RB Leipzig defeats Young Boys 2-1

LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig prevailed over Young Boys to win 2-1.

December 14, 2023

LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig prevailed over Young Boys to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was RB Leipzig to strike first with a goal of Benjamin Sesko at the 51′. Then it was a goal in the 53′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Emil Forsberg gave the win to RB Leipzig in the 56′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. In front of 43,331 spectators. The referee was Manfredas Lukjančukas assisted by Mangirdas Mirauskas and Vytenis Kazlauskas. The 4th official was . The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.07 degrees Celsius or 46.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.

Match Statistics

RB Leipzig

2 - 1

Young Boys

53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

10 Total 16
2 On Target 3
3 Off Target 11
5 Shots blocked 2

76 Attack 134
22 Dangerous attack 63
102 Ball safe 70

0 Penalties 0
1 Corners 3
3 Off Sides 7

Fouls

10 Total 20
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. RB Leipzig was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Young Boys that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Young Boys was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, RB Leipzig was able to find the solution to win this match.

RB Leipzig shot 10 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Young Boys shot 16 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

RB Leipzig received 2 yellow cards (Yussuf Poulsen and Christopher Lenz). On the other side, Young Boys received 3 yellow cards (Joël Monteiro, Ebrima Colley and Ulisses Garcia).

Match Timeline

Benjamin Sesko(VAR)

33'

Benjamin Sesko(goal)Benjamin Henrichs

51'

53'

Ebrima Colley(goal)Jean-Pierre Nsame

56'

Lukas Klostermann - sub ->Mohamed Simakan

59'

62'

Silvere Ganvoula- sub ->Jean-Pierre Nsame

62'

Joël Monteiro- sub ->Meschack Elia

Yussuf Poulsen - Yellow

70'

Darian Males- sub ->Filip Ugrinic

70'

Lukasz Lakomy- sub ->Sandro Lauper

Loïs Openda- sub ->Yussuf Poulsen

74'

Xavi Simons- sub ->Emil Forsberg

74'

Christopher Lenz- Yellow

77'

Xaver Schlager- sub ->Castello Lukeba

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, RB Leipzig has 12 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Young Boys will stays with 4 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig

Péter Gulácsi 1.Hungary

6.8

Mohamed Simakan 2.France

7.0

59'

Christopher Lenz 3.Germany

7.1

77'

Castello Lukeba 23.France

6.7

80'

Benjamin Henrichs 39.Germany

7.3

Fábio Carvalho 18.Portugal

6.3

Emil Forsberg 10.Sweden

7.7

74'

56'

Nicolas Seiwald 13.Austria

6.6

Kevin Kampl 44.Slovenia

7.5

Benjamin Sesko 30.Slovenia

7.3

74'

51'

Yussuf Poulsen 9.Denmark

6.7

74'

70'

Substitutes

Janis Blaswich 21.Germany

Lukas Klostermann 16.Germany

7.0

59'

David Raum 22.Germany

Amadou Haidara 8.Mali

Xavi Simons 20.Netherlands

7.0

74'

Xaver Schlager 24.Austria

6.0

80'

Christoph Baumgartner 14.Austria

Timo Werner 11.Germany

6.7

74'

Loïs Openda 17.Belgium

6.4

74'

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

The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Péter Gulácsi (6.8), Benjamin Henrichs (7.3), Mohamed Simakan (7.0), Castello Lukeba (6.7), Christopher Lenz (7.1), Nicolas Seiwald (6.6), Kevin Kampl (7.5), Fabio Carvalho (6.3), Emil Forsberg (7.7), Benjamin Sesko (7.3) and Yussuf Poulsen (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Christoph Baumgartner, Loïs Openda (6.4), Amadou Haidara, Timo Werner (6.7), Lukas Klostermann (7.0), Xavi Simons (7.0), Janis Blaswich, David Raum and Xaver Schlager (6.0).

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Mohamed Simakan for Lukas Klostermann (59′), Benjamin Sesko for Timo Werner (74′), Yussuf Poulsen for Loïs Openda (74′), Emil Forsberg for Xavi Simons (74′) and Castello Lukeba for Xaver Schlager (80′).

Player of the match: Emil Forsberg

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Emil Forsberg.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 21 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Young Boys – Formation

Young Boys

David von Ballmoos 26.Switzerland

6.6

A. Amenda 4.Switzerland

6.7

Saidy Janko 17.Gambia

6.7

Fabian Lustenberger 28.Switzerland

7.0

Ulisses Garcia 21.Switzerland

7.3

33'

Ebrima Colley 11.Gambia

7.5

82'

81'

53'

Sandro Lauper 30.Switzerland

6.8

70'

Filip Ugrinic 7.Switzerland

7.0

70'

Cheikh Niasse 20.Senegal

6.7

Meschack Elia 15.DR Congo

6.3

62'

Jean-Pierre Nsame 18.Cameroon

7.3

62'

Substitutes

Dario Marzino 40.Switzerland

Anthony Racioppi 1.Switzerland

N. Persson 19.Sweden

Mohamed Camara 13.Guinea

Loris Benito 23.Switzerland

Lewin Blum 27.Switzerland

Lukasz Lakomy 8.Poland

6.8

70'

Miguel Chaiwa 14.Zambia

Donat Rrudhani 22.Kosovo

7.0

82'

Darian Males 39.Switzerland

6.7

70'

Silvere Ganvoula 35.Republic of the Congo

7.1

62'

Joël Monteiro 77.Portugal

6.4

62'

85'

Young Boys started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Raphaël Wicky played with: David von Ballmoos (6.6), Saidy Janko (6.7), Aurèle Amenda (6.7), Fabian Lustenberger (7.0), Ulisses Garcia (7.3), Ebrima Colley (7.5), Cheikh Niasse (6.7), Sandro Lauper (6.8), Filip Ugrinic (7.0), Meschack Elia (6.3) and Jean-Pierre Nsame (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Anthony Racioppi, Mohamed Camara, Loris Benito, Lewin Blum, Darian Males (6.7), Joël Monteiro (6.4), Lukasz Lakomy (6.8), Miguel Chaiwa, Noah Persson, Donat Rrudhani (7.0), Silvere Ganvoula (7.1) and Dario Marzino.

Substitutions

Young Boys made 5 changes: Sandro Lauper for Lukasz Lakomy (70′), Filip Ugrinic for Darian Males (70′), Jean-Pierre Nsame for Silvere Ganvoula (62′), Meschack Elia for Joël Monteiro (62′) and Ebrima Colley for Donat Rrudhani (82′).