German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, October 2, 2021
VfL Bochum WLLLD 0
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RB Leipzig LLDWL 3
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Match Report

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Nkunku, 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

RBL leads series 5-0

Lineups

RBL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 2Mohamed SimakanCD
  3. 32Josko GvardiolCD-L
  4. 16Lukas KlostermannCD-R
  5. 44Kevin KamplCM-L
  6. 8Amadou HaidaraCM-R
  7. 3AngeliñoLM
  8. 14Tyler AdamsRM
  9. 9Yussuf PoulsenF
  10. 10Emil ForsbergCF-L
  11. 18Christopher NkunkuCF-R

BOC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Manuel RiemannG
  2. 37Armel Bella-KotchapCD-L
  3. 4Erhan MasovicCD-R
  4. 3Danilo SoaresLB
  5. 11Herbert BockhornRB
  6. 20Elvis RexhbecajAM
  7. 23Robert TescheLM
  8. 8Anthony LosillaRM
  9. 10Takuma AsanoF
  10. 17Gerrit HoltmannAM-L
  11. 22Christopher Antwi-AdjeiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 58' Angeliño (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 61' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Nordi Mukiele replaces Angeliño.
  3. 69' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Emil Forsberg.
  4. 69' Substitution, RB Leipzig. André Silva replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 73' Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Sebastian Polter replaces Gerrit Holtmann.
  8. 77' Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Eduard Löwen replaces Elvis Rexhbecaj.
  9. 78' Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Milos Pantovic replaces Christopher Antwi-Adjei.
  10. 78' Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Danny Blum replaces Takuma Asano.
  11. 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.
  12. 79' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Konrad Laimer replaces Mohamed Simakan.
  13. 79' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Ilaix Moriba replaces Kevin Kampl.
  14. 80' Robert Tesche (VfL Bochum 1848) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 82' Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Patrick Osterhage replaces Robert Tesche.

Bundesliga News

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