LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig wipes out VfL Bochum 1848 4-0 with goals of (15′), C. Nkunku (23′ pen), T. Werner (53′) and C. Nkunku (85′). RB Leipzig was much superior in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

C. Nkunku didn’t convert a penalty (63′) for RB Leipzig.​

The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Florian Badstübner with the support of Markus Schüller and Philipp Hüwe. The 4th official was Wolfgang Haslberger. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.9 degrees Celsius or 56.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

RB Leipzig had a superior ball possession 71% while VfL Bochum 1848 was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

RB Leipzig was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RB Leipzig won the match​.

RB Leipzig shot 16 times, 9 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, VfL Bochum 1848 shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

RB Leipzig didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, VfL Bochum 1848 received 2 yellow cards (D. T. Soares and J. Horn).

Standings

After this match, RB Leipzig will have 11 points like FSV Mainz 05 to soar in the 11th place. On the other side, VfL Bochum 1848 will stay with 1 points to remain in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig will host FC Bayern München on the 20th of January with a 8-1 head to head statistic in favor of FC Bayern München (5 draws).

VfL Bochum 1848 will host Hertha BSC on the 21st of January with a 9-2 head to head stats in favor of Hertha BSC (5 draws).

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Péter Gulácsi (7.0), Mohamed Simakan (7.4), Willi Orbán (7.2), Joško Gvardiol (7.2), Marcel Halstenberg (7.5), Xaver Schlager (6.6), Kevin Kampl (7.1), Dominik Szoboszlai (6.9), Christopher Nkunku (7.9), Timo Werner (7.8) and André Silva (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Sanoussy Ba, Hugo Novoa Ramos (6.8), David Raum (6.4), Emil Forsberg (7.3), Janis Blaswich, Amadou Haidara (6.7), Abdou Diallo and Benjamin Henrichs (7.0).

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 5 changes: M. Simakan for B. Henrichs (59′), X. Schlager for A. Haidara (72′), D. Szoboszlai for E. Forsberg (73′), M. Halstenberg for D. Raum (73′) and T. Werner for H. Novoa Ramos (83′).

Best player: Christopher Nkunku​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Christopher Nkunku.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 20 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 9. He hit the woodwork once times.

VfL Bochum 1848 – Formation

VfL Bochum 1848 started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

Thomas Letsch played with: Manuel Riemann (6.9), Tim Oermann (5.2), Ivan Ordets (6.8), Jannes Horn (6.3), Jacek Góralski (6.4), Cristian Gamboa (6.2), Anthony Losilla (6.3), Patrick Osterhage (6.2), Danilo Soares (6.1), Simon Zoller (6.5) and Gerrit Holtmann (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Silvère Ganvoula, Michael Esser, Christopher Antwi-Adjei (6.8), Kevin Stöger (6.8), Vasilis Lampropoulos, Philipp Hofmann (6.2), Philipp Förster, Erhan Mašović (6.5) and Jordi Osei-Tutu.

Substitutions

VfL Bochum 1848 made 4 changes: D. T. Soares for E. Masovic (35′), S. Zoller for P. Hofmann (46′), J. Horn for C. Antwi-Adjei (46′) and J. Goralski for K. Stoger (46′).

Best player: Manuel Riemann​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Bochum 1848 was the goalkeeper: Manuel Riemann. His rating is 6.85. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Werder Bremen – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 5-1
• Eintracht Frankfurt – FC Union Berlin – 2-0
• SC Freiburg – FSV Mainz 05 – 2-1
• VfL Wolfsburg – VfB Stuttgart – 3-2
• FC Köln – Borussia Dortmund – 3-2
• RB Leipzig – VfL Bochum 1848 – 4-0