German Bundesliga

FT Sunday, August 15, 2021
RB Leipzig LDLDW 0
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Mainz DLWLW 1
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Match Report

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Bundesliga title challengers RB Leipzig shocked by Mainz in season opener

Mainz 05, who have around a dozen players in COVID-19 quarantine, struck early to stun last season's Bundesliga runners-up RB Leipzig 1-0 on Sunday.

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Team Stats

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Fouls
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Yellow Cards
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Red Cards
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Offsides
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Corner Kicks
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Saves
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Possession
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SHOTS
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ON GOAL
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On Target %
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Penalty Goals
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Penalty Kicks Taken
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Accurate Passes
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Passes
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Pass Completion %
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Accurate Crosses
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Crosses
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Cross %
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Long Balls
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Accurate Long Balls
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Long Balls %
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Blocked Shots
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Effective Tackles
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Tackles
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Tackle %
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Interceptions
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Effective Clearances
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Clearances
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Head to Head

RBL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

M05 · 3-4-1-2

  1. 27Robin ZentnerG
  2. 16Stefan BellCD
  3. 42Alexander HackCD-L
  4. 19Moussa NiakhatéCD-R
  5. 8Leandro BarreiroCM-L
  6. 25Niklas TauerCM-R
  7. 26Paul NebelAM
  8. 3Aarón MartínLM
  9. 30Silvan WidmerRM
  10. 7Lee Jae-SungCF-L
  11. 29Jonathan BurkardtCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 43Romario RöschSUB
  2. 36Kaito MizutaSUB
  3. 1Finn DahmenSUB
  4. 15Luca KilianSUB
  5. 38Ben BobzienSUB
  6. 35Stephan FurstnerSUB
  7. 37Timothe RupilSUB

RBL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 2Mohamed SimakanCD-L
  3. 4Willi OrbánCD-R
  4. 3AngeliñoLB
  5. 22Nordi MukieleRB
  6. 10Emil ForsbergAM
  7. 44Kevin KamplLM
  8. 14Tyler AdamsRM
  9. 33André SilvaF
  10. 18Christopher NkunkuAM-L
  11. 8Amadou HaidaraAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 37Sidney RaebigerSUB
  2. 21Brian BrobbeySUB
  3. 32Josko GvardiolSUB
  4. 31Josep MartínezSUB
  5. 11Hwang Hee-ChanSUB
  6. 16Lukas KlostermannSUB
  7. 17Dominik SzoboszlaiSUB
  8. 27Konrad LaimerSUB
  9. 7Marcel SabitzerSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 12' Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 1, RB Leipzig 0. Moussa Niakhaté (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  3. 48' Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 64' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Christopher Nkunku.
  5. 64' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Marcel Sabitzer replaces Tyler Adams.
  6. 64' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Amadou Haidara.
  7. 80' Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 82' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Brian Brobbey replaces Nordi Mukiele.
  9. 86' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Stephan Fürstner replaces Niklas Tauer.
  10. 90' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Romario Rösch replaces Paul Nebel.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Luca Kilian replaces Lee Jae-Sung.

Bundesliga News

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