RB Leipzig
Elversberg
Match summary
RB Leipzig won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Elversberg. It was goalless at half-time.
Tidiam Gomis put RB Leipzig ahead in the 48th minute, set up by Antonio Nusa, Rômulo made it 2-0 in the 66th minute, set up by Antonio Nusa, Christoph Baumgartner made it 3-0 with a header in the 84th minute, set up by Brajan Gruda, and Rômulo made it 4-0 in stoppage time, set up by Abdoul Koné.
The chances backed that up: RB Leipzig created 3.03 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Elversberg's 0.76 from 5.
RB Leipzig secured a comfortable 4-0 home victory against Elversberg on matchday 7 of the Bundesliga after a dominant display. Despite a goalless opening half, the home side controlled the tempo, finishing the match with 55 percent possession and 13 shots to their opponents' 5. RB Leipzig also created 6 shots on target and 12 key passes while limiting Elversberg to just 1 shot on target. The visitors registered 104 attacks compared to the hosts' 92, and earned 6 corners to 4, but struggled to break down a resolute defence. Discipline was relatively even, with 1 yellow card shown to each side.
The breakthrough arrived shortly after the restart when Tidiam Gomis opened the scoring for RB Leipzig in the 48th minute with a left-footed shot. Following a flurry of substitutions, Rômulo doubled the lead in the 66th minute with a right-footed effort. A yellow card was shown to Rocco Reitz in the 59th minute, while Lasse Günther received a yellow card in the 74th minute. Christoph Baumgartner added a 3rd goal with a header in the 84th minute, before Rômulo completed the scoring in the 90+4th minute with his second goal of the match, firing in a left-footed shot to seal the 4-0 scoreline.
