Adjei (6.8), Maximilian Wittek, Philipp Hofmann, Philipp Förster, Lukas Daschner, Niclas Thiede, Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (6.4) and Noah Loosli (6.7).

Substitutions

VfL Bochum 1848 made 4 changes: Gonçalo Paciência for Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (73′), Cristian Gamboa for Noah Loosli (73′), Takuma Asano for Christopher Antwi-Adjei (82′) and Patrick Osterhage for Erhan Mašović (88′).

Best player: Manuel Riemann​

The most impressive player for VfL Bochum 1848 was the goalkeeper: Manuel Riemann. His rating is 9.89. He saved 2 penalties. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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