RB Leipzig 5-2 FC Augsburg: Nkunku scores and assists

RB Leipzig beat FC Augsburg 5-2 on Saturday, 7 November, at the Leipzig Red Bull Arena, in Bundesliga matchday 9. The referee was Daniel Schlager. Augsburg took the lead in min. 1 through Anton Kade, but Leipzig turned the match around before half-time with three goals between min. 33 and min. 45+1.

Leipzig's goals came from Ezechiel Banzuzi (min. 33, assisted by Brajan Gruda), Christopher Nkunku (min. 35, assisted by Gruda), David Raum (min. 45+1, no assist recorded), Rômulo José Cardoso da Cruz (min. 60, assisted by Nkunku) and Christoph Baumgartner (min. 66, assisted by Antonio Nusa). Augsburg replied through Uchenna Ogundu in min. 90+2, assisted by Fabian Rieder.

In terms of cards, David Raum (Leipzig) was booked in min. 26, while Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (min. 45) and Robin Fellhauer (min. 72) were booked for Augsburg. In the statistics, Leipzig had 65 % possession, 17 shots (7 on target) and 1.68 xG; Augsburg had 35 %, 13 shots (8 on target) and 1.90 xG. The best player was C. Nkunku, with a rating of 8.8, one goal and one assist.

In our table, Leipzig are third with 18 points from 9 matches, and Augsburg are 12th with 9 points from 9 matches.