RB Leipzig vs Mainz

Match summary

RB Leipzig won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Mainz. RB Leipzig led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Yussuf Poulsen put RB Leipzig ahead in the 14th minute, set up by Kevin Kampl, Poulsen made it 2-0 in the 19th minute, set up by Timo Werner, and Karim Onisiwo pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 38th minute, set up by Levin Öztunali. In the second half, Timo Werner made it 3-1 in the 74th minute, set up by Diego Demme and Werner made it 4-1 in the 88th minute, set up by Yussuf Poulsen.

The chances backed that up: RB Leipzig created 4.48 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Mainz's 1.36 from 12.