RB Leipzig vs Heidenheim 2023-24 German Bundesliga

RB Leipzig

29': Loïs Openda (P)
44': Yussuf Poulsen

FT
2 - 1

1. FC Heidenheim 1846

45'+2': Benedikt Gimber

Wasteful Leipzig battle past Heidenheim to move into top four

RB Leipzig vs. 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 - Game Highlights

RB Leipzig struck twice in the first half to edge past visitors Heidenheim 2-1 on Saturday and leapfrog Borussia Dortmund into fourth place in the Bundesliga.

Match Commentary

29': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
44': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
45'+2': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1. Benedikt Gimber (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lennard Maloney with a headed pass following a corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, RB Leipzig 2, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1.
59': Marvin Pieringer (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) is shown the yellow card.
60': Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
68': Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Adrian Beck replaces Lennard Maloney because of an injury.
68': Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Kevin Sessa replaces Norman Theuerkauf.
74': Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Nikola Dovedan replaces Marvin Pieringer.
77': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
78': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Xavi Simons.
86': Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Stefan Schimmer replaces Jan-Niklas Beste.
86': Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Denis Thomalla replaces Jan Schöppner.
86': Benedikt Gimber (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) is shown the yellow card.
88': Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Castello Lukeba replaces Christoph Baumgartner.
90'+2': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christopher Lenz replaces David Raum.
90'+7': Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 2, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 44,887

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

HDH		RBL
16	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	5
6	Saves	0
29.5	Possession	70.5
7	SHOTS	23
1	ON GOAL	8
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
187	Accurate Passes	628
295	Passes	713
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	5
10	Crosses	20
0.3	Cross %	0.3
76	Long Balls	50
34	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
2	Blocked Shots	5
12	Effective Tackles	11
17	Tackles	17
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
11	Interceptions	7
17	Effective Clearances	18
17	Clearances	18

Line-Ups

RB Leipzig (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
21	Janis Blaswich (GK)
2	Mohamed Simakan
16	Lukas Klostermann
22	David Raum
39	Benjamin Henrichs
24	Xaver Schlager
8	Amadou Haidara
9	Yussuf Poulsen
17	Loïs Openda
20	Xavi Simons
14	Christoph Baumgartner

Substitutes:

Ilaix Moriba, Fabio Carvalho, Benjamin Sesko, Péter Gulácsi, Nicolas Seiwald, Christopher Lenz, Emil Forsberg, Kevin Kampl, Castello Lukeba.

1. FC Heidenheim 1846 (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Kevin Müller (GK)
33	Lennard Maloney
5	Benedikt Gimber
6	Patrick Mainka
23	Omar Haktab Traoré
19	Jonas Föhrenbach
30	Norman Theuerkauf
3	Jan Schöppner
10	Tim Kleindienst
37	Jan-Niklas Beste
18	Marvin Pieringer