German Bundesliga

RB Leipzig vs Frankfurt 2022-23 German Bundesliga

  • 6': Timo Werner
  • 40': Emil Forsberg
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2 - 1
  • 61': Djibril Sow

Timo Werner and Emil Forsberg goals keep Leipzig in top-four hunt

Timo Werner and Emil Forsberg notched up a goal and an assist apiece as RB Leipzig beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 0. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
  • 33': Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 0. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Timo Werner.
  • 57': Sebastian Rode (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christopher Nkunku replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
  • 60': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Aurélio Buta replaces Ansgar Knauff.
  • 60': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Kristijan Jakic replaces Sebastian Rode.
  • 60': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Christopher Lenz replaces Philipp Max.
  • 61': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 1. Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Aurélio Buta with a cross.
  • 69': Substitution, RB Leipzig. André Silva replaces Timo Werner.
  • 70': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Xaver Schlager replaces Kevin Kampl.
  • 70': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Emil Forsberg because of an injury.
  • 76': Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Rafael Borré replaces Daichi Kamada.
  • 84': Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Substitution, Eintracht Frankfurt. Lucas Alario replaces Makoto Hasebe.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Mohamed Simakan replaces Benjamin Henrichs.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 2, Eintracht Frankfurt 1.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 47,069

German Bundesliga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+48 Bayer Leverkusen 26 70 0
+47 Bayern Munich 26 60 4
+29 VfB Stuttgart 26 56 6
+21 Borussia Dortmund 26 50 4
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Statistics

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12 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 3
46.2 Possession 53.8
7 SHOTS 10
4 ON GOAL 5
0.6 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
398 Accurate Passes 480
499 Passes 587
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 2
13 Crosses 6
0.4 Cross % 0.3
43 Long Balls 58
17 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 7
21 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
15 Interceptions 8
12 Effective Clearances 13
12 Clearances 13

Line-Ups

RBL RB Leipzig (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
21 Janis Blaswich (GK)
32 Josko Gvardiol
4 Willi Orbán Yellow Card
23 Marcel Halstenberg
39 Benjamin Henrichs
44 Kevin Kampl
27 Konrad Laimer Yellow Card
11 Timo Werner
9 Yussuf Poulsen
10 Emil Forsberg
17 Dominik Szoboszlai

SGE Eintracht Frankfurt (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Kevin Trapp (GK)
20 Makoto Hasebe Yellow Card
5 Hrvoje Smolcic
35 Tuta
8 Djibril Sow
17 Sebastian Rode Yellow Card
32 Philipp Max
36 Ansgar Knauff
9 Randal Kolo Muani
15 Daichi Kamada
29 Jesper Lindstrom

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