
RB Leipzig vs Bochum 2021-22 German Bundesliga
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
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 25,598
German Bundesliga Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+22 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 18 | 0 |
+8 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 14 | 0 |
0 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 13 | 1 |
+2 | VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 12 | 2 |
Statistics
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RBL![]() |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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