German Bundesliga

Arminia Bielefeld vs RB Leipzig, 2020-21 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
Arminia Bielefeld
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    RB Leipzig
    • 46': Marcel Sabitzer

    Leipzig stay in touch at the top with 1-0 win over Bielefeld

    RB Leipzig kept up the pressure on Bundesliga champions and leaders Bayern Munich after a win over Arminia Bielefeld.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Fabian Klos (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig).
    • 4': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
    • 5': Offside, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg tries a through ball, but Marcel Halstenberg is caught offside.
    • 6': Foul by Michel Vlap (DSC Arminia Bielefeld).
    • 6': Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kevin Kampl.
    • 9': Anderson Lucoqui (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig).
    • 12': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Kampl.
    • 16': Hand ball by Ritsu Doan (DSC Arminia Bielefeld).
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Fabian Klos (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cédric Brunner with a cross.
    • 17': Hand ball by Manuel Prietl (DSC Arminia Bielefeld).
    • 20': Attempt missed. Cédric Brunner (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Michel Vlap.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Willi Orban.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amadou Haidara.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Fabian Klos (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cédric Brunner.
    • 25': Fabian Klos (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Foul by Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig).
    • 25': Attempt missed. Fabian Klos (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Michel Vlap.
    • 26': Offside, RB Leipzig. Marcel Sabitzer tries a through ball, but Christopher Nkunku is caught offside.
    • 30': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Amos Pieper.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer with a cross.
    • 32': Anderson Lucoqui (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig).
    • 36': Foul by Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig).
    • 36': Ritsu Doan (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Hand ball by Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig).
    • 40': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Amos Pieper.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Ritsu Doan (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 41': Corner, DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Conceded by Marcel Sabitzer.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Adams.
    • 43': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Stefan Ortega Moreno.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, DSC Arminia Bielefeld 0, RB Leipzig 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins DSC Arminia Bielefeld 0, RB Leipzig 0.
    • 46': Goal! DSC Arminia Bielefeld 0, RB Leipzig 1. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
    • 49': Offside, DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Fabian Klos tries a through ball, but Ritsu Doan is caught offside.
    • 52': Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Masaya Okugawa (DSC Arminia Bielefeld).
    • 54': Foul by Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig).
    • 54': Michel Vlap (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Fabian Klos (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Michel Vlap following a fast break.
    • 58': Foul by Manuel Prietl (DSC Arminia Bielefeld).
    • 58': Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
    • 64': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Amos Pieper.
    • 67': Offside, RB Leipzig. Dani Olmo tries a through ball, but Amadou Haidara is caught offside.
    • 68': Foul by Cédric Brunner (DSC Arminia Bielefeld).
    • 68': Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Substitution, DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Sergio Córdova replaces Michel Vlap.
    • 69': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Hee-Chan Hwang replaces Emil Forsberg.
    • 71': Foul by Amos Pieper (DSC Arminia Bielefeld).
    • 71': Hee-Chan Hwang (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Amos Pieper (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
    • 74': Fabian Klos (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Foul by Willi Orban (RB Leipzig).
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Hee-Chan Hwang (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
    • 76': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Joakim Nilsson.
    • 77': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Amadou Haidara.
    • 78': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Dani Olmo.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 79': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Stefan Ortega Moreno.
    • 79': Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig).
    • 79': Ritsu Doan (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Foul by Manuel Prietl (DSC Arminia Bielefeld).
    • 82': Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Foul by Cédric Brunner (DSC Arminia Bielefeld).
    • 83': Cédric Brunner (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Substitution, DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Andreas Voglsammer replaces Masaya Okugawa.
    • 85': Fabian Klos (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
    • 85': Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Substitution, DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Christian Gebauer replaces Cédric Brunner because of an injury.
    • 86': Substitution, DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Sven Schipplock replaces Fabian Klos.
    • 86': Substitution, DSC Arminia Bielefeld. Jacob Laursen replaces Anderson Lucoqui.
    • 87': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Nordi Mukiele replaces Kevin Kampl.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Andreas Voglsammer (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 89': Foul by Andreas Voglsammer (DSC Arminia Bielefeld).
    • 89': Willi Orban (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele.
    • 90'+1': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Jacob Laursen.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku following a corner.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Hee-Chan Hwang (RB Leipzig).
    • 90'+2': Joakim Nilsson (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Arne Maier (DSC Arminia Bielefeld) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig).
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele.
    • 90'+3': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Amos Pieper.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, DSC Arminia Bielefeld 0, RB Leipzig 1.
    • 0': Match ends, DSC Arminia Bielefeld 0, RB Leipzig 1.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 1
    0 Saves 7
    81.3 Possession 18.7
    20 SHOTS 7
    8 ON GOAL 0
    0.4 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    814 Accurate Passes 111
    896 Passes 199
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.6
    4 Accurate Crosses 5
    17 Crosses 12
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    49 Long Balls 65
    32 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
    7 Blocked Shots 2
    1 Effective Tackles 4
    3 Tackles 9
    0.3 Tackle % 0.4
    5 Interceptions 12
    23 Effective Clearances 17
    23 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: SchücoArena
    Location: Bielefeld, 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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    DSC Arminia Bielefeld (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Stefan Ortega (GK)
    4 Joakim Nilsson
    2 Amos Pieper Yellow Card
    23 Anderson Lucoqui
    27 Cédric Brunner Yellow Card
    9 Fabian Klos
    19 Manuel Prietl
    28 Michel Vlap
    31 Arne Maier
    11 Masaya Okugawa
    8 Ritsu Doan
    Arminia Bielefeld Substitutes:
    Jacob Barrett Laursen, Sven Schipplock, Fabian Kunze, Mike van der Hoorn, Christian Gebauer, Oscar Linner, Andreas Voglsammer, Marcel Hartel, Sergio Córdova.

    RBL RB Leipzig (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Péter Gulácsi (GK)
    4 Willi Orbán
    23 Marcel Halstenberg
    16 Lukas Klostermann
    44 Kevin Kampl Yellow Card
    7 Marcel Sabitzer
    8 Amadou Haidara
    14 Tyler Adams
    10 Emil Forsberg
    25 Dani Olmo
    18 Christopher Nkunku
    RB Leipzig Substitutes:
    Josep Martínez, Nordi Mukiele, Alexander Sørloth, Benjamin Henrichs, Ibrahima Konaté, Hwang Hee-Chan, Lazar Samardzic, Justin Kluivert, Yussuf Poulsen.

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