RB Leipzig vs Cologne 2022-23 German Bundesliga

RB Leipzig

36': Timo Werner
45'+1': Dominik Szoboszlai
56': Christopher Nkunku

FT
2 - 2

FC Cologne

40': Florian Dietz
72': Josko Gvardiol (OG)

Timo Werner scores on RB Leipzig return in draw with Cologne

Timo Werner of RB Leipzig celebrates with team mates after scoring their sides first goal [1296x729]

The 10 men of RB Leipzig were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw with Cologne as Timo Werner scored on his return to the club on Saturday.

Match Commentary

18': Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Köln 0. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.
40': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Köln 1. Florian Dietz (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Kainz.
45'+1': Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
45'+3': First Half ends, RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Köln 1.
45': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Josko Gvardiol replaces Marcel Halstenberg.
45': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Hugo Novoa.
45': Second Half begins RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Köln 1.
48': Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, 1. FC Köln 1. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball.
62': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Linton Maina replaces Jan Thielmann.
62': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Benno Schmitz replaces Kingsley Ehizibue.
62': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Ondrej Duda replaces Eric Martel.
67': Substitution, RB Leipzig. André Silva replaces Timo Werner.
72': Own Goal by Josko Gvardiol, RB Leipzig. RB Leipzig 2, 1. FC Köln 2.
72': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sargis Adamyan replaces Florian Dietz.
73': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Tim Lemperle replaces Dejan Ljubicic.
76': Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Florian Kainz (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Dani Olmo.
89': Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 2, 1. FC Köln 2.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 43,579

German Bundesliga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+55	Bayer Leverkusen	30	80	0
+50	Bayern Munich	30	66	6
+32	VfB Stuttgart	30	63	7
+35	RB Leipzig	30	59	7

Full Table

Statistics

KOE		RBL
18	Fouls	8
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	3
47.9	Possession	52.1
13	SHOTS	9
4	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
317	Accurate Passes	362
396	Passes	440
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	2
20	Crosses	11
0.1	Cross %	0.2
46	Long Balls	64
26	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	1
14	Effective Tackles	4
19	Tackles	8
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
14	Interceptions	8
8	Effective Clearances	13
8	Clearances	13

Line-Ups

RB Leipzig (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Péter Gulácsi (GK)
4	Willi Orbán
23	Marcel Halstenberg
2	Mohamed Simakan
39	Benjamin Henrichs
7	Dani Olmo
17	Dominik Szoboszlai
22	David Raum
38	Hugo Novoa
18	Christopher Nkunku
11	Timo Werner

Substitutes:

Janis Blaswich, Alexander Sørloth, Kevin Kampl, Emil Forsberg, André Silva, Sanoussy Ba, Josko Gvardiol, Xaver Schlager, Amadou Haidara.

FC Cologne (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
20	Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
4	Timo Hübers
15	Luca Kilian
14	Jonas Hector
19	Kingsley Ehizibue
7	Dejan Ljubicic
28	Ellyes Skhiri
6	Eric Martel
33	Florian Dietz
11	Florian Kainz
29	Jan Thielmann