RB Leipzig vs Leverkusen 2022-23 German Bundesliga

32': Christopher Nkunku
83': Timo Werner

FT
2 - 0

Introduction

RB Leipzig are hosting Bayer Leverkusen at Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

Match Commentary

26': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a set piece situation.
35': Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Josko Gvardiol replaces Mohamed Simakan.
45': Second Half begins RB Leipzig 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
45': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Kevin Kampl.
54': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
57': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
65': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Mitchel Bakker replaces Daley Sinkgraven because of an injury.
65': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Nadiem Amiri.
65': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Adam Hlozek.
71': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Marcel Halstenberg replaces David Raum.
71': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Dani Olmo replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
76': Abdou Diallo (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Amine Adli.
83': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amadou Haidara with a through ball.
84': Substitution, RB Leipzig. André Silva replaces Christopher Nkunku.
86': Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 45,598

German Bundesliga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+55	Bayer Leverkusen	31	81	0
+51	Bayern Munich	31	69	6
+32	VfB Stuttgart	31	64	7
+38	RB Leipzig	31	62	7

Full Table

Statistics

B04		RBL
7	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	1
53.8	Possession	46.2
5	SHOTS	10
1	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
518	Accurate Passes	440
611	Passes	525
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	3
10	Crosses	9
0.3	Cross %	0.3
54	Long Balls	79
19	Accurate Long Balls	48
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	0
13	Effective Tackles	12
18	Tackles	19
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	12
8	Effective Clearances	7
8	Clearances	7

Line-Ups

RB Leipzig (3-4-3)

No.	Name
13	Ørjan Nyland (GK)
4	Willi Orbán
37	Abdou Diallo
2	Mohamed Simakan
44	Kevin Kampl
24	Xaver Schlager
22	David Raum
39	Benjamin Henrichs
18	Christopher Nkunku
11	Timo Werner
17	Dominik Szoboszlai

Substitutes:

Dani Olmo, Josko Gvardiol, Amadou Haidara, André Silva, Jonas Nickisch, Hugo Novoa, Emil Forsberg, Marcel Halstenberg.

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4	Jonathan Tah
3	Piero Hincapié
12	Edmond Tapsoba
11	Nadiem Amiri
8	Robert Andrich
23	Adam Hlozek
22	Daley Sinkgraven
24	Timothy Fosu-Mensah
21	Amine Adli
19	Moussa Diaby