RB Leipzig beats Darmstadt 98 3-1 with 2 goals from L. Openda. HIGHLIGHTS

DARMSTADT. RB Leipzig beat Darmstadt 98 3-1 thanks to L. Openda who scored in the 1st and 72nd minute.

October 23, 2023

DARMSTADT. RB Leipzig prevailed over Darmstadt 98 3-1 thanks to L. Openda who scored in the 1st and 72nd minute. RB Leipzig got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Loïs Openda (1′) and Emil Forsberg (24′). Darmstadt 98 tried to recover with a goal from Tobias Kempe (32′). Nevertheless, the encounter was closed by a goal (72′) scored by Loïs Openda for RB Leipzig. Darmstadt 98 lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor stadium in Darmstadt on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 17,810 spectators. The referee was Harm Osmers with the assistance of Robert Kempter and Thorben Siewer. The 4th official was Wolfgang Haslberger. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 16.36 degrees Celsius or 61.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.

Match Statistics

Darmstadt 98

1 - 3

RB Leipzig

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

18 Total 10
4 On Target 7
10 Off Target 3
4 Shots blocked 0

108 Attack 67
60 Dangerous attack 22
90 Ball safe 94

1 Penalties 0
6 Corners 0
2 Off Sides 5

Fouls

12 Total 10
6 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Darmstadt 98 was in firm control of the ball 57% while RB Leipzig was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Darmstadt 98 had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, RB Leipzig succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Darmstadt 98 shot 18 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, RB Leipzig shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Darmstadt 98 received 6 yellow cards (Matej Maglica, Tim Skarke, Fabian Nürnberger, Christoph Klarer, Fabian Holland and Jannik Müller). Regarding the opposition, RB Leipzig received 3 yellow cards (David Raum, Kevin Kampl and Loïs Openda).

Match Timeline

Loïs Openda(goal)Benjamin Henrichs

24'

Tobias Kempe(penalty)

32'

Fabian Holland - Yellow

46'

Christoph Klarer- Yellow

50'

Fabian Schnellhardt- sub ->Fabian Holland

58'

Fabian Nürnberger - Yellow

60'

62'

Christoph Baumgartner- sub ->Emil Forsberg

63'

David Raum- Yellow

62'

Lukas Klostermann - sub ->Benjamin Henrichs

62'

Nicolas Seiwald- sub ->Amadou Haidara

Klaus Gjasula- sub ->Christoph Klarer

64'

Mathias Honsak- sub ->Oscar Vilhelmsson

64'

Fraser Hornby - sub ->Luca Pfeiffer

64'

Tim Skarke- Yellow

67'

Matej Maglica- Yellow

68'

Loïs Openda- Yellow

Jannik Müller- Yellow

71'

72'

Loïs Openda(goal)Christoph Baumgartner

75'

Loïs Openda(VAR)

79'

Kevin Kampl- Yellow

80'

Dani Olmo- sub ->Xavi Simons

80'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

After playing this match, Darmstadt 98 will stay with 7 points like Heidenheim to sit in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, RB Leipzig will have 17 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Darmstadt 98 will play away with Borussia Dortmund on the 18th of May with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Borussia Dortmund (1 draw).

RB Leipzig will play away agasint TSG Hoffenheim on the 4th of May with a 10-3 head to head in favor of RB Leipzig (3 draws).

Darmstadt 98 – Formation

Darmstadt 98

Marcel Schuhen 1.Germany

6.8

Matej Maglica 5.Croatia

6.4

68'

Christoph Klarer 14.Austria

7.0

64'

50'

Jannik Müller 20.Germany

6.4

71'

Marvin Mehlem 6.Germany

7.3

Tobias Kempe 11.Germany

8.5

32'

Matthias Bader 26.Germany

Tim Skarke 27.Germany

7.7

67'

Fabian Holland 32.Germany

6.8

58'

46'

Fabian Nürnberger 15.Germany

6.7

60'

Oscar Vilhelmsson 29.Sweden

6.6

64'

Luca Pfeiffer 24.Germany

7.3

64'

Substitutes

Morten Behrens 13.Germany

Christoph Zimmermann 4.Germany

Frank Ronstadt 17.Germany

Bartol Franjic 28.Croatia

Klaus Gjasula 23.Germany

6.4

64'

Fabian Schnellhardt 8.Germany

6.7

58'

Andreas Müller 16.Germany

Mathias Honsak 18.Austria

6.3

64'

Fraser Hornby 9.Scotland

6.8

64'

Darmstadt 98 started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Torsten Lieberknecht decided to play with the following team: Matthias Bader, Marcel Schuhen (6.8), Christoph Klarer (7.0), Jannik Müller (6.4), Matej Maglica (6.4), Tim Skarke (7.7), Tobias Kempe (8.5), Fabian Holland (6.8), Fabian Nürnberger (6.7), Marvin Mehlem (7.3), Luca Pfeiffer (7.3) and Oscar Vilhelmsson (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Klaus Gjasula (6.4), Christoph Zimmermann, Fabian Schnellhardt (6.7), Fraser Hornby (6.8), Morten Behrens, Andreas Müller, Frank Ronstadt, Mathias Honsak (6.3) and Bartol Franjić.

Substitutions

Darmstadt 98 made 4 changes: Fabian Holland for Fabian Schnellhardt (58′), Christoph Klarer for Klaus Gjasula (64′), Luca Pfeiffer for Fraser Hornby (64′) and Oscar Vilhelmsson for Mathias Honsak (64′).

Best player: Tobias Kempe

The player that probably impressed the most for Darmstadt 98 was Tobias Kempe.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 27 passes (88% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6. He performed 10 crosses.

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig

Janis Blaswich 21.Germany

7.1

Mohamed Simakan 2.France

7.3

David Raum 22.Germany

6.6

63'

Castello Lukeba 23.France

6.7

Benjamin Henrichs 39.Germany

7.3

62'

Emil Forsberg 10.Sweden

7.1

62'

24'

Xavi Simons 20.Netherlands

7.0

80'

Xaver Schlager 24.Austria

Kevin Kampl 44.Slovenia

6.0

79'

Amadou Haidara 8.Mali

6.7

62'

Yussuf Poulsen 9.Denmark

7.3

Loïs Openda 17.Belgium

8.2

80'

68'

1', 72'

Substitutes

Péter Gulácsi 1.Hungary

Christopher Lenz 3.Germany

Lukas Klostermann 16.Germany

7.0

62'

Dani Olmo 7.Spain

7.1

80'

Nicolas Seiwald 13.Austria

6.4

62'

Christoph Baumgartner 14.Austria

7.0

62'

Fábio Carvalho 18.Portugal

Timo Werner 11.Germany

6.4

80'

Benjamin Sesko 30.Slovenia

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

Marco Rose played with: Xaver Schlager, Janis Blaswich (7.1), Benjamin Henrichs (7.3), Mohamed Simakan (7.3), Castello Lukeba (6.7), David Raum (6.6), Amadou Haidara (6.7), Kevin Kampl (6.0), Emil Forsberg (7.1), Xavi Simons (7.0), Loïs Openda (8.2) and Yussuf Poulsen (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Christopher Lenz, Péter Gulácsi, Dani Olmo (7.1), Timo Werner (6.4), Nicolas Seiwald (6.4), Christoph Baumgartner (7.0), Lukas Klostermann (7.0), Fabio Carvalho and Benjamin Šeško.

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Benjamin Henrichs for Lukas Klostermann (62′), Amadou Haidara for Nicolas Seiwald (62′), Emil Forsberg for Christoph Baumgartner (62′), Xavi Simons for Dani Olmo (80′) and Loïs Openda for Timo Werner (80′).