RB Leipzig vs Schalke 04

27 May 2023 · Bundesliga · 2022/23 · Referee Harm Osmers

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

Konrad Laimer 10’
Christopher Nkunku 19’, 90+4’
Yussuf Poulsen 82’

Marcin Kaminski 28’
Willi Orban 49’ (og)

Match summary

RB Leipzig saw off Schalke 04 4-2. RB Leipzig led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Konrad Laimer put RB Leipzig ahead in the 10th minute, Christopher Nkunku made it 2-0 in the 19th minute, set up by Dani Olmo, and Marcin Kaminski pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 28th minute, set up by Rodrigo Zalazar. In the second half, Orban's own goal equalised in the 49th minute, Yussuf Poulsen put RB Leipzig back in front in the 82nd minute, set up by Christopher Nkunku, and Nkunku made it 4-2 in stoppage time, set up by Ørjan Nyland.

The chances backed that up: RB Leipzig created 2.97 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Schalke 04's 1.22 from 15.

Match stats

19 Shots 16

12 Shots on Target 4

4 Corners 5

2 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

2.97 xG 1.22

2.97 Non-penalty xG 1.22

16 Deep Completions 11

Key events

RB Leipzig Schalke 04

Kick-off

Konrad Laimer

1-0

10’

Christopher Nkunku
Assist: Dani Olmo

2-0

19’

28’

Marcin Kaminski
Assist: Rodrigo Zalazar

2-1

Half-time2-1

49’

Willi Orban
Own goal

2-2

Yussuf Poulsen
Assist: Christopher Nkunku

3-2

82’

Christopher Nkunku
Assist: Ørjan Nyland

4-2

90+4’

Full-time4-2

Bookings

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

RB Leipzig

Amadou Haidara
Christopher Nkunku

Schalke 04

Cédric Brunner
Sebastian Polter

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.

RB Leipzig 2.97 xGSchalke 04 1.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Schalke 04 attacking RB Leipzig attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Ørjan Nyland	GK	90		1	0	0.00	0.15	1
Mohamed Simakan	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Lukas Klostermann	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Willi Orban	DEF	90			1	0.02	0.00	0
Marcel Halstenberg	DEF	64			1	0.09	0.02	1
Konrad Laimer	MID	64	1		2	1.03	0.00	0
Amadou Haidara	MID	49			1	0.05	0.00	0
Dani Olmo	MID	90		1	0	0.00	1.04	7
Emil Forsberg	MID	71			0	0.00	0.04	2
Christopher Nkunku	FWD	90	2	1	5	0.85	0.86	2
Timo Werner	FWD	64			1	0.19	0.00	0
Kevin Kampl	Sub	41			0	0.00	0.09	1
Xaver Schlager	Sub	26			0	0.00	0.12	1
Yussuf Poulsen	Sub	26	1		3	0.53	0.00	0
David Raum	Sub	26			1	0.02	0.00	0
Dominik Szoboszlai	Sub	19			3	0.19	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Ralf Fährmann	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Cédric Brunner	DEF	90			1	0.08	0.18	3
Sepp van den Berg	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Marcin Kaminski	DEF	90	1		1	0.14	0.06	1
Henning Matriciani	DEF	73			1	0.04	0.09	2
Alex Kral	MID	90			1	0.02	0.06	1
Danny Latza	MID	78			1	0.07	0.00	0
Rodrigo Zalazar	MID	59		1	3	0.17	0.14	1
Dominick Drexler	MID	90			0	0.00	0.39	2
Marius Bülter	MID	90			4	0.53	0.19	3
Sebastian Polter	FWD	90			1	0.09	0.10	1
Tobias Mohr	Sub	31			1	0.04	0.00	0
Thomas Ouwejan	Sub	17			0	0.00	0.00	0
Kenan Karaman	Sub	12			1	0.06	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

RB Leipzig win 62% Avg odds 1.54

Draw 20% Avg odds 4.94

Schalke 04 win 18% Avg odds 5.27

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

Form going into the game

RB Leipzig L W W W W

Schalke 04 L W W L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Schalke 04 1-6 RB Leipzig, 24 Jan 23 Next meeting: Schalke 04 vs RB Leipzig, 31 Oct 26 (upcoming) All RB Leipzig vs Schalke 04 meetings

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