Bundesliga: RB Leipzig beats Hertha BSC 3-2
LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig topped Hertha BSC.
LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig conquered Hertha BSC. RB Leipzig took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Harm Osmers with the help of Robert Kempter and Thorben Siewer. The 4th official was Nicolas Winter. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 16.7 degrees Celsius or 62.02 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 79%.
Match Statistics
RB Leipzig was in firm control of the ball 60% while Hertha BSC was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
RB Leipzig was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons RB Leipzig won the encounter.
RB Leipzig shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Hertha BSC shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
RB Leipzig received 2 yellow cards (A. Haidara and K. Kampl). On the other side, Hertha BSC received 3 yellow cards (M. O. Kempf, M. Plattenhardt and A. Rogel).
After playing this match, RB Leipzig will have 12 points like FSV Mainz 05 to move up in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Hertha BSC will stay with 8 points like Bayer 04 Leverkusen to move up in the 15th place.
Match Events
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25'25'
E. Forsberg
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30'30'
A. Diallo
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32'32'
M. O. Kempf
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40'40'
A. Haidara
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41'41'
M. Plattenhardt
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45'45'
W. Orban
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46'46'
W. Kanga
I. Sunjic
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46'46'
M. Mittelstadt
M. Plattenhardt
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58'58'
C. Ejuke
M. Richter
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61'61'
M. Halstenberg
D. Raum
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61'61'
B. Henrichs
M. Simakan
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61'61'
K. Kampl
A. Haidara
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62'62'
D. Lukebakio (Penalty)
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63'63'
K. Kampl
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64'64'
S. Jovetic
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72'72'
Hugo Novoa
André Silva
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72'72'
Yussuf Poulsen
Emil Forsberg
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86'86'
D. Selke
S. Serdar
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84'84'
C. Nkunku (Goal Disallowed)
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90'90'
A. Rogel
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, RB Leipzig will play away with FC Augsburg on the 22nd of October with a 7-1 head to head statistic in favor of RB Leipzig (4 draws).
Hertha BSC will host Schalke 04 on the 23rd of October with a 17-6 head to head stats in favor of Schalke 04 (5 draws).
RB Leipzig: Formation and Lineups
RB Leipzig started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Marco Rose chose to play with the following team: Janis Blaswich , Mohamed Simakan , Willi Orbán , Abdou Diallo , David Raum , Xaver Schlager , Amadou Haidara , Dominik Szoboszlai , Emil Forsberg , André Silva and Christopher Nkunku .
Substitutes
RB Leipzig made 5 changes: D. Raum for M. Halstenberg (61′), M. Simakan for B. Henrichs (61′), A. Haidara for K. Kampl (61′), E. Forsberg for Y. Poulsen (72′) and A. Silva for H. Novoa Ramos (72′).
Top player: David Raum
The player who no doubt impressed RB Leipzig the most was David Raum even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 34 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 8 crosses.
Hertha BSC: Formation and Lineups
Hertha BSC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Sandro Schwarz played with: Oliver Christensen , Jonjoe Kenny , Agustín Rogel , Marc-Oliver Kempf , Marvin Plattenhardt , Lucas Tousart , Ivan Šunjić , Suat Serdar , Dodi Lukebakio , Stevan Jovetić and Marco Richter .
Substitutes
Hertha BSC made 4 changes: I. Sunjic for W. Kanga (46′), M. Plattenhardt for M. Mittelstadt (46′), M. Richter for C. Ejuke (58′) and S. Serdar for D. Selke (86′).
Top player: Dodi Lukebakio
The player who no doubt impressed Hertha BSC the most was Dodi Lukebakio.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.
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