German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, August 19, 2023
RB Leipzig WWWLW 2
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Bayer Leverkusen LLWWW 3
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RBL112
B04213
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Match Report

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Bayer Leverkusen edge RB Leigzig in thrilling 3-2 opener

Bayer Leverkusen battled past RB Leipzig 3-2 in an entertaining Bundesliga opener on Saturday to confirm their status as potential title contenders.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
4
55.5
Possession
44.5
14
SHOTS
11
6
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
478
Accurate Passes
362
557
Passes
442
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
13
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.3
35
Long Balls
36
18
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
11
16
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
8
12
Effective Clearances
13
12
Clearances
13

Head to Head

RBL leads series 3-2

Lineups

B04 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 4Jonathan TahCD
  3. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-L
  4. 6Odilon KossounouCD-R
  5. 34Granit XhakaCM-L
  6. 25Exequiel PalaciosCM-R
  7. 20Alejandro GrimaldoLM
  8. 30Jeremie FrimpongRM
  9. 22Victor BonifaceF
  10. 10Florian WirtzCF-L
  11. 7Jonas HofmannCF-R

RBL · 4-2-2-2

  1. 21Janis BlaswichG
  2. 4Willi OrbánCD-L
  3. 2Mohamed SimakanCD-R
  4. 22David RaumLB
  5. 39Benjamin HenrichsRB
  6. 24Xaver SchlagerCM-L
  7. 13Nicolas SeiwaldCM-R
  8. 7Dani OlmoCF-L
  9. 17Loïs OpendaCF-R
  10. 11Timo WernerAM-L
  11. 20Xavi SimonsAM-R

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, RB Leipzig 0. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Boniface.
  2. 35' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, RB Leipzig 0. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann with a cross following a corner.
  3. 39' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, RB Leipzig 1. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a corner.
  4. 62' Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 62' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Castello Lukeba replaces Nicolas Seiwald.
  6. 62' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Xavi Simons.
  7. 62' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Timo Werner.
  8. 64' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, RB Leipzig 1. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
  9. 69' Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 71' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, RB Leipzig 2. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Simakan with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  11. 75' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Florian Wirtz.
  12. 75' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Loïs Openda.
  13. 78' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Jeremie Frimpong because of an injury.
  14. 81' Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 84' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Fábio Carvalho replaces Xaver Schlager.
  16. 89' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Jonas Hofmann.
  17. 89' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Victor Boniface.

Bundesliga News

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