RB Leipzig vs Freiburg

27 April 2019 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Robert Schröder

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Timo Werner 19’
  • Emil Forsberg 78’ (pen)
  • Vincenzo Grifo 66’

Match summary

RB Leipzig saw off Freiburg 2-1. RB Leipzig led 1-0 at half-time.

Timo Werner put RB Leipzig ahead in the 19th minute, set up by Yussuf Poulsen, Vincenzo Grifo equalised with a direct free kick in the 66th minute, and Emil Forsberg won it from the penalty spot in the 78th minute.

The chances backed that up: RB Leipzig created 2.05 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Freiburg's 0.90 from 14.

Match stats

RB Leipzig Freiburg
15 Shots 14
4 Shots on Target 8
5 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
2.05 xG 0.87
1.29 Non-penalty xG 0.87
9 Deep Completions 8

Key events

RB Leipzig Freiburg
Kick-off
Timo Werner
Assist: Yussuf Poulsen1-0 (RB Leipzig)
19’
Half-time1-0
66’
Vincenzo Grifo1-1 (Freiburg)
Emil Forsberg
Penalty2-1 (RB Leipzig)
78’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

RB Leipzig
  • Kevin Kampl
  • Konrad Laimer
  • Marcel Sabitzer
Freiburg
  • Keven Schlotterbeck
  • Dominique Heintz
  • Nicolas Höfler
  • Amir Abrashi
  • Janik Haberer

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.05 0.90 19’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), 1-0 19’ 66’ Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg), 1-1 66’ 78’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), 2-1 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.05 0.90 19’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), 1-0 Werner 19’ 66’ Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg), 1-1 Grifo 66’ 78’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), 2-1 Forsberg 78’
RB Leipzig 2.05 xGFreiburg 0.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Freiburg attacking RB Leipzig attacking 
78’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 19’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 22’ Lucas Höler (Freiburg), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 2’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 90+3’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 30’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 69’ Mike Frantz (Freiburg), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 69’ Jérôme Gondorf (Freiburg), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 22’ Lucas Höler (Freiburg), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 85’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 15’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 31’ Nicolas Höfler (Freiburg), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 76’ Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, goal 77’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Lucas Höler (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+4’ Florian Niederlechner (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ Lucas Höler (Freiburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 70’ Janik Haberer (Freiburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Janik Haberer (Freiburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Freiburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 19’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 22’ Lucas Höler (Freiburg), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 2’ Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 90+3’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 69’ Jérôme Gondorf (Freiburg), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 30’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 69’ Mike Frantz (Freiburg), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 15’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 22’ Lucas Höler (Freiburg), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 85’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 77’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 31’ Nicolas Höfler (Freiburg), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 39’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 76’ Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, goal 77’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Lucas Höler (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+4’ Florian Niederlechner (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ Lucas Höler (Freiburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 70’ Janik Haberer (Freiburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Janik Haberer (Freiburg), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Freiburg), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Péter Gulácsi GK900 0.000.161
Ibrahima Konaté DEF900 0.000.000
Willi Orban DEF902 0.100.000
Nordi Mukiele DEF750 0.000.071
Kevin Kampl MID901 0.030.021
Konrad Laimer MID901 0.010.061
Marcel Sabitzer MID903 0.280.000
Amadou Haidara MID712 0.120.251
Marcel Halstenberg MID900 0.000.061
Yussuf Poulsen FWD9011 0.060.401
Timo Werner FWD8412 0.650.031
Emil Forsberg Sub1912 0.780.041
Lukas Klostermann Sub150 0.000.000
Stefan Ilsanker Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

RB Leipzig win 75% Bet365 odds 1.25
Draw 17% Bet365 odds 5.50
Freiburg win 8% Bet365 odds 12.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Freiburg 3-0 RB Leipzig, 08 Dec 18 Next meeting: Freiburg 2-1 RB Leipzig, 26 Oct 19  All RB Leipzig vs Freiburg meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.