LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig conquered Hertha BSC. RB Leipzig made the most of its better ball possession (60%).
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 Harm Osmers who had the assistance of Robert Kempter and Thorben Siewer. The 4th official was Nicolas Winter. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.7 degrees Celsius or 62.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 15 Total 15
- 6 On Target 4
- 9 Off Target 11
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 125 Attack 78
- 54 Dangerous attack 47
- 83 Ball safe 62
- 0 Penalties 1
- 8 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
RB Leipzig had a strong ball possession 60% while Hertha BSC was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
RB Leipzig was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why RB Leipzig won the match.
RB Leipzig shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Hertha BSC shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
RB Leipzig received 2 yellow cards (A. Haidara and K. Kampl). On the opposite side, Hertha BSC received 3 yellow cards (M. O. Kempf, M. Plattenhardt and A. Rogel).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, RB Leipzig will have 15 points like Werder Bremen and FSV Mainz 05 to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Hertha BSC will stay with 8 points like VfB Stuttgart and Bayer 04 Leverkusen to sit in the 15th 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 stats in favor of FC Bayern München (5 draws).
Hertha BSC will play away agasint VfL Bochum 1848 on the 21st of January with a 9-2 head to head in favor of Hertha BSC (5 draws).
RB Leipzig – Formation
RB Leipzig started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Janis Blaswich , Mohamed Simakan , Willi Orbán , Abdou Diallo , David Raum , Xaver Schlager , Amadou Haidara , Dominik Szoboszlai , Emil Forsberg , André Silva and Christopher Nkunku .
The home team had on the bench: Hugo Novoa Ramos , Benjamin Henrichs , Kevin Kampl , Joško Gvardiol, Ørjan Nyland, Yussuf Poulsen and Marcel Halstenberg .
Substitutions
RB Leipzig made 5 changes: D. Raum for M. Halstenberg (61′), M. Simakan for B. Henrichs (61′), A. Haidara for K. Kampl (61′), E. Forsberg for Y. Poulsen (72′) and A. Silva for H. Novoa Ramos (72′).
Best player: David Raum
The player that probably impressed the most for RB Leipzig was David Raum even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 34 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 8 crosses.
Hertha BSC – Formation
Hertha BSC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Sandro Schwarz played with: Oliver Christensen , Jonjoe Kenny , Agustín Rogel , Marc-Oliver Kempf , Marvin Plattenhardt , Lucas Tousart , Ivan Šunjić , Suat Serdar , Dodi Lukebakio , Stevan Jovetić and Marco Richter .
They had on the bench: Davie Selke, Chidera Ejuke , Peter Pekarík, Vladimír Darida, Wilfried Kanga , Kevin-Prince Boateng, Tjark Ernst, Maximilian Mittelstädt and Márton Dárdai.
Substitutions
Hertha BSC made 4 changes: I. Sunjic for W. Kanga (46′), M. Plattenhardt for M. Mittelstadt (46′), M. Richter for C. Ejuke (58′) and S. Serdar for D. Selke (86′).
Best player: Dodi Lukebakio
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hertha BSC was Dodi Lukebakio.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Werder Bremen – FSV Mainz 05 – 0-2
- VfB Stuttgart – VfL Bochum 1848 – 4-1
- VfL Wolfsburg – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 2-2
- Eintracht Frankfurt – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 5-1
- RB Leipzig – Hertha BSC – 3-2