RBLSGE: Werner and Forsberg involved in both goals

RB Leipzig took their points tally to 42 after a 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt and will head into Sunday in fourth place in the table. 
 

Player facts:

• Timo Wernerscored his sixth league goal of the season and now has 12 goals and four assists to his name across all competitions . In the Bundesliga, the attacker has ten goal involvements. 
   
• Emil Forsbergscored his fourth goal in the Bundesliga this season and his seventh in all competitions. He’s now scored 65 goals for RB Leipzig.
   
• Yussuf Poulsen was named in the starting XI for the first time since the 3-3 draw in Augsburg on matchday 11.
   

Card facts:

• Konrad Laimer picked up his fifth yellow card of the season and will therefore miss the game against Dortmund on Friday.
   
• Willi Orbánpicked up his first yellow card of the Bundesliga season – on matchday 22!
   

Foul fact:

• In the first 45 minutes, only four fouls were given. That’s the lowest this season in the Bundesliga.
   

Team facts:

• That was our 12th win of the current Bundesliga season. 
   
• The game was Marco Rose’s25th game in charge of the Red Bulls. The record: 17 wins, 5 draws and three wins.
   
• After 7 games against Frankfurt, RBL have finally recorded another win. In 14 games against Eintracht, we have now won 3 games. The most recent win before today was a 2-1 home win on 25th August 2019.
   
• Timo Werner‘s 6th-minute goal was our ninth goal scored in the opening 15 minutes. Only Bayern have scored more.
   

Stadium facts:

• Leipzig recorded their 8th Bundesliga home win this year and their 13th across all competitions!
   
• The Red Bull Arena was sold out for the ninth time this season.
   

Top values:

PLAYER:

• Distance covered: Konrad Laimer – 11.51km
   
• Shots: Konrad Laimer – 3
   
• Duels won: Joško Gvardiol  – 78.59%
   
• Touches: Joško Gvardiol  – 112
   
• Passes: Joško Gvardiol  – 94
   
• Top speed: Timo Werner – 33.43 km/h

   

TEAM:

• RB Leipzig recorded 52.37% possession.
   
• 460 of 557 RBL’s passes were completed (82.59%).
   
• RBL recorded 10 shots. Frankfurt had 8 attempts.