German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, December 2, 2023
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 LLWLD 1
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RB Leipzig LWWLL 2
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HDH101
RBL202
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Match Report

Wasteful Leipzig battle past Heidenheim to move into top four

RB Leipzig struck twice in the first half to edge past visitors Heidenheim 2-1 on Saturday and leapfrog Borussia Dortmund into fourth place in the Bundesliga.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
5
6
Saves
0
29.5
Possession
70.5
7
SHOTS
23
1
ON GOAL
8
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
187
Accurate Passes
628
295
Passes
713
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
5
10
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.3
76
Long Balls
50
34
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
11
17
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
7
17
Effective Clearances
18
17
Clearances
18

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-2

Lineups

RBL · 4-2-2-2

  1. 21Janis BlaswichG
  2. 2Mohamed SimakanCD-L
  3. 16Lukas KlostermannCD-R
  4. 22David RaumLB
  5. 39Benjamin HenrichsRB
  6. 24Xaver SchlagerCM-L
  7. 8Amadou HaidaraCM-R
  8. 9Yussuf PoulsenCF-L
  9. 17Loïs OpendaCF-R
  10. 20Xavi SimonsAM-L
  11. 14Christoph BaumgartnerAM-R

HDH · 5-4-1

  1. 1Kevin MüllerG
  2. 33Lennard MaloneyCD
  3. 5Benedikt GimberCD-L
  4. 6Patrick MainkaCD-R
  5. 23Omar-Haktab TraoréLB
  6. 19Jonas FöhrenbachRB
  7. 30Norman TheuerkaufCM-L
  8. 3Jan SchöppnerCM-R
  9. 10Tim KleindienstLM
  10. 37Niklas BesteRM
  11. 18Marvin PieringerF

Timeline

  1. 29' Goal! RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 44' Goal! RB Leipzig 2, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
  3. 45'+2' Goal! RB Leipzig 2, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1. Benedikt Gimber (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lennard Maloney with a headed pass following a corner.
  4. 59' Marvin Pieringer (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 60' Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 68' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Adrian Beck replaces Lennard Maloney because of an injury.
  7. 68' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Kevin Sessa replaces Norman Theuerkauf.
  8. 74' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Nikola Dovedan replaces Marvin Pieringer.
  9. 77' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
  10. 78' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Xavi Simons.
  11. 86' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Stefan Schimmer replaces Jan-Niklas Beste.
  12. 86' Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Denis Thomalla replaces Jan Schöppner.
  13. 86' Benedikt Gimber (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 88' Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 89' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Castello Lukeba replaces Christoph Baumgartner.
  16. 90'+2' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christopher Lenz replaces David Raum.

Bundesliga News

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