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Full-time: Leipzig 2-0 Darmstadt

It took just three minutes for Leipzig to take the lead, Darmstadt defender Thomas Isherwood turning into his own net with a combination of head and shoulder as he attempted to clear David Raum’s cross from the left. Five minutes after the break, the hosts were 2-0 up thanks to an excellent finish from half-time substitute Christoph Baumgartner, a goal that ultimately wrapped up the points.
Full-time
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Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

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Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
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Benjamin Šeško
Benjamin Šeško35.47km/h
3.
Mohamed Simakan
Mohamed Simakan33.09km/h
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Substitution

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Instant impact

Just five minutes after coming off the bench, Baumgartner doubles the Leipzig lead. It's a lovely finish, too, as Baumgartner turns Darmstadt's defence around and arrows his strike into the bottom corner from about 20-yards.
Goal probability
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Goal probability
Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.
9 %
Shot speed
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Shot speed
Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.
105.06 km/h
Distance to Goal
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Distance to Goal
The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.
17.87 m
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Three changes at the break

Both sides have reached into their reserves at half-time. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Eljif Elmas for the home team, while Sebastian Polter and Emir Karic are on for the visitors.
Kick-off!
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Pressure Handling

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Pressure Handling
This Match Fact examines how successfully players perform under pressure. The percentage of "solved situations" indicates how often a player has freed himself from opponent pressure by dribbling, passing, scoring a goal or drawing a foul.
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Kevin Kampl
11 times under pressure
Kevin Kampl
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Substitution

Half-time
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Half-time: Leipzig 1-0 Darmstadt

Leipzig are in front at the break thanks to Isherwood's early own-goal. It appeared as if the floodgates may open after that but Darmstadt have held far more firm than last week and they're still in this.
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Ball Recovery Time

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Ball Recovery Time
Ball Recovery Time gives the time in seconds in which it takes a team to win back the ball following a loss of possession. It also allows conclusions to be drawn about a team's style of play. Only time when the ball is in play is counted (i.e. no breaks in play such as for goal-kicks, throw-ins etc).
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SVD
11.4 s
26.3 s
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Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

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Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
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Mohamed Simakan
Mohamed Simakan33.09km/h
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David Raum
David Raum31.14km/h
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Julian Justvan
Julian Justvan30.71km/h
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Leipzig players celebrate opener

They're good value for their lead so far.
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Leipzig in front

Well, it hasn't taken long for Leipzig to make the breakthrough and register today's first goal. It goes down as an own-goal, with Thomas Isherwood making a mess of his attempted clearance and heading into his own net. Remember, Darmstadt lost 6-0 last week. It could be a long day again for SVD.
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Thomas Isherwood

OWN GOAL!

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Thomas Isherwood
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We're underway

The ball is rolling Leipzig...
Kick-off!

Leipzig starting XI

Gulácsi - Simakan, Lukeba, Orban (c), Raum - Elmas, Kampl, Schlager, Xavi - Poulsen, Openda

Leipzig subs

Blaswich, Lenz, Bitshiabu, Henrichs, Seiwald, Haidara, Olmo, Baumgartner, Šeško

Darmstadt starting XI

Schuhen - Skarke, Klarer, Isherwood, Franjić - Justvan, Kempe (c), A. Müller, Holtmann - Torsiello, Vilhelmsson

Darmstadt subs

Brunst, Karić, J. Müller, Zimmermann, Gjasula, Honsak, Polter, Pfeiffer, Seydel

Leipzig aiming for top-four

In Leipzig today, it's fifth vs. bottom as the hosts look to jump into fourth-place with victory before Borussia Dortmund play later on. Visitors Darmstadt, meanwhile, are rooted to 18th in the table, three points back from Mainz in second-last.
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Rose on Darmstadt

"We'll need a lot of energy and patience against Darmstadt tomorrow," said Marco Rose during his pre-match press conference. "A lot went wrong in their last game. They will now do everything they can to correct their mistakes and want to show that they can do better."
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Watch: Xavi's best dribbles

The Leipzig attacker is a wizard with the ball at his feet...
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Lieberknecht on Leipzig

In his pre-match press conference, Torsten Lieberknecht said of Saturday's game: "The challenge in Leipzig is as big as it gets. The most important thing will be how much the boys are willing to believe in the things that we worked on very hard during the training week and implement them on Saturday."
0:59
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Probable line-ups

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Watch: Darmstadt 1-3 Leipzig - previous meeting

Löis Openda scored two of three Leipzig goals in a fairly routine win at Darmstadt on Matchday 8. It was his first of two braces in a so far 17-goal debut Bundesliga campaign.
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Watch: Bochum 1-4 RB Leipzig - highlights

Leipzig scored three goals in the space of four second-half minutes in a come-from-behind win that keeps them hot on Borussia Dortmund's tail in the race for UEFA Champions League qualification.
2:04
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Watch: Darmstadt 0-6 Augsburg - highlights

Darmstadt's survival hopes were dealt a blow in a chastening home loss to Augsburg. With 10 matches left, the Bundesliga's bottom side are four points adrift of the promotion play-off spot and 12 behind outright safety.

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