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RB Leipzig vs FC Red Bull Salzburg, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
RB Leipzig
2 – 3
Full Time
FC Red Bull Salzburg
Thu 20 Sep 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 29' Xaver Schlager
Y 79' Amadou Haidara
Yussuf Poulsen 85' Y
Y 90' Marin Pongracic

Overview

Match Preview

RB Leipzig vs FC Red Bull Salzburg — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Glenn Nyberg
  • Referee Fredrik Klyver
  • Referee Andreas Ekberg
  • Referee Stefan Hallberg
  • Referee Kristoffer Karlsson
17 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
RB Leipzig 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals FC Red Bull Salzburg
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-20 RB Leipzig 2–3 FC Red Bull Salzburg

Recent Form

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep FC Red Bull Salzburg H 2–3 L
15 Sep Hannover 96 H 3–2 W
02 Sep TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf H 1–1 D
30 Aug FK Zorya Luhansk H 3–2 W
26 Aug Borussia Dortmund A 1–4 L
23 Aug FK Zorya Luhansk A 0–0 D
FC Red Bull Salzburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep RB Leipzig A 3–2 W
29 Aug FK Crvena Zvezda H 2–2 D
21 Aug FK Crvena Zvezda A 0–0 D
14 Aug KF Shkendija 79 A 1–0 W
08 Aug KF Shkendija 79 H 3–0 W
06 May Cercle Brugge KSV A 3–2 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
FC Red Bull Salzburg this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Red Bull Salzburg
Yorbe Vertessen 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between RB Leipzig and FC Red Bull Salzburg.
  • 5' Germany international Alexander Walke has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' FC Red Bull Salzburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' FC Red Bull Salzburg is taking the lead after the goal scored by Munas Dabbur on 20.
  • 22' Brilliant from the ! Amadou Haidara makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 22.
  • 27' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 29' FC Red Bull Salzburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 34' RB Leipzig are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Red Bull Salzburg backline.
  • 39' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Xaver Schlager suffering a number of foals already.
  • 44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RB Leipzig side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Nordi Mukiele as he leaves the pitch. Marcel Halstenberg steps in for RB Leipzig.
  • 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ralf Rangnick might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' Reinhold Yabo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 61' It looks surprising RB Leipzig does not make any changes. Matheus Cunha has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 66' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Red Bull Salzburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 70' GOAL! Konrad Laimer fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 71' Takumi Minamino has so much to prove this time. He replaces Reinhold Yabo on 71 minute.
  • 76' Andre Ramalho has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 79' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Amadou Haidara.
  • 82' A goal from the Denmark international Yussuf Poulsen! He fires home on 82 to make it 2-2!
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Fredrik Gulbrandsen. He replaces Munas Dabbur on 83 minute.
  • 85' A moment of madness from Yussuf Poulsen on 85 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RB Leipzig will be frustrated.
  • 86' Time for substitution for FC Red Bull Salzburg. Xaver Schlager is replaced by Zlatko Junuzovic.
  • 89' Brilliant from the ! Fredrik Gulbrandsen makes it 2-3 with a superb finish on 89.
  • 90' Marin Pongracic was booked on 90.
  • With this win, FC Red Bull Salzburg is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ralf Rangnick

FC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fredrik Gulbrandsen 2
Konrad Laimer 1
Yussuf Poulsen 1
Konrad Laimer 1
Munas Dabbur 1
Fredrik Gulbrandsen 1
Amadou Haidara 1
Munas Dabbur 1

Head to Head

2018-09-20 RB Leipzig 2–3 FC Red Bull Salzburg

RB Leipzig Form

2018-09-20 RB Leipzig 2–3 FC Red Bull Salzburg L 2018-09-15 RB Leipzig 3–2 Hannover 96 W 2018-09-02 RB Leipzig 1–1 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf D 2018-08-30 RB Leipzig 3–2 FK Zorya Luhansk W 2018-08-26 Borussia Dortmund 4–1 RB Leipzig L 2018-08-23 FK Zorya Luhansk 0–0 RB Leipzig D

FC Red Bull Salzburg Form

2018-09-20 RB Leipzig 2–3 FC Red Bull Salzburg W 2018-08-29 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–2 FK Crvena Zvezda D 2018-08-21 FK Crvena Zvezda 0–0 FC Red Bull Salzburg D 2018-08-14 KF Shkendija 79 0–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg W 2018-08-08 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3–0 KF Shkendija 79 W 2018-05-06 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–3 FC Red Bull Salzburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.57 RB Leipzig xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 FC Red Bull Salzburg xG
I would bet for: RB Leipzig or FC Red Bull Salzburg 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig33% Draw26% FC Red Bull Salzburg41%
Actual: FC Red Bull Salzburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

RB Leipzig or Draw
59%
Draw or FC Red Bull Salzburg
67%
RB Leipzig or FC Red Bull Salzburg
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RB Leipzig27% Draw42% FC Red Bull Salzburg31%
Actual: FC Red Bull Salzburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
5.6%
0 – 2
5.5%
0 – 0
5.2%
1 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — RB Leipzig

Handicap RB Leipzig covers Push FC Red Bull Salzburg covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 19% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
FC Red Bull Salzburg keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.