RB Leipzig vs Hertha Berlin

25 September 2021 · Bundesliga · 2021/22 · Referee Sascha Stegemann

Full time 6 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

  • Christopher Nkunku 15’, 70’
  • Yussuf Poulsen 23’
  • Nordi Mukiele 45+3’
  • Emil Forsberg 60’ (pen)
  • Amadou Haidara 77’

Match summary

RB Leipzig won comfortably, 6-0 at home to Hertha Berlin. RB Leipzig led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Christopher Nkunku put RB Leipzig ahead in the 15th minute, set up by Lukas Klostermann, Yussuf Poulsen made it 2-0 in the 23rd minute, set up by Christopher Nkunku, and Nordi Mukiele made it 3-0 in first-half stoppage time, set up by Angelino. In the second half, Emil Forsberg made it 4-0 from the penalty spot in the 60th minute, Nkunku made it 5-0 with a direct free kick in the 70th minute, and Amadou Haidara made it 6-0 in the 77th minute, set up by Brian Brobbey.

The chances backed that up: RB Leipzig created 4.25 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Hertha Berlin's 0.34 from 4.

Match stats

RB Leipzig Hertha Berlin
18 Shots 5
11 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4.25 xG 0.34
3.49 Non-penalty xG 0.34
11 Deep Completions 1

Key events

RB Leipzig Hertha Berlin
Kick-off
Christopher Nkunku
Assist: Lukas Klostermann1-0 (RB Leipzig)
15’
Yussuf Poulsen
Assist: Christopher Nkunku2-0 (RB Leipzig)
23’
Nordi Mukiele
Assist: Angelino3-0 (RB Leipzig)
45+3’
Half-time3-0
Emil Forsberg
Penalty4-0 (RB Leipzig)
60’
Christopher Nkunku5-0 (RB Leipzig)
70’
Amadou Haidara
Assist: Brian Brobbey6-0 (RB Leipzig)
77’
Full-time6-0

Bookings

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

RB Leipzig
  • Nordi Mukiele
Hertha Berlin
  • Niklas Stark
  • Marvin Plattenhardt
  • Vladimir Darida

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.25 0.34 15’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), 1-0 15’ 23’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), 2-0 23’ 45+3’ Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig), 3-0 45+3’ 60’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), 4-0 60’ 70’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), 5-0 70’ 77’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), 6-0 77’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 4.25 0.34 15’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), 1-0 Nkunku 15’ 23’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), 2-0 Poulsen 23’ 45+3’ Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig), 3-0 Mukiele 45+3’ 60’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), 4-0 Forsberg 60’ 70’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), 5-0 Nkunku 70’ 77’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), 6-0 Haidara 77’
RB Leipzig 4.25 xGHertha Berlin 0.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Hertha Berlin attacking RB Leipzig attacking 
60’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 23’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 29’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 15’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 34’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.38 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 18’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 48’ Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.27 xG, goal 83’ Ishak Belfodil (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 70’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, goal 81’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 53’ Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 77’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 12’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 10’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Suat Serdar (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90’ Krzysztof Piatek (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Vladimir Darida (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 60’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 23’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 29’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 15’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 34’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.38 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 18’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 48’ Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.27 xG, goal 83’ Ishak Belfodil (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 70’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, goal 81’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 53’ Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 77’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 12’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 46’ Suat Serdar (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 10’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 28’ Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90’ Krzysztof Piatek (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Vladimir Darida (Hertha Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Péter Gulácsi GK900 0.000.000
Lukas Klostermann DEF9010 0.000.401
Willi Orban DEF901 0.120.101
Josko Gvardiol DEF580 0.000.000
Nordi Mukiele MID9014 0.430.000
Angelino MID9010 0.000.775
Amadou Haidara MID9012 0.160.000
Kevin Kampl MID680 0.000.812
Christopher Nkunku MID77214 1.310.833
Emil Forsberg MID6814 1.240.000
Yussuf Poulsen FWD6812 1.000.000
Mohamed Simakan Sub320 0.000.000
Konrad Laimer Sub220 0.000.000
André Silva Sub220 0.000.000
Brian Brobbey Sub2210 0.000.101
Benjamin Henrichs Sub130 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

RB Leipzig win 74% Avg odds 1.30
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.61
Hertha Berlin win 9% Avg odds 10.23

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

RB Leipzig LWLLD
Hertha Berlin LLLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Hertha Berlin 0-3 RB Leipzig, 21 Feb 21 Next meeting: Hertha Berlin 1-6 RB Leipzig, 20 Feb 22  All RB Leipzig vs Hertha Berlin 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.