RB Leipzig vs Bochum 2021-22 German Bundesliga

RB Leipzig

69': André Silva
73': Christopher Nkunku
78': Christopher Nkunku

FT
3 - 0

VfL Bochum

Nkunku, Silva goals steer Leipzig to impressive win over Bochum

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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 Commentary

45': Second Half begins RB Leipzig 0, VfL Bochum 1848 0.
58': Angeliño (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Nordi Mukiele replaces Angeliño.
69': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Emil Forsberg.
69': Substitution, RB Leipzig. André Silva replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
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.
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.
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': Robert Tesche (VfL Bochum 1848) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Patrick Osterhage replaces Robert Tesche.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 25,598

German Bundesliga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+65	Bayern Munich	24	63	1
+26	Borussia Dortmund	24	52	2
+18	TSG Hoffenheim	24	46	6
+16	VfB Stuttgart	24	46	6

Full Table

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

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

Substitutes:

André Silva, Brian Brobbey, Konrad Laimer, Nordi Mukiele, Dominik Szoboszlai, Hugo Novoa, Benjamin Henrichs, Ilaix Moriba, Josep Martínez.

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