AUGSBURG. FC Augsburg and RB Leipzig went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3. RB Leipzig was decisively better in terms of ball possession (68%)​

The match was played at the WWK Arena stadium in Augsburg on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Schröder assisted by Jan Clemens Neitzel and Arno Blos. The 4th official was Tobias Reichel. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.8 degrees Celsius or 64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Augsburg

3 - 3

RB Leipzig

  • ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
  • 7 Total 17
  • 3 On Target 6
  • 4 Off Target 11
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 92 Attack 107
  • 32 Dangerous attack 38
  • 78 Ball safe 100
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 6
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 11
  • 7 Yellow Cards 1
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

RB Leipzig had a strong ball possession 68% while FC Augsburg was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

RB Leipzig had a more offensive attitude with 38 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough RB Leipzig to win the encounter​.

FC Augsburg shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, RB Leipzig shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

FC Augsburg received 6 yellow cards (M. Berisha, E. Demirovic, C. Gruezo, Iago, J. Gouweleeuw and E. Rexhbecaj). On the other side, RB Leipzig received 1 yellow card (A. Silva).

Iago (FC Augsburg) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (66′).

Match Timeline

21'
22'
34'
Ermedin Demirovic- Yellow
37'
Ermedin Demirovic(goal)M. Berisha
51'
59'
Amadou Haidara- sub ->K. Kampl
59'
60'
Rubén Vargas(goal)M. Berisha
64'
Iago- Yellow
66'
Iago(yellowred)
66'
73'
76'
Raphael Framberger - sub ->M. Berisha
76'
78'
80'
Dani Olmo- sub ->E. Forsberg
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw- Yellow
83'
Arne Maier- sub ->F. Niederlechner
87'
89'
90'
Elvis Rexhbecaj- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After playing this match, FC Augsburg will have 14 points to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, RB Leipzig will have 16 points like Borussia Mönchengladbach and FC Köln to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Augsburg will play away against Borussia Dortmund on the 22nd of January with a 14-3 head to head record in favor of Borussia Dortmund (6 draws).

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).

FC Augsburg – Formation

FC Augsburg
G
Tomas Koubek 40.Czech Republic
6.3
D
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 6.Netherlands
6.6
83'
D
Mads Pedersen 3.Denmark
6.8
78'
D
Maximilian Bauer 23.Germany
5.8
D
Iago 22.Brazil
5.8
66'
M
Carlos Gruezo 8.Ecuador
7.0
60'
M
Elvis Rexhbecaj 13.Kosovo
6.7
90'
M
Rubén Vargas 16.Switzerland
7.9
64'
M
Ermedin Demirovic 9.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.2
37' 51'
F
Florian Niederlechner 7.Germany
6.6
87'
F
Mergim Berisha 11.Germany
8.6
76' 22' 34'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Klein 25.Germany
D
Aaron Zehnter 42.Germany
D
Daniel Katic 41.Croatia
D
Raphael Framberger 32.Germany
6.2
76'
M
Julian Baumgartlinger 14.Austria
M
Daniel Caligiuri 20.Italy
6.3
78'
M
Arne Maier 10.Germany
87'
F
Josué Mbila 47.Germany
F
Lukas Petkov 21.Bulgaria

FC Augsburg adopted the 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).

The manager Enrico Maaßen decided to play with the following team: Tomáš Koubek (6.3), Mads Pedersen (6.8), Maximilian Bauer (5.8), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (6.6), Iago (5.8), Carlos Gruezo (7.0), Elvis Rexhbeçaj (6.7), Ruben Vargas (7.9), Ermedin Demirović (6.2), Florian Niederlechner (6.6) and Mergim Berisha (8.6).

The home team had on the bench: Josué Mbila, Julian Baumgartlinger, Aaron Zehnter, Daniel Caligiuri (6.3), Daniel Klein, Lukas Petkov, Daniel Katic, Raphael Framberger (6.2) and Arne Maier.

Substitutions

FC Augsburg made 3 changes: M. Berisha for R. Framberger (76′), M. Pedersen for D. Caligiuri (78′) and F. Niederlechner for A. Maier (87′).

Best player: Mergim Berisha​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Augsburg was Mergim Berisha.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 14 passes (50% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 6 crosses.

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig
G
Janis Blaswich 21.Germany
6.0
D
Willi Orbán 4.Hungary
6.8
D
Benjamin Henrichs 39.Germany
6.2
76'
D
David Raum 22.Germany
6.3
D
Josko Gvardiol 32.Croatia
6.8
M
Emil Forsberg 10.Sweden
6.5
80'
M
Kevin Kampl 44.Slovenia
6.8
59'
M
Xaver Schlager 24.Austria
6.4
M
Dominik Szoboszlai 17.Hungary
7.6
F
Yussuf Poulsen 9.Denmark
6.8
59'
F
André Silva 19.Portugal
7.2
21' 73'
Substitutes
G
Ørjan Nyland 13.Norway
D
Mohamed Simakan 2.France
D
Sanoussy Ba 25.Germany
D
Abdou Diallo 37.Senegal
M
Dani Olmo 7.Spain
6.8
80'
M
Amadou Haidara 8.Mali
6.6
59'
F
Christopher Nkunku 18.France
7.2
59' 89'
F
Hugo Novoa 38.Spain
7.3
76' 90'

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

Marco Rose played with: Janis Blaswich (6.0), Benjamin Henrichs (6.2), Willi Orbán (6.8), Joško Gvardiol (6.8), David Raum (6.3), Kevin Kampl (6.8), Xaver Schlager (6.4), Dominik Szoboszlai (7.6), Emil Forsberg (6.5), André Silva (7.2) and Yussuf Poulsen (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Ørjan Nyland, Abdou Diallo, Dani Olmo (6.8), Christopher Nkunku (7.2), Amadou Haidara (6.6), Mohamed Simakan, Sanoussy Ba and Hugo Novoa Ramos (7.3).

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 4 changes: K. Kampl for A. Haidara (59′), Y. Poulsen for C. Nkunku (59′), B. Henrichs for H. Novoa Ramos (76′) and E. Forsberg for D. Olmo (80′).

Best player: Dominik Szoboszlai​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Dominik Szoboszlai.

His rating is (7.6) with 51 passes (90% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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