Bundesliga: RB Leipzig and FC Köln draw 2-2 on Saturday
LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig manages to recover against FC Köln with a goal on the F. Dietz 40' and an own goal from J. Gvardiol 72'.
LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig manages to recover against FC Köln with a goal on the F. Dietz 40′ and an own goal from J. Gvardiol 72′.
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In the presence of 43,579 spectators. The referee was Benjamin Brand with the assistance of Thomas Stein and Marcel Unger. The 4th official was Max Burda. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot around 26.4 degrees Celsius or 79.57 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 56%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. RB Leipzig was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. FC Köln that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
FC Köln was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for FC Köln to win the match.
RB Leipzig shot 12 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, FC Köln shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
RB Leipzig received 1 yellow card (B. Henrichs). On the opposite side, FC Köln received 4 yellow cards (J. Thielmann, T. Hubers, S. Adamyan and F. Kainz).
(RB Leipzig) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (45′).
After playing this match, RB Leipzig has 1 points to occupy the 10th place in the table. while FC Köln has 3 points (5th).
Match Events
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10'10'
D. Olmo Carvajal (Goal Disallowed)
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19'19'
J. Thielmann
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37'37'
T. Werner
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40'40'
F. Dietz
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45'45'
D. Szoboszlai
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46'46'
J. Gvardiol
M. Halstenberg
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46'46'
K. Kampl
H. Novoa Ramos
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49'49'
T. Hubers
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56'56'
C. Nkunku
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62'62'
Benno Schmitz
Kingsley Ehizibue
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63'63'
B. Schmitz
K. Ehizibue
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62'62'
Linton Maina
Jan Thielmann
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67'67'
A. Silva
T. Werner
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72'72'
J. Gvardiol (OG)
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74'74'
S. Adamyan
F. Dietz
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75'75'
T. Lemperle
D. Ljubicic
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76'76'
S. Adamyan
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79'79'
F. Kainz
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87'87'
A. Haidara
D. Olmo
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89'89'
B. Henrichs
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, RB Leipzig will play away with FC Union Berlin on the 20th of August with a 3-3 head to head stats.
FC Köln will play away against Eintracht Frankfurt on the 21st of August with a 8-7 head to head record in favor of FC Köln (7 draws).
RB Leipzig: Formation and Lineups
RB Leipzig started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Domenico Tedesco chose to play with the following team: Péter Gulácsi , Mohamed Simakan , Willi Orbán , Marcel Halstenberg , Benjamin Henrichs , Hugo Novoa Ramos , Dominik Szoboszlai , Dani Olmo , David Raum , Timo Werner and Christopher Nkunku .
Substitutes
RB Leipzig made 3 changes: H. Novoa Ramos for K. Kampl (46′), M. Halstenberg for J. Gvardiol (46′) and T. Werner for A. Silva (67′).
Top player: Christopher Nkunku
The player who no doubt impressed RB Leipzig the most was Christopher Nkunku.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
FC Köln: Formation and Lineups
FC Köln started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Steffen Baumgart played with: Marvin Schwäbe , Kingsley Ehizibue , Luca Kilian , Timo Hübers , Jonas Hector , Eric Martel , Ellyes Skhiri , Jan Thielmann , Dejan Ljubičić , Florian Kainz and Florian Dietz .
Substitutes
FC Köln made 5 changes: J. Thielmann for L. Maina (63′), K. Ehizibue for B. Schmitz (63′), E. Martel for O. Duda (63′), F. Dietz for S. Adamyan (74′) and D. Ljubicic for T. Lemperle (75′).
Top player: Florian Kainz
Probably the most impressive player in FC Köln was Florian Kainz.
His rating is with 30 passes (76% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga
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