German Bundesliga

RB Leipzig vs Cologne 2022-23 German Bundesliga

  • 36': Timo Werner
  • Red Card 45'+1': Dominik Szoboszlai
  • 56': Christopher Nkunku
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2 - 2
  • 40': Florian Dietz
  • 72': Josko Gvardiol (OG)

Timo Werner scores on RB Leipzig return in draw with Cologne

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
+59 Bayer Leverkusen 32 84 0
+49 Bayern Munich 32 69 7
+34 VfB Stuttgart 32 67 7
+38 RB Leipzig 32 63 7
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Statistics

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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

RBL 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 Red Card
22 David Raum
38 Hugo Novoa
18 Christopher Nkunku
11 Timo Werner

KOE FC Cologne (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
20 Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
4 Timo Hübers Yellow Card
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 Yellow Card

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