Kevin Kampl marks milestone game with a goal

Goal facts

• Kevin Kampl has scored three goals in his last nine Bundesliga matches.
   
• Xavi Simonsassisted and scored his first Bundesliga goal.
   
• Loïs Openda bagged his second headed goal in as many Bundesliga appearances, despite being only 1.77 metres tall.
   
• Dani Olmohas now scored in both Bundesliga games this season, already matching his goals tally from the whole of the last campaign.
   
• Benjamin Henrichs ended his 13-match goalless run in the Bundesliga, scoring for the first time since the 2-1 loss against Union in February.
   

Match facts

• Leipzig have played nine Bundesliga fixtures on a Friday evening so far, and haven’t lost a single one! The 5-1 win over VfB was their seventh victory, with the two other fixtures resulting in a draw.
   
• RBL have never lost against Stuttgart, recording nine wins and two draws in eleven fixtures.
   

Milestones

• RBL veteran Kevin Kampl has now played 150 Bundesliga matches for RBL.
   
• The clash against Stuttgart was the 120th home fixture for RBL in the Bundesliga.
   

Leading statistics

PLAYERS

• Distance covered: Kevin Kampl – 11.4km
   
• Shots taken: Loïs Openda – 4
   
• Challenges won: Dani Olmo – 13
   
• Top speed: Mohamed Simakan – 34.11km/h
   

TEAM

• Die Roten Bullen maintained 54% of possession.
   
• RBL completed 506 passes (89% success rate), whereas Stuttgart made only 424 (85%).
   
• We had 20 attempts at goal, compared to Stuttgart’s eight shots.
   
• RBL covered 115.2km in total, Stuttgart clocked a total distance of 111.2km.