Openda’s Favorite Opponent, Henrichs’ Milestone: The Best Facts of the #B04RBL

Second Bundesliga game, second win!

RB Leipzig is off to a perfect start in the 2024/25 season and the 3-2 win away against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on Matchday 2 was a very special one: After all, the Workers’ Eleven had last lost a Bundesliga fixture in May 2023. The best facts about the game at a glance.

Everything on the #B04RBL match

The Match Report

The Post-Match Reactions

Lineup Facts

Benjamin Henrichs played his 100th Bundesliga match with the Red Bulls.
There were 3 changes in the RBL starting lineup: El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Lukas Klostermann and Benjamin Henrichs were included in the starting formation.
Willi Orban missed the match due to a suspension.
It wasEl Chadaille Bitshiabu‘s 7th Bundesliga match, his first in the starting eleven.
Arthur Vermeeren made his RBL debut in the 89th minute, after being subbed in.
Neu signing Lutsharel Geertruida wasn’t in the squad for the match.
Nordi Mukiele was in Bayer Leverkusen’s squad. He played 146 matches for RB Leipzig between 2018 and 2022.

Goal Facts

Kevin Kampl found the back of the net on a Matchday 2 again, like he did last season. It was our number 44’s 10th goal for RB Leipzig.
Kevin’s goal was the Red Bulls’ 250th away goal in the Bundesliga.
Lois Openda scored his 25th and 26th RB Leipzig goals, as well as his first two goals for the 2024/25 season.
He hit the 30-goal mark and thus has scored 31 goals in 48 official matches for RBL.
Lois has scored in all three matches he’s played against Bayer Leverkusen a total of 4 goals.

Win Facts

RB Leipzig ends Leverkusen’s historic streak: After 35 undefeated Bundesliga matches, Xabi Alonso’s side is defeated once again. This impressive run coincidentally started last year against us…
Because of this, RB Leipzig now holds the longest undefeated streak in the Bundesliga! No defeats in the last 13 matches (9 wins, 4 draws).
It’s the second time RBL win their first two Bundesliga matches. Last time was in the 2019/20 season while Julian Nagelsmann was still our manager.

Card Facts

Marco Rose was sent off in the 26th minute and will therefore miss the next match.
Nevertheless it was an important win, since Marco Rose won his 40th Bundesliga match.
Lukas Klostermann was the only RBL player to be booked. This was his first yellow card of the season.

Top Stats

Players

Shots: Lois Openda – 3
Distance covered: Xavi Simons – 11,9 km
Fastest player: David Raum – 35,25 km/h
Most tackles won: Castello Jr. – 13

Team

xG: Leverkusen 2,39 – Leipzig 1,39
Leverkusen covered 116,9 kilometers, RBL 117,9 kilometers.
Leverkusen shot 27 times, we 10 times on our rival’s goal. An efficient performance!
We won 87 tackles, the host team 89.