RB Leipzig destroys FSV Mainz 05 4-1 after playing a fantastic match

LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig estinguishes FSV Mainz 05 4-1 with goals of

January 9, 2022

LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig liquidates FSV Mainz 05 4-1 with goals of A. Silva (21′ pen), D. Szoboszlai (47′), C. Nkunku (58′) and A. Silva (61′). On the opposite side, FSV Mainz 05 scored with Lee Jae-Sung (57′). RB Leipzig was truly better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

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 Deniz Aytekin who was helped by Christian Dietz and Markus Sinn. The 4th official was Florian Lechner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.1 degrees Celsius or 35.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.

Match Statistics

RB Leipzig

4 - 1

FSV Mainz 05

! 69 Ball Possession 31

Shots

13 Total 2
7 On Target 1
6 Off Target 1
2 Shots blocked 1

139 Attack 70
75 Dangerous attack 21
90 Ball safe 75

1 Penalties 0
6 Corners 1
5 Off Sides 3

Fouls

6 Total 10
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

RB Leipzig was in firm control of the ball 68% while FSV Mainz 05 was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

RB Leipzig was more pushing with 75 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RB Leipzig won the match.

RB Leipzig shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, FSV Mainz 05 shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

RB Leipzig didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, FSV Mainz 05 received 2 yellow cards (Lee Jae-Sung and S. Bell).

Also, FSV Mainz 05 didn’t end the match with 11 players after A. Hack (FSV Mainz 05) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (20′).

Match Timeline

16'

Jae-sung Lee- Yellow

20'

Alexander Hack- Red

21'

46'

47'

57'

Jae-sung Lee(goal)K. Onisiwo

58'

59'

Stefan Bell - Yellow

61'

64'

Leandro Barreiro- sub ->J. Boetius

65'

68'

82'

Merveille Papela- sub ->Lee Jae-Sung

82'

87'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

DSC Arminia Bielefeld

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

After this match, RB Leipzig will have 25 points like FC Köln to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, FSV Mainz 05 will stay with 24 points to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig will play away against VfB Stuttgart on the 15th of January with a 6-0 head to head record in favor of RB Leipzig (1 draw).

FSV Mainz 05 will host VfL Bochum 1848 on the 15th of January with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of FSV Mainz 05 (2 draws).

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig

Péter Gulácsi 1.Hungary

6.3

Willi Orbán 4.Hungary

7.1

Mohamed Simakan 2.France

7.0

Josko Gvardiol 32.Croatia

7.3

Lukas Klostermann 16.Germany

6.4

82'

Angeliño 3.Spain

7.1

Kevin Kampl 44.Slovenia

7.0

Tyler Adams 14.United States

6.9

Dominik Szoboszlai 17.Hungary

8.7

87'

47'

Yussuf Poulsen 9.Denmark

6.7

46'

André Silva 33.Portugal

8.1

68'

21', 61'

Substitutes

Josep Martínez 31.Spain

P. Tschauner 13.Germany

Sidney Raebiger 37.Germany

87'

Christopher Nkunku 18.France

8.8

46'

58'

M. Ibrahimi 45.Germany

Joscha Wosz 47.Germany

6.3

82'

Fabrice Hartmann 41.Germany

Hugo Novoa 38.Spain

6.8

68'

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

The manager Domenico Tedesco decided to play with the following team: Péter Gulácsi (6.3), Mohamed Simakan (7.0), Willi Orbán (7.1), Joško Gvardiol (7.3), Lukas Klostermann (6.4), Tyler Adams (6.9), Kevin Kampl (7.0), Angeliño (7.1), Dominik Szoboszlai (8.7), André Silva (8.1) and Yussuf Poulsen (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Lars Sidney Raebiger, Christopher Nkunku (8.8), Josep Martínez, Mehmet Ibrahimi, Joscha Wosz (6.3), Philipp Tschauner, Fabrice Hartmann and Hugo Novoa Ramos (6.8).

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 4 changes: Y. Poulsen for C. Nkunku (46′), A. Silva for H. Novoa Ramos (68′), L. Klostermann for J. Wosz (82′) and D. Szoboszlai for S. Raebiger (87′).

Best player: Christopher Nkunku

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Christopher Nkunku.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 30 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

FSV Mainz 05 – Formation

FSV Mainz 05

Robin Zentner 27.Germany

6.1

Stefan Bell 16.Germany

6.4

59'

Silvan Widmer 30.Switzerland

6.5

Alexander Hack 42.Germany

3.3

20'

Daniel Brosinski 18.Germany

6.2

Aarón Martín 3.Spain

6.7

82'

Jean-Paul Boëtius 5.Netherlands

6.6

64'

Jae-sung Lee 7.South Korea

6.7

82'

16'

57'

Anton Stach 6.Germany

6.2

Karim Onisiwo 9.Austria

6.2

82'

Jonathan Burkardt 29.Germany

6.5

65'

Substitutes

Finn Dahmen 1.Germany

D. Nemeth 34.Austria

6.6

65'

Anderson Lucoqui 23.Germany

6.5

82'

Leandro Barreiro 8.Luxembourg

6.7

64'

Merveille Papela 24.Germany

6.4

82'

Kevin Stöger 22.Austria

P. Nebel 26.Germany

6.2

82'

Ben Bobzien 38.Germany

FSV Mainz 05 started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Bo Svensson played with: Robin Zentner (6.1), Silvan Widmer (6.5), Stefan Bell (6.4), Alexander Hack (3.3), Daniel Brosinski (6.2), Jae-Sung Lee (6.7), Anton Stach (6.2), Jean-Paul Boëtius (6.6), Aarón Martin Caricol (6.7), Karim Onisiwo (6.2) and Jonathan Burkardt (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: David Nemeth (6.6), Leandro Barreiro (6.7), Ben Justus Bobzen, Matondo-Merveille Papela (6.4), Kevin Stöger, Paul Nebel (6.2), Finn Gilbert Dahmen and Anderson-Lenda Lucoqui (6.5).

Substitutions

FSV Mainz 05 made 5 changes: J. Boetius for L. Barreiro (64′), J. Burkardt for D. Nemeth (65′), A. Caricol for A. Lucoqui (82′), K. Onisiwo for P. Nebel (82′) and Lee Jae-Sung for M. Papela (82′).