COLOGNE. RB Leipzig conquers FC Köln 5-1 after playing a incredible match. RB Leipzig was surely better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the RheinEnergieStadion stadium in Cologne on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 49,000 spectators. The referee was Florian Badstübner with the support of Markus Schüller and Thomas Stein. The 4th official was Nicolas Winter. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 14 degrees Celsius or 57.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 10 Total 22
- 2 On Target 8
- 5 Off Target 8
- 3 Shots blocked 6
- 72 Attack 139
- 28 Dangerous attack 60
- 76 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
RB Leipzig had a strong ball possession 63% while FC Köln was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
RB Leipzig was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RB Leipzig won the match.
FC Köln shot 10 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, RB Leipzig shot 22 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
FC Köln received 2 yellow cards (Max Finkgräfe and Faride Alidou). Regarding the opposition, RB Leipzig received 2 yellow cards (Xavi Simons and Amadou Haidara).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, FC Köln stays with 18 points to hold in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, RB Leipzig will has 49 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Köln will play away with FC Augsburg on the 30th of March with a 8-8 head to head.
RB Leipzig will host FSV Mainz 05 on the 30th of March with a 7-5 head to head in favor of RB Leipzig (3 draws).
FC Köln – Formation
FC Köln
80'
49'
18'
FC Köln started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Timo Schultz decided to play with the following team: Jan Thielmann, Marvin Schwäbe , Rasmus Carstensen , Luca Kilian , Julian Chabot , Leart Paqarada , Denis Huseinbašić , Eric Martel , Faride Alidou , Florian Kainz , Max Finkgräfe and Sargis Adamyan .
The home team had on the bench: Benno Schmitz, Dominique Heintz, Philipp Pentke, Steffen Tigges , Jacob Christensen , Florian Dietz, Elias Bakatukanda, Damion Downs and Davie Selke .
Substitutions
FC Köln made 5 changes: Max Finkgräfe for Benno Schmitz (88′), Florian Kainz for Davie Selke (73′), Faride Alidou for Damion Downs (73′), Denis Huseinbašić for Jacob Christensen (80′) and Sargis Adamyan for Steffen Tigges (80′).
Player of the match: Eric Martel
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Köln was Eric Martel.
His rating is with 21 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 11.
RB Leipzig – Formation
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Marco Rose played with: Péter Gulácsi , Benjamin Henrichs , Willi Orbán , Castello Lukeba , David Raum , Amadou Haidara , Xaver Schlager , Dani Olmo , Xavi Simons , Benjamin Sesko , Loïs Openda .
They had on the bench: Mohamed Simakan , Christopher Lenz, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Eljif Elmas, Yussuf Poulsen , Nicolas Seiwald, Christoph Baumgartner , Janis Blaswich and Kevin Kampl .
Substitutions
RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Benjamin Sesko for Christoph Baumgartner (75′), Loïs Openda for Yussuf Poulsen (75′), Benjamin Henrichs for Mohamed Simakan (83′), Amadou Haidara for Kevin Kampl (83′) and Castello Lukeba for El Chadaille Bitshiabu (86′).
Player of the match: Xavi Simons
The player that probably impressed the most for RB Leipzig was Xavi Simons.
His rating is with 1 goal, 48 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- FC Köln – RB Leipzig – 1-5
