LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig overcomes Borussia Mönchengladbach with a 2-0 win with a goal from X. Simons (14′) and a goal from L. Openda (57′).
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Sören Storks with the assistance of Thorben Siewer and Philipp Hüwe. The 4th official was Richard Hempel. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 10.2 degrees Celsius or 50.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 16 Total 15
- 9 On Target 0
- 4 Off Target 12
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 109 Attack 100
- 48 Dangerous attack 52
- 88 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 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 49% of the time vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Borussia Mönchengladbach was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 0 were on target. Notwithstanding, RB Leipzig managed to find the solution to win this match.
RB Leipzig shot 16 times, 9 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Borussia Mönchengladbach shot 15 times, 0 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
RB Leipzig received 1 yellow card (Xaver Schlager). Talking about the opposition, Borussia Mönchengladbach received 5 yellow cards (Jordan Siebatcheu, Nico Elvedi, Julian Weigl, Ko Itakura and Kouadio Koné).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, RB Leipzig has 40 points to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Borussia Mönchengladbach will stays with 22 points like VfL Bochum 1848 to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig will play away against FC Bayern München on the 24th of February with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (7 draws).
Borussia Mönchengladbach will host VfL Bochum 1848 on the 24th of February with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of VfL Bochum 1848 (3 draws).
RB Leipzig – Formation
RB Leipzig
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RB Leipzig started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Péter Gulácsi , Benjamin Henrichs , Lukas Klostermann , Willi Orbán , David Raum , Amadou Haidara , Xaver Schlager , Dani Olmo , Xavi Simons , Loïs Openda and Yussuf Poulsen .
The home team had on the bench: Mohamed Simakan , El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Eljif Elmas, Nicolas Seiwald , Christoph Baumgartner , Janis Blaswich, Castello Lukeba , Kevin Kampl and Benjamin Sesko .
RB Leipzig could not rely on the presence of Mohamed Simakan (injured).
Substitutions
RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Lukas Klostermann for Mohamed Simakan (23′), Dani Olmo for Christoph Baumgartner (78′), David Raum for Castello Lukeba (78′), Amadou Haidara for Nicolas Seiwald (67′) and Yussuf Poulsen for Benjamin Sesko (67′).
Player of the match: Xavi Simons
The most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Xavi Simons.
His rating is with 1 goal, 41 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 15 duels out of 19. He performed 4 crosses.
Borussia Mönchengladbach – Formation
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Gerardo Seoane played with: Florian Neuhaus, Moritz Nicolas , Nico Elvedi , Ko Itakura , Maximilian Wöber , Joe Scally , Rocco Reitz , Julian Weigl , Kouadio Koné , Luca Netz and Robin Hack , Jordan Siebatcheu .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Fabio Chiarodia, Marvin Friedrich , Patrick Herrmann, Stefan Lainer , Grant-Leon Ranos, Jan Olschowsky, Shio Fukuda , Franck Honorat and Nathan N’Goumou .
Substitutions
Borussia Mönchengladbach made 5 changes: Joe Scally for Nathan N’Goumou (59′), Maximilian Wöber for Stefan Lainer (59′), Ko Itakura for Marvin Friedrich (69′), Robin Hack for Franck Honorat (69′) and Rocco Reitz for Shio Fukuda (85′).
Player of the match: Moritz Nicolas
The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Mönchengladbach was the goalkeeper: Moritz Nicolas. His rating is 8.36. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Darmstadt 98 – VfB Stuttgart – 1-2
- Heidenheim – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-2
- TSG Hoffenheim – FC Union Berlin – 0-1
- FSV Mainz 05 – FC Augsburg – 1-0
- VfL Wolfsburg – Borussia Dortmund – 1-1
- RB Leipzig – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 2-0
