LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig annihilates Hamburger SV 5-0 with goals of Tidiam Gomis (17′), Antonio Nusa (28′), Willi Orbán (72′), Christopher Nkunku (74′) and Rômulo (77′). RB Leipzig was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Florian Badstübner with the assistance of Markus Schüller and Philipp Hüwe. The 4th official was Michael Bacher. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at degrees Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

RB Leipzig

5 - 0

Hamburger SV

• ! 64 Ball Possession 36

Shots

• 19 Total 10
• 6 On Target 4
• 9 Off Target 4
• 4 Shots blocked 2

• 133 Attack 77
• 43 Dangerous attack 41
• 58 Ball safe 52

• 13 Free Kicks 11
• 0 Penalties 0
• 7 Corners 7

Fouls

• 11 Total 13
• 1 Yellow Cards 2
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

RB Leipzig was in firm control of the ball 64% while Hamburger SV was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

RB Leipzig was more pushing with 43 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RB Leipzig won the match​.

RB Leipzig shot 19 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Hamburger SV shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

RB Leipzig received 1 yellow card (Castello Lukeba). On the opposite side, Hamburger SV received 2 yellow cards (Shafiq Nandja and Nicolás Capaldo).

Standings

After playing this match, RB Leipzig has 6 points to occupy the 5th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Hamburger SV stays with 0 points (18th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig will play away with Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 20th of September with a 0-0 head to head.

Hamburger SV will host FC Köln on the 19th of September with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig

G

Maarten Vandevoordt 26.Belgium

7.8

D

Willi Orbán 4.Hungary

7.9

72'

D

David Raum 22.Germany

7.2

D

Castello Lukeba 23.France

6.3

74' 48'

D

Benjamin Henrichs 39.Germany

6.9

M

Ezechiel Banzuzi 6.Netherlands

7.2

M

Neil El Aynaoui 21.Morocco

7.4

M

Assan Ouédraogo 8.Germany

7.0

35'

F

Antonio Nusa 7.Norway

9.3

78' 28'

F

Johan Bakayoko 11.Belgium

F

Brajan Gruda 10.Germany

7.1

F

Tidiam Gomis 27.France

7.7

74' 17'

Substitutes

G

Ørjan Nyland 1.Norway

D

Maxime Estève 3.France

6.6

73'

D

Ridle Baku 17.Germany

6.7

74'

D

Max Finkgräfe 35.Germany

6.4

78'

M

Nicolas Seiwald 13.Austria

M

Andrija Maksimovic 30.Serbia

F

Christopher Nkunku 28.France

7.9

35' 74'

F

Marc Guiu 9.Spain

F

Rômulo 40.Brazil

7.5

74' 77'

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

The manager Martín Gastón Demichelis decided to play with the following team: Maarten Vandevoordt (7.8), Benjamin Henrichs (6.9), Willi Orbán (7.9), Castello Lukeba (6.3), David Raum (7.2), Ezechiel Banzuzi (7.2), Neil El Aynaoui (7.4), Assan Ouédraogo (7.0), Johan Bakayoko, Brajan Gruda (7.1), Tidiam Gomis (7.7) and Antonio Nusa (9.3).

The home team had on the bench: Maxime Estève (6.6), Nicolas Seiwald, Ridle Baku (6.7), Christopher Nkunku (7.9), Ørjan Nyland, Marc Guiu, Andrija Maksimovic, Max Finkgräfe (6.4) and Rômulo (7.5).

RB Leipzig could not rely on the presence of Christopher Nkunku (injured).

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Assan Ouédraogo for Christopher Nkunku (35′), Benjamin Henrichs for Ridle Baku (74′), Tidiam Gomis for Maxime Estève (74′), Castello Lukeba for Rômulo (74′) and Antonio Nusa for Max Finkgräfe (78′).

Player of the match: Antonio Nusa​

The most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Antonio Nusa.

His rating is 9.3 with 1 goal, 29 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Hamburger SV – Formation

Hamburger SV

G

Daniel Heuer Fernandes 1.Germany

5.6

D

Jordan Torunarigha 23.Nigeria

6.2

D

Nicolás Capaldo 24.Argentina

6.2

6'

D

Sebastiaan Bornauw 33.Belgium

D

Shafiq Nandja 43.Germany

5.6

73' 71'

M

David Møller Wolfe 3.Norway

5.7

M

Zakaria El Ouahdi 7.Morocco

6.7

89'

M

Nicolai Remberg 21.Germany

6.7

M

Albert Sambi Lokonga 6.Belgium

6.3

78'

F

Albert Grønbæk 11.Denmark

6.9

F

Yussuf Poulsen  15.Denmark

6.5

46'

F

Patson Daka 27.Zambia

6.8

73'

Substitutes

G

Sander Tangvik 12.Norway

D

Warmed Omari 17.France

5.9

73'

D

Louis Lemke 37.Germany

M

Bilal Nadir 4.France

M

Martin Adeline 5.France

M

Bakery Jatta 18.Gambia

89'

M

Fábio Vieira 20.Portugal

6.6

73'

F

Terem Moffi 9.Nigeria

6.8

46'

F

Otto Stange 19.Germany

6.3

78'

Hamburger SV started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Merlin Polzin played with: Daniel Heuer Fernandes (5.6), Shafiq Nandja (5.6), Jordan Torunarigha (6.2), Sebastiaan Bornauw, Nicolás Capaldo (6.2), Zakaria El Ouahdi (6.7), Albert Sambi Lokonga (6.3), Nicolai Remberg (6.7), David Møller Wolfe (5.7), Patson Daka (6.8), Albert Grønbæk (6.9) and Yussuf Poulsen (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Bilal Nadir, Martin Adeline, Terem Moffi (6.8), Sander Tangvik, Warmed Omari (5.9), Bakery Jatta, Otto Stange (6.3), Fábio Vieira (6.6) and Louis Lemke.

Substitutions

Hamburger SV made 5 changes: Yussuf Poulsen  for Terem Moffi (46′), Shafiq Nandja for Warmed Omari (73′), Patson Daka for Fábio Vieira (73′), Albert Sambi Lokonga for Otto Stange (78′) and Zakaria El Ouahdi for Bakery Jatta (89′).

Player of the match: Albert Grønbæk​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hamburger SV was Albert Grønbæk.

His rating is 6.9 with 38 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 18. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• RB Leipzig – Hamburger SV – 5-0
• Elversberg – FC Bayern München – 1-2