SC Freiburg vs RB Leipzig, 2020-21 German Bundesliga
· German BundesligaLeipzig take over lead in Bundesliga with win at Freiburg
RB Leipzig took over the lead in the Bundesliga on Saturday, easing past hosts Freiburg 3-0 to go a point clear of Bayern Munich.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig).
- 3': Nicolas Höfler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Baptiste Santamaría (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig).
- 11': Offside, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann tries a through ball, but Christopher Nkunku is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen.
- 22': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 28': Foul by Baptiste Santamaría (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 28': Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Kampl.
- 33': Foul by Ermedin Demirovic (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 33': Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig).
- 35': Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Vincenzo Grifo (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 36': Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Vincenzo Grifo (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 39': Attempt saved. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amadou Haidara.
- 40': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 41': Goal! Sport-Club Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 1. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Sport-Club Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sport-Club Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 1.
- 46': Attempt missed. Ermedin Demirovic (Sport-Club Freiburg) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Günter with a cross.
- 49': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
- 49': Nicolas Höfler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Schmid (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Vincenzo Grifo (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Kübler.
- 52': Foul by Nicolas Höfler (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 52': Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Nicolas Höfler (Sport-Club Freiburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt saved. Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
- 54': Baptiste Santamaría (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig).
- 55': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
- 55': Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig).
- 58': Philipp Lienhart (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
- 60': Lucas Höler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Dani Olmo.
- 63': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Hee-Chan Hwang replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
- 64': Goal! Sport-Club Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 2. Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 65': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Roland Sallai replaces Baptiste Santamaría.
- 65': Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Nicolas Höfler (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 67': Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Lukas Kübler (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 68': Attempt missed. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lukas Klostermann.
- 68': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Philipp Lienhart.
- 68': Attempt missed. Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Nils Petersen replaces Lucas Höler.
- 69': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Guus Til replaces Ermedin Demirovic.
- 70': Foul by Hee-Chan Hwang (RB Leipzig).
- 70': Philipp Lienhart (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Corner, Sport-Club Freiburg. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
- 72': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Florian Müller.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Klostermann.
- 73': Christian Günter (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig).
- 75': Foul by Hee-Chan Hwang (RB Leipzig).
- 75': Lukas Kübler (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Hee-Chan Hwang (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Hand ball by Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig).
- 78': Christian Günter (Sport-Club Freiburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig).
- 79': Goal! Sport-Club Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 3. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
- 80': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Keven Schlotterbeck replaces Lukas Kübler.
- 80': Substitution, Sport-Club Freiburg. Woo-Yeong Jeong replaces Jonathan Schmid.
- 81': Foul by Guus Til (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 81': Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt saved. Roland Sallai (Sport-Club Freiburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 84': Attempt saved. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
- 84': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Ibrahima Konaté replaces Lukas Klostermann.
- 84': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Tyler Adams.
- 85': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lazar Samardzic replaces Christopher Nkunku.
- 86': Hand ball by Roland Sallai (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 87': Foul by Vincenzo Grifo (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 87': Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Nils Petersen (Sport-Club Freiburg).
- 89': Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Nicolas Höfler.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Sport-Club Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 3.
- 0': Match ends, Sport-Club Freiburg 0, RB Leipzig 3.
Statistics
 RBL |
SCF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 57.6 | Possession | 42.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 441 | Accurate Passes | 281 |
| 541 | Passes | 385 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 77 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 18 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 11 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Dreisamstadion
Location: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Venue: Dreisamstadion
Location: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 27 | +72 | 70 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 27 | +30 | 61 |
| 3 | VfB Stuttgart | 27 | +20 | 53 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 27 | +18 | 50 |
Line-Ups
SC Freiburg (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Florian Müller (GK) |
| 23 | Dominique Heintz |
| 3 | Philipp Lienhart |
| 30 | Christian Günter |
| 17 | Lukas Kübler |
| 27 | Nicolas Höfler  |
| 8 | Baptiste Santamaria |
| 11 | Ermedin Demirovic |
| 9 | Lucas Höler |
| 32 | Vincenzo Grifo |
| 7 | Jonathan Schmid |
RB Leipzig (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Péter Gulácsi (GK) |
| 5 | Dayot Upamecano |
| 16 | Lukas Klostermann |
| 22 | Nordi Mukiele |
| 44 | Kevin Kampl |
| 18 | Christopher Nkunku |
| 25 | Dani Olmo |
| 8 | Amadou Haidara |
| 14 | Tyler Adams |
| 9 | Yussuf Poulsen |
| 19 | Alexander Sørloth |
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