German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, January 30, 2021
Bayer Leverkusen DWLWL 0
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RB Leipzig WLDWL 1
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Match Report

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Leipzig tighten hold on second spot with over Leverkusen

Christopher Nkunku fired in a second-half winner as RB Leipzig beat rivals Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 to tighten their hold on second place.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
4
6
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
3
54.1
Possession
45.9
8
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
401
Accurate Passes
332
510
Passes
436
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
18
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.3
68
Long Balls
55
28
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
5
11
Effective Tackles
10
19
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
11
16
Effective Clearances
24
16
Clearances
24

Head to Head

RBL leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

RBL · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 5Dayot UpamecanoCD
  3. 16Lukas KlostermannCD-L
  4. 22Nordi MukieleCD-R
  5. 44Kevin KamplSW
  6. 7Marcel SabitzerCM-L
  7. 25Dani OlmoCM-R
  8. 3AngeliñoLM
  9. 14Tyler AdamsRM
  10. 18Christopher NkunkuCF-L
  11. 19Alexander SørlothCF-R

B04 · 4-3-3

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-L
  3. 4Jonathan TahCD-R
  4. 18WendellLB
  5. 24Timothy Fosu-MensahRB
  6. 10Kerem DemirbayCM
  7. 20Charles AránguizLM
  8. 22Daley SinkgravenRM
  9. 9Leon BaileyF
  10. 27Florian WirtzLF
  11. 19Moussa DiabyRF

Timeline

  1. 51' Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  2. 59' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Karim Bellarabi replaces Moussa Diaby.
  3. 59' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Daley Sinkgraven.
  4. 60' Karim Bellarabi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 70' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Alexander Sørloth.
  6. 70' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Justin Kluivert replaces Christopher Nkunku.
  7. 75' Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 81' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Willi Orban replaces Kevin Kampl.
  9. 81' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Nordi Mukiele.
  10. 81' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lucas Alario replaces Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
  11. 90' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Marcel Halstenberg replaces Angeliño.
  12. 90' Justin Kluivert (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+2' Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.

Bundesliga News

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