RB Leipzig vs Mainz

Match summary

RB Leipzig won comfortably, 8-0 at home to Mainz. RB Leipzig led 5-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Marcel Sabitzer put RB Leipzig ahead in the 5th minute, set up by Timo Werner, Timo Werner made it 2-0 in the 30th minute, set up by Christopher Nkunku, Christopher Nkunku made it 3-0 in the 35th minute, set up by Timo Werner, Marcel Halstenberg made it 4-0 in the 38th minute, set up by Yussuf Poulsen, and Yussuf Poulsen made it 5-0 in the 44th minute. In the second half, Werner made it 6-0 in the 48th minute, set up by Christopher Nkunku, Nordi Mukiele made it 7-0 with a header in the 50th minute, set up by Timo Werner, and Werner made it 8-0 in the 87th minute, set up by Lukas Klostermann.

The chances backed that up: RB Leipzig created 4.01 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Mainz's 0.86 from 9.