Bundesliga: RB Leipzig wipes out FSV Mainz 05 4-1 with an outstanding performance
LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig demolishes FSV Mainz 05 4-1 with goals of
LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig demolishes FSV Mainz 05 4-1 with goals of A. Silva (20′ pen), D. Szoboszlai (49′), C. Nkunku (58′) and A. Silva (61′). On the opposite side, FSV Mainz 05 scored with Lee Jae-Sung (57′). RB Leipzig was vastly superior ball possession (69%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Deniz Aytekin with the help of Christian Dietz and Markus Sinn. The 4th official was Florian Lechner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 2.1 degrees Celsius or 35.76 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 84%.
Match Statistics
RB Leipzig was in firm control of the ball 69% while FSV Mainz 05 was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
RB Leipzig was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons RB Leipzig won the match.
RB Leipzig shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, FSV Mainz 05 shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to RB Leipzig. On the other side, FSV Mainz 05 received 2 yellow cards (Lee Jae-Sung and S. Bell).
Also, FSV Mainz 05 didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after A. Hack (FSV Mainz 05) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (20′).
After playing this contest, RB Leipzig will have 22 points like Borussia Mönchengladbach to stay in the 10th place. On the other side, FSV Mainz 05 will stay with 24 points to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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16'16'
Lee Jae-Sung
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20'20'
A. Hack
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20'20'
A. Silva (Penalty)
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46'46'
C. Nkunku
Y. Poulsen
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49'49'
D. Szoboszlai
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57'57'
Lee Jae-Sung
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58'58'
C. Nkunku
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59'59'
S. Bell
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61'61'
A. Silva
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65'65'
L. Barreiro
J. Boetius
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65'65'
D. Nemeth
J. Burkardt
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68'68'
H. Novoa Ramos
A. Silva
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82'82'
A. Lucoqui
A. Caricol
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82'82'
P. Nebel
K. Onisiwo
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83'83'
M. Papela
Lee Jae-Sung
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83'83'
J. Wosz
L. Klostermann
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87'87'
S. Raebiger
D. Szoboszlai
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, RB Leipzig will play away against VfB Stuttgart on the 15th of January with a 6-0 head to head in favor of RB Leipzig (1 draw).
FSV Mainz 05 will host VfL Bochum 1848 on the 15th of January with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of FSV Mainz 05 (1 draw).
RB Leipzig: Formation and Lineups
RB Leipzig started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Domenico Tedesco chose to play with the following team: Péter Gulácsi , Mohamed Simakan , Willi Orbán , Joško Gvardiol , Lukas Klostermann , Tyler Adams , Kevin Kampl , Angeliño , Dominik Szoboszlai , André Silva and Yussuf Poulsen .
Substitutes
RB Leipzig made 4 changes: Y. Poulsen for C. Nkunku (46′), A. Silva for H. Novoa Ramos (68′), L. Klostermann for J. Wosz (83′) and D. Szoboszlai for S. Raebiger (87′).
Top player: Christopher Nkunku
The player who no doubt impressed RB Leipzig the most was Christopher Nkunku.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 46′.
FSV Mainz 05: Formation and Lineups
FSV Mainz 05 started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the other side, Bo Svensson played with: Robin Zentner , Silvan Widmer , Stefan Bell , Alexander Hack , Daniel Brosinski , Jae-Sung Lee , Anton Stach , Jean-Paul Boëtius , Aarón Martin Caricol , Karim Onisiwo and Jonathan Burkardt .
Substitutes
FSV Mainz 05 made 5 changes: J. Boetius for L. Barreiro (65′), J. Burkardt for D. Nemeth (65′), A. Caricol for A. Lucoqui (82′), K. Onisiwo for P. Nebel (82′) and Lee Jae-Sung for M. Papela (83′).
Top player: Alexander Hack
The player who no doubt impressed FSV Mainz 05 the most was Alexander Hack.
His rating is with 7 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
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