Lois Openda reaches Nkunku’s record – Xavi strikes again

Big home win over Gladbach! 

RB Leipzig and the Foals put on a thrilling display that left Leipzig as 2-0 winners, an important three points on matchday 22 of the Bundesliga.
 

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Squad upates

  • After Tuesday’s game against Madrid, coach Marco Rose brought in two fresh players from the start: Amadou Haidara and Yussuf Poulsen entered the lineup in place of Mohamed Simakan and Benjamin Sesko.
     
  • Lukas Klostermann had to be substituted with a thigh injury in the 23rd minute. We’ll know more about a potential timetable to return after further scans.
     
  • Xaver Schlager received his 4th yellow card and is facing a suspension.

 

Series Facts

  • RB Leipzig remains undefeated in their last eight matches against Gladbach (5 wins and 3 draws, with 19-8 goal differential).
     
  • We also won for the 4th time in a row in the Red Bull Arena against the Foals by a goal differential of 12-3.

 

Table Facts

  • Our 12th win of the season takes us to the 40-point mark.
     
  • We remain 5th in the table, but thanks to BVB’s draw (1-1 in Wolfsburg), we move within one point of Dortmund.
     

Goal Facts

  • A half dozen! Xavi netted to make it 1-0 with his 6th goal of the season.
     
  • The assist for Xavi’s goal was just as brilliant as the finish, and was Yussuf Poulsen‘s 2nd assist in the Bundesliga.
     
  • Goal number 16 for Lois Openda and also his 5th Bundesliga game in a row with a goal. That takes Lois equal to Christopher Nkunku‘s RBL total from the previous season.
     
  • A landmark goal – Lois Openda now stands at 20 goals for RB Leipzig: 16 in the league, 4 in the Champions League.
     
  • Xaver Schlager set up the Openda goal with a wonderful long ball – it was the 3rd assist of the season for the Austrian.
     

Coach Facts

  • Marco Rose broke the 100-point mark in the Bundesliga as RBL coach with the 2-0 win against Gladbach and now has 101 points from 51 games.
     
  • Rose’s 1.98 points per game is the best ever for an RBL coach in the Bundesliga.

 

Defensive Facts

  • It was our 7th game of the season –– and our second straight at home in the league –– where the RBL defense has kept a clean sheet.
     
  • The team held Borussia to zero shots on goal.
     

Match Leaders

Player

  • Most distanced covered
    Xavi Simons – 11.19 km
     
  • Fastest Player:
    Lois Openda – 34.48 km/h
     
  • Most Shots on Goal:
    Xavi Simons – 4
     
  • Most Duels Won:
    David Raum – 78% (9/11)
     
  • Most Touches:
    Xaver Schlager – 79
     
  • Most Fouls Won:
    Xavi Simons – 5
     
  • Highest passing percentage:
    Xaver Schlager – 95% (56/59)
     

Match Leaders

Team 

Shots:
16 – 13

Shots on goal:
9 – 0

Expected Goals:
1.62 – 0.6

Possession:
49% – 51%

Duels Won:
55.45% – 44.55%

Distances Covered (km):
117.98 – 117.47

Sprints:
284 – 271

Passes:
414 – 437

Passing percentage:
83%  – 84% 

Corners:
8 – 4

Fouls:
13 – 11

Offsides:
1 – 1

Yellow cards:
1 – 5
 

Top Stats

Team

  • Sprints: 
    295 – 258
     
  • Passes: 
    305 – 458
     
  • Passing percentage: 
    74%  – 80% 
     
  • Corners:
    1 – 3
     
  • Fouls: 
    15 – 10
     
  • Offsides: 
    3 – 3  
     
  • Yellow cards: 
    5 -1
     
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