RB Leipzig vs VfL Bochum, 2021-22 German Bundesliga
· German BundesligaNkunku, Silva goals steer Leipzig to impressive win over Bochum
Christopher Nkunku scored twice and substitute Andre Silva added another to steer RB Leipzig to a 3-0 victory over promoted VfL Bochum on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Anthony Losilla (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 1': Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Attempt saved. Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Angeliño.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Angeliño (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 5': VAR Decision: No Penalty RB Leipzig.
- 8': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku with a through ball.
- 8': Christopher Antwi-Adjei (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig).
- 11': Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen.
- 13': Hand ball by Takuma Asano (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 13': Attempt saved. Elvis Rexhbecaj (VfL Bochum 1848) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gerrit Holtmann.
- 15': Attempt saved. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku with a through ball.
- 16': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Danilo Soares.
- 17': Attempt missed. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Emil Forsberg with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Foul by Gerrit Holtmann (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 18': Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Anthony Losilla (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 19': Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Elvis Rexhbecaj (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 22': Offside, VfL Bochum 1848. Manuel Riemann tries a through ball, but Takuma Asano is caught offside.
- 24': Elvis Rexhbecaj (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig).
- 25': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Gerrit Holtmann (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 28': Attempt missed. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Angeliño with a cross.
- 28': Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Erhan Masovic (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 29': Attempt saved. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Kampl with a through ball.
- 30': Armel Bella Kotchap (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig).
- 32': Attempt blocked. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 35': Corner, VfL Bochum 1848. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 36': Attempt missed. Anthony Losilla (VfL Bochum 1848) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Elvis Rexhbecaj.
- 43': Offside, VfL Bochum 1848. Robert Tesche tries a through ball, but Christopher Antwi-Adjei is caught offside.
- 43': Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Takuma Asano (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Christopher Antwi-Adjei (VfL Bochum 1848) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Losilla with a cross.
- 45'+1': Offside, VfL Bochum 1848. Manuel Riemann tries a through ball, but Takuma Asano is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, RB Leipzig 0, VfL Bochum 1848 0.
- 45': Second Half begins RB Leipzig 0, VfL Bochum 1848 0.
- 47': Foul by Anthony Losilla (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 47': Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig).
- 50': Herbert Bockhorn (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Christopher Antwi-Adjei (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 51': Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Elvis Rexhbecaj (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 55': Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Angeliño (RB Leipzig).
- 57': Herbert Bockhorn (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Angeliño (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Armel Bella Kotchap (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig).
- 61': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Nordi Mukiele replaces Angeliño.
- 62': Corner, VfL Bochum 1848. Conceded by Amadou Haidara.
- 63': Attempt missed. Anthony Losilla (VfL Bochum 1848) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Elvis Rexhbecaj with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Offside, VfL Bochum 1848. Manuel Riemann tries a through ball, but Takuma Asano is caught offside.
- 64': Foul by Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig).
- 64': Herbert Bockhorn (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Takuma Asano (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 65': Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Elvis Rexhbecaj (VfL Bochum 1848) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 67': Offside, VfL Bochum 1848. Manuel Riemann tries a through ball, but Christopher Antwi-Adjei is caught offside.
- 68': Foul by Gerrit Holtmann (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 68': Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Emil Forsberg.
- 69': Substitution, RB Leipzig. André Silva replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
- 69': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Erhan Masovic.
- 69': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, VfL Bochum 1848 0. André Silva (RB Leipzig) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Christopher Antwi-Adjei (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig).
- 73': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, VfL Bochum 1848 0. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by André Silva with a through ball.
- 73': Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Sebastian Polter replaces Gerrit Holtmann.
- 74': Foul by Sebastian Polter (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 74': Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Christopher Antwi-Adjei (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 77': Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Eduard Löwen replaces Elvis Rexhbecaj.
- 78': Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Milos Pantovic replaces Christopher Antwi-Adjei.
- 78': Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Danny Blum replaces Takuma Asano.
- 78': Goal! RB Leipzig 3, VfL Bochum 1848 0. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
- 79': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Konrad Laimer replaces Mohamed Simakan.
- 79': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Ilaix Moriba replaces Kevin Kampl.
- 80': Foul by Robert Tesche (VfL Bochum 1848).
- 80': Ilaix Moriba (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Robert Tesche (VfL Bochum 1848) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Attempt saved. Ilaix Moriba (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 81': Attempt missed. Sebastian Polter (VfL Bochum 1848) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Blum.
- 82': Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Patrick Osterhage replaces Robert Tesche.
- 85': Attempt missed. Sebastian Polter (VfL Bochum 1848) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eduard Löwen with a through ball following a fast break.
- 86': Danilo Soares (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig).
- 87': Attempt missed. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
- 89': Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
- 89': Milos Pantovic (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Offside, VfL Bochum 1848. Danny Blum tries a through ball, but Armel Bella Kotchap is caught offside.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Polter (VfL Bochum 1848) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Milos Pantovic with a cross.
- 90'+1': Corner, VfL Bochum 1848. Conceded by Lukas Klostermann.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Sebastian Polter (VfL Bochum 1848) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eduard Löwen.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 3, VfL Bochum 1848 0.
- 0': Match ends, RB Leipzig 3, VfL Bochum 1848 0.
Statistics
 BOC |
RBL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 40.3 | Possession | 59.7 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 242 | Accurate Passes | 416 |
| 345 | Passes | 522 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 18 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 79 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 15 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 11 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 25,598
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 25,598
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 26 | +68 | 67 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 26 | +29 | 58 |
| 3 | TSG Hoffenheim | 26 | +20 | 50 |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 26 | +17 | 50 |
Line-Ups
RB Leipzig (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Péter Gulácsi (GK) |
| 2 | Mohamed Simakan |
| 32 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 16 | Lukas Klostermann |
| 44 | Kevin Kampl |
| 8 | Amadou Haidara |
| 3 | Angeliño  |
| 14 | Tyler Adams |
| 9 | Yussuf Poulsen |
| 10 | Emil Forsberg |
| 18 | Christopher Nkunku |
VfL Bochum (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Riemann (GK) |
| 37 | Armel Bella-Kotchap |
| 4 | Erhan Masovic |
| 3 | Danilo Soares |
| 11 | Herbert Bockhorn |
| 20 | Elvis Rexhbecaj |
| 23 | Robert Tesche |
| 8 | Anthony Losilla |
| 10 | Takuma Asano |
| 17 | Gerrit Holtmann |
| 22 | Christopher Antwi-Adjei |
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