LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig had a surprising win over Darmstadt 98 with a 2-0 win with an own goal from T. Isherwood (3′) and a goal from C. Baumgartner (50′). RB Leipzig was truly better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Trainingszentrum RB Leipzig Platz 1 stadium in Leipzig on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 40,000 spectators.​ The referee was Robert Hartmann with the support of Christian Leicher and Markus Schüller. The 4th official was Richard Hempel. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.78 degrees Celsius or 46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

RB Leipzig

2 - 0

Darmstadt 98

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 29 Total 9
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 10 Off Target 3
  • 11 Shots blocked 2
  • 144 Attack 60
  • 66 Dangerous attack 25
  • 70 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 3 Total 13
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

RB Leipzig had a strong ball possession 64% while Darmstadt 98 was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

RB Leipzig was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RB Leipzig won the match​.

RB Leipzig shot 29 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Darmstadt 98 shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

RB Leipzig didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Darmstadt 98 received 3 yellow cards (Bartol Franjić, Christoph Klarer and Andreas Müller).

Match Timeline

3'
Thomas Isherwood(own-goal)
7'
Andreas Müller- Yellow
44'
Christoph Klarer- Yellow
Christoph Baumgartner- sub ->Eljif Elmas
46'
46'
Emir Karic- sub ->Andreas Müller
46'
Sebastian Polter- sub ->Fabio Torsiello
Christoph Baumgartner(goal)Xaver Schlager
50'
67'
Bartol Franjic - Yellow
67'
Mathias Honsak- sub ->Gerrit Holtmann
67'
Aaron Seydel- sub ->Oscar Vilhelmsson
Dani Olmo- sub ->Loïs Openda
70'
Nicolas Seiwald- sub ->Kevin Kampl
77'
Benjamin Sesko- sub ->Yussuf Poulsen
77'
84'
Klaus Gjasula- sub ->Bartol Franjić
Benjamin Henrichs- sub ->Mohamed Simakan
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After playing this match, RB Leipzig has 46 points to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Darmstadt 98 will stays with 13 points to hold in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig will play away with FC Köln on the 16th of March with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of RB Leipzig (5 draws).

Darmstadt 98 will host FC Bayern München on the 16th of March with a 6-0 head to head stats in favor of FC Bayern München (0 draws).

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig
G
Péter Gulácsi 1.Hungary
8.2
D
Willi Orbán 4.Hungary
7.1
D
David Raum 22.Germany
8.4
D
Castello Lukeba 23.France
7.7
D
Mohamed Simakan 2.France
7.5
87'
M
Xavi Simons 20.Netherlands
8.7
M
Xaver Schlager 24.Austria
7.9
M
Eljif Elmas 6.Macedonia
7.7
46'
M
Kevin Kampl 44.Slovenia
7.3
77'
F
Loïs Openda 17.Belgium
6.4
70'
F
Yussuf Poulsen 9.Denmark
7.5
77'
Substitutes
G
Janis Blaswich 21.Germany
D
Benjamin Henrichs 39.Germany
6.4
87'
D
Christopher Lenz 3.Germany
D
El Bitshiabu 5.France
M
Dani Olmo 7.Spain
6.7
70'
M
Amadou Haidara 8.Mali
M
Nicolas Seiwald 13.Austria
7.0
77'
M
Christoph Baumgartner 14.Austria
7.5
46' 50'
F
Benjamin Sesko 30.Slovenia
7.1
77'

RB Leipzig adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Péter Gulácsi (8.2), Mohamed Simakan (7.5), Willi Orbán (7.1), Castello Lukeba (7.7), David Raum (8.4), Kevin Kampl (7.3), Xaver Schlager (7.9), Eljif Elmas (7.7), Xavi Simons (8.7), Loïs Openda (6.4) and Yussuf Poulsen (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Christopher Lenz, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Nicolas Seiwald (7.0), Christoph Baumgartner (7.5), Janis Blaswich, Benjamin Henrichs (6.4), Amadou Haidara, Dani Olmo (6.7) and Benjamin Sesko (7.1).

RB Leipzig could not rely on the presence of Benjamin Henrichs (injured).

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Eljif Elmas for Christoph Baumgartner (46′), Mohamed Simakan for Benjamin Henrichs (87′), Kevin Kampl for Nicolas Seiwald (77′), Yussuf Poulsen for Benjamin Sesko (77′) and Loïs Openda for Dani Olmo (70′).

Player of the match: Xavi Simons​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Xavi Simons even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.7 with 54 passes (80% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.

Darmstadt 98 – Formation

Darmstadt 98
G
Marcel Schuhen 1.Germany
8.1
D
Matej Maglica 5.Croatia
D
Tim Skarke 27.Germany
6.8
D
Bartol Franjic 28.Croatia
6.4
84' 67'
D
Thomas Isherwood 3.Sweden
6.4
D
Christoph Klarer 14.Austria
7.0
44'
M
Tobias Kempe 11.Germany
7.3
M
Julian Justvan 17.Germany
7.0
M
Andreas Müller 16.Germany
6.4
46' 7'
M
Gerrit Holtmann 25.Philippines
7.0
67'
F
Oscar Vilhelmsson 29.Sweden
6.7
67'
F
F. Torsiello 42.Germany
6.3
46'
Substitutes
G
Alexander Brunst 30.Germany
D
Emir Karic 19.Austria
7.3
46'
D
Jannik Müller 20.Germany
D
Christoph Zimmermann 4.Germany
M
Klaus Gjasula 23.Germany
7.0
84'
M
Mathias Honsak 18.Austria
6.6
67'
F
Luca Pfeiffer 24.Germany
F
Sebastian Polter 40.Germany
6.4
46'
F
Aaron Seydel 22.Germany
6.4
67'

Also Darmstadt 98 adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Torsten Lieberknecht played with: Matej Maglica, Marcel Schuhen (8.1), Tim Skarke (6.8), Christoph Klarer (7.0), Thomas Isherwood (6.4), Bartol Franjić (6.4), Tobias Kempe (7.3), Andreas Müller (6.4), Julian Justvan (7.0), Gerrit Holtmann (7.0) and Fabio Torsiello (6.3), Oscar Vilhelmsson (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Jannik Müller, Luca Pfeiffer, Mathias Honsak (6.6), Aaron Seydel (6.4), Alexander Brunst, Christoph Zimmermann, Klaus Gjasula (7.0), Emir Karić (7.3) and Sebastian Polter (6.4).

Substitutions

Darmstadt 98 made 5 changes: Andreas Müller for Emir Karić (46′), Fabio Torsiello for Sebastian Polter (46′), Bartol Franjić for Klaus Gjasula (84′), Oscar Vilhelmsson for Aaron Seydel (67′) and Gerrit Holtmann for Mathias Honsak (67′).

Player of the match: Marcel Schuhen​

The player that probably impressed the most for Darmstadt 98 was the goalkeeper: Marcel Schuhen. His rating is 8.06. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​