RB Leipzig estinguishes FC Köln 6-0 after playing a great match. HIGHLIGHTS

LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig annihilates FC Köln 6-0 with goals of

October 29, 2023

LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig liquidates FC Köln 6-0 with goals of Timo Werner (15′ pen), Loïs Openda (40′), David Raum (43′), Loïs Openda (45′), Benjamin Šeško (88′) and Christoph Baumgartner (90′). RB Leipzig was much better in terms of ball possession (62%) 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 6:30 pm local time. In front of 45,000 spectators. The referee was Benjamin Brand with the support of Thomas Stein and Markus Schüller. The 4th official was Richard Hempel. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.77 degrees Celsius or 51.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.

Match Statistics

RB Leipzig

6 - 0

FC Köln

! 62 Ball Possession 38

Shots

26 Total 6
13 On Target 2
7 Off Target 3
6 Shots blocked 2

110 Attack 63
52 Dangerous attack 17
38 Ball safe 17

1 Penalties 0
11 Corners 1
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

4 Total 4
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

RB Leipzig was in firm control of the ball 62% while FC Köln was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

RB Leipzig had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RB Leipzig won the match.

RB Leipzig shot 26 times, 13 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, FC Köln shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

RB Leipzig received 3 yellow cards (Lukas Klostermann, Marco Rose and Mohamed Simakan). On the opposite side, FC Köln received 4 yellow cards (Steffen Baumgart, Luca Kilian, Mathias Olesen and Julian Chabot).

Match Timeline

15'

Mohamed Simakan- Yellow

19'

29'

Julian Chabot- Yellow

Loïs Openda(goal)Xavi Simons

40'

David Raum(goal)Benjamin Henrichs

43'

Loïs Openda(goal)Xavi Simons

45'

46'

Faride Alidou- sub ->Linton Maina

46'

Luca Kilian- sub ->Julian Chabot

Christoph Baumgartner- sub ->Timo Werner

63'

Dani Olmo- sub ->Xavi Simons

63'

70'

Denis Huseinbasic- sub ->Florian Kainz

70'

72'

Benjamin Sesko- sub ->Loïs Openda

75'

Christopher Lenz- sub ->David Raum

75'

77'

Mark Uth- sub ->Davie Selke

Lukas Klostermann - Yellow

79'

80'

85'

Luca Kilian- Yellow

Benjamin Sesko(goal)

88'

Christoph Baumgartner(goal)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

After this match, RB Leipzig will have 20 points like Borussia Dortmund to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, FC Köln will stay with 4 points to sit in the 17th 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 stats in favor of RB Leipzig (3 draws).

FC Köln will play away agasint Heidenheim on the 18th of May with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of FC Köln (1 draw).

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig

Janis Blaswich 21.Germany

7.5

Mohamed Simakan 2.France

7.3

19'

Castello Lukeba 23.France

7.3

Lukas Klostermann 16.Germany

7.1

79'

Xavi Simons 20.Netherlands

8.5

63'

David Raum 22.Germany

8.2

75'

43'

Xaver Schlager 24.Austria

7.1

Benjamin Henrichs 39.Germany

9.1

Kevin Kampl 44.Slovenia

Amadou Haidara 8.Mali

7.7

Loïs Openda 17.Belgium

8.7

75'

40', 45'

Timo Werner 11.Germany

7.1

63'

15'

Substitutes

Péter Gulácsi 1.Hungary

Christopher Lenz 3.Germany

7.0

75'

Dani Olmo 7.Spain

63'

Emil Forsberg 10.Sweden

Nicolas Seiwald 13.Austria

Christoph Baumgartner 14.Austria

7.3

63'

90'

Fábio Carvalho 18.Portugal

7.3

70'

Yussuf Poulsen 9.Denmark

Benjamin Sesko 30.Slovenia

7.7

75'

88'

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

The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Kevin Kampl, Janis Blaswich (7.5), Mohamed Simakan (7.3), Lukas Klostermann (7.1), Castello Lukeba (7.3), Benjamin Henrichs (9.1), Xaver Schlager (7.1), Amadou Haidara (7.7), David Raum (8.2), Xavi Simons (8.5), Timo Werner (7.1) and Loïs Openda (8.7).

The home team had on the bench: Dani Olmo, Yussuf Poulsen, Péter Gulácsi, Christopher Lenz (7.0), Emil Forsberg, Nicolas Seiwald, Christoph Baumgartner (7.3), Fabio Carvalho (7.3) and Benjamin Šeško (7.7).

RB Leipzig could not rely on the presence of Christoph Baumgartner (injured) and Fabio Carvalho (injured).

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Timo Werner for Christoph Baumgartner (63′), Xavi Simons for Dani Olmo (63′), Loïs Openda for Benjamin Šeško (75′), David Raum for Christopher Lenz (75′) and Dani Olmo for Fabio Carvalho (70′).

Best player: Benjamin Henrichs

The most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Benjamin Henrichs even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (9.1) with 47 passes (85% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.

FC Köln – Formation

FC Köln

Marvin Schwäbe 1.Germany

7.7

Timo Hübers 4.Germany

6.8

Leart Paçarada 17.Kosovo

6.4

Rasmus Carstensen 18.Denmark

5.8

Julian Chabot 24.Germany

6.4

46'

29'

Eric Martel 6.Germany

6.0

Dejan Ljubicic 7.Austria

7.0

Luca Waldschmidt 9.Germany

6.6

70'

Florian Kainz 11.Austria

6.4

70'

Linton Maina 37.Germany

6.4

46'

Davie Selke 27.Germany

6.3

77'

Substitutes

Matthias Köbbing 44.Germany

Benno Schmitz 2.Germany

Dominique Heintz 3.Germany

Luca Kilian 15.Germany

6.3

46'

85'

Denis Huseinbasic 8.Germany

6.6

70'

Mathias Olesen 47.Luxembourg

5.4

70'

72'

Mark Uth 13.Germany

7.0

77'

Steffen Tigges 21.Germany

Faride Alidou 40.Germany

6.6

46'

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

Steffen Baumgart played with: Marvin Schwäbe (7.7), Rasmus Carstensen (5.8), Timo Hübers (6.8), Julian Chabot (6.4), Leart Paqarada (6.4), Dejan Ljubičić (7.0), Eric Martel (6.0), Linton Maina (6.4), Luca Waldschmidt (6.6), Florian Kainz (6.4), Davie Selke (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Benno Schmitz, Dominique Heintz, Denis Huseinbašić (6.6), Mark Uth (7.0), Luca Kilian (6.3), Steffen Tigges, Faride Alidou (6.6), Matthias Köbbing and Mathias Olesen (5.4).

Substitutions

FC Köln made 5 changes: Linton Maina for Faride Alidou (46′), Julian Chabot for Luca Kilian (46′), Davie Selke for Mark Uth (77′), Luca Waldschmidt for Mathias Olesen (70′) and Florian Kainz for Denis Huseinbašić (70′).