RB Leipzig surprises Bayer 04 Leverkusen with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig had a surprising win over Bayer 04 Leverkusen with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Nkunku (32') and a goal from T. Werner (83').

Luke Meyer

October 30, 2022

LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig had a surprising win over Bayer 04 Leverkusen with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Nkunku (32′) and a goal from T. Werner (83′).

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 Sven Jablonski with the help of Sascha Thielert and Lasse Koslowski. The 4th official was Florian Lechner. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.9 degrees Celsius or 67.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.

Match Statistics

RB Leipzig

2 - 0

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

46 Ball Possession 54

Shots

7 Total 3
6 On Target 1
1 Off Target 2
0 Shots blocked 1

111 Attack 115
30 Dangerous attack 34
73 Ball safe 84

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 3
3 Off Sides 1

Fouls

9 Total 7
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. RB Leipzig was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Bayer 04 Leverkusen had a more offensive attitude with 34 dangerous attacks and 3 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, RB Leipzig was capable to find the solution to win this match.

RB Leipzig shot 7 times, 6 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

RB Leipzig received 3 yellow cards (K. Kampl, A. Diallo and B. Henrichs). On the other side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 2 yellow cards (E. Tapsoba and P. Hincapie).

Match Timeline

26'

Edmond Tapsoba- Yellow

31'

Piero Hincapié- Yellow

32'

Kevin Kampl- Yellow

35'

46'

Amadou Haidara- sub ->K. Kampl

46'

54'

Jeremie Frimpong- sub ->T. Fosu-Mensah

65'

Patrik Schick- sub ->A. Hlozek

65'

Exequiel Palacios- sub ->N. Amiri

65'

70'

Dani Olmo- sub ->D. Szoboszlai

71'

76'

77'

83'

84'

Benjamin Henrichs- Yellow

86'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

After playing this contest, RB Leipzig will have 19 points to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will stay with 9 points to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, RB Leipzig will play away against FC Köln on the 4th of February with a 5-2 head to head in favor of RB Leipzig (4 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play away agasint FC Augsburg on the 3rd of February with a 16-2 head to head stats in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig

Ørjan Nyland 13.Norway

6.8

Willi Orbán 4.Hungary

7.5

Abdou Diallo 37.Senegal

7.3

76'

Mohamed Simakan 2.France

6.8

46'

Benjamin Henrichs 39.Germany

6.9

86'

David Raum 22.Germany

6.6

70'

Kevin Kampl 44.Slovenia

6.4

46'

35'

Xaver Schlager 24.Austria

7.1

Dominik Szoboszlai 17.Hungary

7.2

71'

Timo Werner 11.Germany

7.9

83'

Christopher Nkunku 18.France

7.4

84'

32'

Substitutes

Jonas Nickisch 34.Germany

Marcel Halstenberg 23.Germany

7.1

70'

Josko Gvardiol 32.Croatia

7.0

46'

Amadou Haidara 8.Mali

6.5

46'

Dani Olmo 7.Spain

6.6

71'

André Silva 19.Portugal

84'

Hugo Novoa 38.Spain

Emil Forsberg 10.Sweden

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

The manager Marco Rose decided to play with the following team: Ørjan Nyland (6.8), Mohamed Simakan (6.8), Willi Orbán (7.5), Abdou Diallo (7.3), Benjamin Henrichs (6.9), Xaver Schlager (7.1), Kevin Kampl (6.4), David Raum (6.6), Dominik Szoboszlai (7.2), Christopher Nkunku (7.4) and Timo Werner (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Marcel Halstenberg (7.1), Jonas Nickisch, Amadou Haidara (6.5), André Silva, Joško Gvardiol (7.0), Hugo Novoa Ramos, Dani Olmo (6.6) and Emil Forsberg.

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 5 changes: M. Simakan for J. Gvardiol (46′), K. Kampl for A. Haidara (46′), D. Raum for M. Halstenberg (70′), D. Szoboszlai for D. Olmo (71′) and C. Nkunku for A. Silva (84′).

Best player: Timo Werner

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Timo Werner.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 23 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 2 crosses.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland

6.8

Jonathan Tah 4.Germany

6.4

Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso

6.8

26'

Piero Hincapié 3.Ecuador

6.2

31'

Daley Sinkgraven 22.Netherlands

6.2

65'

Timothy Fosu-Mensah 24.Netherlands

7.0

54'

Robert Andrich 8.Germany

7.0

Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany

6.3

65'

Moussa Diaby 19.France

6.5

Adam Hlozek 23.Czech Republic

6.4

65'

Amine Adli 21.France

6.4

77'

Substitutes

Andrey Lunev 40.Russia

Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast

Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands

6.4

54'

Mitchel Bakker 5.Netherlands

6.6

65'

Exequiel Palacios 25.Argentina

6.2

65'

Kerem Demirbay 10.Germany

Callum Hudson-Odoi 17.England

6.8

77'

Paulinho 7.Brazil

Patrik Schick 14.Czech Republic

6.8

65'

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Xabier Alonso Olano played with: Lukáš Hrádecký (6.8), Edmond Tapsoba (6.8), Jonathan Tah (6.4), Piero Hincapié (6.2), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (7.0), Robert Andrich (7.0), Nadiem Amiri (6.3), Daley Sinkgraven (6.2), Adam Hložek (6.4), Moussa Diaby (6.5) and Amine Adli (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Odilon Kossounou, Exequiel Palacios (6.2), Andrey Lunev, Kerem Demirbay, Callum Hudson-Odoi (6.8), Paulinho, Jeremie Frimpong (6.4), Mitchel Bakker (6.6) and Patrik Schick (6.8).

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: T. Fosu-Mensah for J. Frimpong (54′), A. Hlozek for P. Schick (65′), N. Amiri for E. Palacios (65′), D. Sinkgraven for M. Bakker (65′) and A. Adli for C. Hudson-Odoi (77′).