German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, December 17, 2016
Hertha Berlin WDWWL 0
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RB Leipzig WWWWL 2
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Red Bull Arena · 42,558 att.

Match Report

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RB Leipzig rebound against Hertha Berlin to return top

RB Leipzig returned to the top of the Bundesliga for at least a night after a 2-0 defeat of Hertha Berlin.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
9
6
Saves
0
36
Possession
64
3
SHOTS
16
0
ON GOAL
8
0.0
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
208
Accurate Passes
488
342
Passes
602
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
6
5
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.4
92
Long Balls
47
38
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
14
16
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
26
Effective Clearances
16
26
Clearances
16

Lineups

RBL · 4-2-2-2

  1. 32Péter GulácsiG
  2. 4Willi OrbánCD-L
  3. 13Stefan IlsankerCD-R
  4. 23Marcel HalstenbergLB
  5. 3BernardoRB
  6. 8Naby KeitaCM-L
  7. 31Diego DemmeCM-R
  8. 11Timo WernerCF-L
  9. 9Yussuf PoulsenCF-R
  10. 10Emil ForsbergAM-L
  11. 7Marcel SabitzerAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Fabio ColtortiSUB
  2. 24Dominik KaiserSUB
  3. 19Oliver BurkeSUB
  4. 20Benno SchmitzSUB
  5. 6Rani KhediraSUB
  6. 27Davie SelkeSUB
  7. 35Zsolt KalmarSUB

BSC · 4-4-2

  1. 22Rune JarsteinG
  2. 28Fabian LustenbergerCD-L
  3. 13Jens HegelerCD-R
  4. 21Marvin PlattenhardtLB
  5. 23Mitchell WeiserRB
  6. 20AllanCM-L
  7. 5Niklas StarkCM-R
  8. 8Salomon KalouLM
  9. 24Genki HaraguchiRM
  10. 19Vedad IbisevicCF-L
  11. 16Julian SchieberCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Alexander EssweinSUB
  2. 6Vladimír DaridaSUB
  3. 40Jordan TorunarighaSUB
  4. 1Thomas KraftSUB
  5. 2Peter PekaríkSUB
  6. 3Per SkjelbredSUB
  7. 14Valentin StockerSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Peter Pekarík replaces Mitchell Weiser because of an injury.
  2. 40' Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Hertha Berlin 0. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Naby Keita.
  3. 45' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Dominik Kaiser replaces Naby Keita.
  4. 45' Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Vladimir Darida replaces Salomon Kalou.
  5. 59' Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 62' Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Hertha Berlin 0. Willi Orban (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Emil Forsberg with a cross following a corner.
  7. 67' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benno Schmitz replaces Marcel Halstenberg.
  8. 73' Niklas Stark (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 78' Fabian Lustenberger (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 79' Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Alexander Esswein replaces Genki Haraguchi.
  11. 82' Vladimir Darida (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 84' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Davie Selke replaces Timo Werner.

Bundesliga News

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