Bundesliga: RB Leipzig defeats SC Freiburg 3-1

Saragna|Nov 9, 2022 15:57 GMT

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LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig defeats SC Freiburg 3-1.

LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig prevails over SC Freiburg 3-1. RB Leipzig got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from M. Simakan (55′) and C. Nkunku (56′). SC Freiburg tried to recover with a goal from L. Kubler (66′). However, the match was closed by a penalty (77′) scored by E. Forsberg for RB Leipzig. RB Leipzig took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Wednesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Harm Osmers with the assistance of Robert Kempter and Thorben Siewer. The 4th official was Max Burda. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 12.8 degrees Celsius or 54.99 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 80%.

RB Leipzig

3

SC Freiburg

1

9 Nov 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

RB Leipzig was in firm control of the ball 58% while SC Freiburg was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

RB Leipzig was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons RB Leipzig won the match.

RB Leipzig shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, SC Freiburg shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

RB Leipzig received 1 yellow card (C. Nkunku). On the opposite side, SC Freiburg received 4 yellow cards (R. Doan, Jeong Woo-Yeong, K. Sildillia and R. Sallai).

After this match, RB Leipzig will have 22 points to stay in the 6th place. On the opposite side, SC Freiburg will stay with 27 points to stay in the 2nd place.

Match Events

23'

23'

B. Henrichs

J. Gvardiol
42'

42'

R. Doan
44'

44'

Jeong Woo-Yeong
46'

46'

K. Sildillia
55'

55'

M. Simakan
55'

55'

R. Sallai

C. Gunter
55'

55'

K. Schade

M. Gregoritsch
56'

56'

C. Nkunku

D. Szoboszlai
59'

59'

L. Holer

Jeong Woo-Yeong
59'

59'

V. Grifo

R. Doan
63'

63'

E. Forsberg

D. Olmo
66'

66'

L. Kubler
77'

77'

E. Forsberg (Penalty)
83'

83'

A. Haidara

K. Kampl
83'

83'

Y. Poulsen

D. Szoboszlai
83'

83'

D. Raum

A. Silva
83'

83'

Y. Keitel

N. Hofler
88'

88'

R. Sallai
90'

90'

C. Nkunku

Next match

In the upcoming Bundesliga match, RB Leipzig will play away with Werder Bremen on the 12th of November with a 7-2 head to head in favor of RB Leipzig (1 draw).

Werder Bremen

1

RB Leipzig

2

12 Nov 2022 Full time

SC Freiburg will host FC Union Berlin on the 13th of November with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of FC Union Berlin (2 draws).

SC Freiburg

4

FC Union Berlin

1

13 Nov 2022 Full time

RB Leipzig: Formation and Lineups

RB Leipzig started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Marco Rose chose to play with the following team: Janis Blaswich (6.6), Mohamed Simakan (7.3), Willi Orbán (6.7), Joško Gvardiol (6.8), Marcel Halstenberg (6.7), Dominik Szoboszlai (8.5), Xaver Schlager (7.6), Kevin Kampl (6.1), Dani Olmo (6.4), André Silva (7.1) and Christopher Nkunku (7.5).

RB Leipzig could not rely on the presence of B. Henrichs (injured).

Substitutes

RB Leipzig made 5 changes: J. Gvardiol for B. Henrichs (23′), D. Olmo for E. Forsberg (63′), K. Kampl for A. Haidara (83′), D. Szoboszlai for Y. Poulsen (83′) and A. Silva for D. Raum (83′).

Top player: Dominik Szoboszlai

The player who no doubt impressed RB Leipzig the most was Dominik Szoboszlai even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.5) with 41 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

SC Freiburg: Formation and Lineups

SC Freiburg started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

On the opposite side, Christian Streich played with: Mark Flekken (7.3), Lukas Kübler (7.1), Matthias Ginter (7.0), Philipp Lienhart (6.3), Kiliann Sildillia (6.4), Maximilian Eggestein (7.0), Nicolas Höfler (6.5), Ritsu Doan (6.2), Christian Günter (6.3), Woo-Yeong Jeong (6.8) and Michael Gregoritsch (6.2).

Substitutes

SC Freiburg made 5 changes: C. Gunter for R. Sallai (55′), M. Gregoritsch for K. Schade (55′), Jeong Woo-Yeong for L. Holer (59′), R. Doan for V. Grifo (59′) and N. Hofler for Y. Keitel (83′).

Best player: Mark Flekken

The player that probably impressed the most for SC Freiburg was the goalkeeper: Mark Flekken. His rating is 7.34. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saragna

I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.