RB Leipzig vs Freiburg 2023-24 German Bundesliga

RB Leipzig

6': Xavi Simons
79': Loïs Openda (P)
80': Christoph Baumgartner

FT
3 - 1

SC Freiburg

45'+6': Merlin Rohl

Leipzig score twice in two minutes for 3-1 win over Freiburg

RB Leipzig struck twice in two minutes late in the game to snatch a 3-1 Bundesliga victory over Freiburg on Sunday and leapfrog Borussia Dortmund into fourth place.

Match Commentary

6': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, SC Freiburg 0. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
45'+6': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, SC Freiburg 1. Merlin Röhl (SC Freiburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matthias Ginter.
45': Second Half begins RB Leipzig 1, SC Freiburg 1.
62': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Mohamed Simakan.
63': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Benjamin Sesko.
63': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Emil Forsberg.
63': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
68': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Amadou Haidara.
79': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, SC Freiburg 1. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
79': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Ritsu Doan replaces Merlin Röhl.
79': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Michael Gregoritsch replaces Vincenzo Grifo.
80': Goal! RB Leipzig 3, SC Freiburg 1. Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xavi Simons following a fast break.
86': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christopher Lenz replaces Xavi Simons.
88': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Junior Adamu replaces Lucas Höler.
88': Substitution, SC Freiburg. Kenneth Schmidt replaces Manuel Gulde.
90'+5': Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 3, SC Freiburg 1.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 41,117

German Bundesliga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+61	Bayern Munich	32	76	2
+31	Bayer Leverkusen	32	68	2
+20	Eintracht Frankfurt	32	56	8
-3	SC Freiburg	32	52	10

Full Table

Statistics

SCF		RBL
12	Fouls	10
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	2
37.1	Possession	62.9
9	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
285	Accurate Passes	554
366	Passes	630
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	3
11	Crosses	13
0.4	Cross %	0.2
47	Long Balls	51
26	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	5
7	Effective Tackles	11
12	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.9
12	Interceptions	4
13	Effective Clearances	20
13	Clearances	20

Line-Ups

RB Leipzig (4-4-2)

No.	Name
21	Janis Blaswich (GK)
23	Castello Lukeba
16	Lukas Klostermann
22	David Raum
2	Mohamed Simakan
24	Xaver Schlager
8	Amadou Haidara
20	Xavi Simons
10	Emil Forsberg
30	Benjamin Sesko
17	Loïs Openda

Substitutes:

Benjamin Henrichs, Nicolas Seiwald, Fabio Carvalho, Christopher Lenz, Christoph Baumgartner, Timo Werner, Yussuf Poulsen, Kevin Kampl, Leopold Zingerle.

SC Freiburg (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Noah Atubolu (GK)
3	Philipp Lienhart
5	Manuel Gulde
28	Matthias Ginter
27	Nicolas Höfler
8	Maximilian Eggestein
7	Noah Weißhaupt
25	Kiliann Sildillia
9	Lucas Höler
32	Vincenzo Grifo
34	Merlin Rohl