RB Leipzig 3-0 Gladbach: Baku's opener sets the tone
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Key numbers
- 0.16 vs 0.07 xG per shot: Leipzig's efforts were better
- Nicolas made 8 saves yet conceded 3
- Led for 65 of 90 minutes after Baku's 25'
Less possession, more threat
RB Leipzig opened their Bundesliga season with a 3-0 home win over Borussia Mönchengladbach. They had only 47% of the ball, yet their shots carried more weight, at 0.16 xG per shot against 0.07 for the visitors. Moritz Nicolas made eight saves in the Gladbach goal but still conceded three.
The 25th-minute opener started it all
Ridle Baku's goal in the 25th minute was worth +0.6 FN xPts, the biggest figure on the board. Leipzig then led for 65 of the 90 minutes. Antonio Nusa, in the 49th minute, and Rocco Reitz, in the 66th, made it three-nil, with Tidiam Gomis assisting the first two goals.
Player of the match
Ridle Baku 8.6Dominant
He scored the opener in the 25th minute from a Gomis assist and led all players with six defensive actions.
Baku's early goal gave Leipzig a lead they held for 65 minutes. He also added three tackles and two blocks before being replaced in the 73rd minute, so his work was split evenly between both boxes.
Game state
1-02-03-0
RB Leipzig ahead 65 min · level 25 min · Borussia Mönchengladbach ahead 0 min
- Christopher Nkunku — off the bench 26 min · 0G 1A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
25'
Ridle Baku
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Tidiam Gomis +0.2
+0.6
49'
Antonio Nusa
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Tidiam Gomis +0.1
+0.3
66'
Rocco Reitz
Goal · assist Christopher Nkunku
+0.1
RB Leipzig
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +1.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −0.1→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
RB LeipzigBorussia Mönchengladbach
3.96Expected goals (xG)1.09
Timeline
- 25'
Goal
Ridle Baku league goal #1 assist Tidiam Gomis
- 49'
Goal
Antonio Nusa league goal #1 assist Tidiam Gomis
- 64'
Sub
Tidiam Gomis → Christopher Nkunku
- 64'
Sub
Wael Mohya → David Herold
- 64'
Sub
Lukas Ullrich → Mathieu Nguefack
- 64'
Sub
Kevin Stöger → Franck Honorat
- 64'
Sub
Robin Hack → Isac Lidberg
- 66'
Goal
Rocco Reitz league goal #1 assist Christopher Nkunku
- 72'
Yellow
Antonio Nusa
- 73'
Sub
Ridle Baku → Benjamin Henrichs
- 73'
Sub
Brajan Gruda → Johan Bakayoko
- 76'
Sub
Daiki Hashioka → Joe Scally
- 83'
Sub
Rocco Reitz → Arthur Vermeeren
- 83'
Sub
Ezechiel Banzuzi → Conrad Harder
- 90+6'
VAR
Hugo Bolin
Category leaders
- Key passesFranck Honorat6
- Duels wonWilli Orbán7/9
- DribblesBrajan Gruda4/8
- Defensive actionsRidle Baku6
- ShotsEzechiel Banzuzi4 (on target 1)
#Bundesliga#RB Leipzig#Borussia Mönchengladbach#Ridle Baku#Antonio Nusa#FN Score
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.