German Bundesliga

RB Leipzig vs Bochum 2021-22 German Bundesliga

  • 69': André Silva
  • 73': Christopher Nkunku
  • 78': Christopher Nkunku
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3 - 0

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.

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
+67 Bayern Munich 34 82 2
+29 Bayer Leverkusen 34 69 3
+22 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 60 8
+20 Borussia Dortmund 34 57 11
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Statistics

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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

RBL 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 Yellow Card
14 Tyler Adams
9 Yussuf Poulsen
10 Emil Forsberg
18 Christopher Nkunku

BOC 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 Yellow Card
8 Anthony Losilla
10 Takuma Asano
17 Gerrit Holtmann
22 Christopher Antwi-Adjei

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