Highlights

Matchday 6

FINAL

Voith-Arena

RB Leipzig

59'

OpendaLoïs Openda

S. Stegemann

Voith-Arena

0:25

Loïs Openda: "We're stronger together"

Full-time Heidenheim 0-1 Leipzig

A much more intense second half of football! Leipzig came out strong after the break. They thought they'd managed to make their set pieces count, but Šeško's opener was disallowed. Not long after, Openda broke the deadlock, with a pinpoint finish from a very tight angle. The hosts would not take defeat lying down, however, and threw everything they had at Leipzig. Some Gulácsi heroics and both teams smacking the woodwork meant that the final score, somehow, remained 1-0.

Full-time

90'

+ 4

Chaos in the box

After Scienza dribbles into the box and gets a shot away, the ball pinballs around the area. Heidenheim get a few shots away but they got blocked or saved by Gulácsi and Leipzig scamble it to safety. How did that stay out?

90'

+ 2

Yellow card

Lukas Klostermann

A physical matchup

Šeško tussles with Maloney in the air during the first half.

90'

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.

Ikoma Loïs Openda34.14km/h

Antonio Eromonsele Nordby Nusa32.62km/h

Marnon Busch32.53km/h

89'

Off the post!

Openda picks the ball up centre-left on the oustide of the Heidenheim box. With two touches he gets the ball out his feet and works it onto his right, releasing a powerful low shot that strikes the left upright. So close to his second there.

85'

Nusa drags it wide

A lovely first time pass round the corner by Baumgartner finds Nusa, whose right-footed shot flies just wide of the post.

85'

Yellow card

Stefan Schimmer

83'

Substitution

Benjamin Henrichs

Amadou Haidara

83'

Substitution

Stefan Schimmer

Marvin Pieringer

83'

Substitution

Maximilian Breunig

Paul Wanner

Openda celebrates the opener

The striker has looked sharp in the second half and celebrates a deserved goal.

76'

Substitution

Christoph Baumgartner

Xavi Simons

76'

Substitution

Yussuf Poulsen

Benjamin Šeško

74'

Great saves by Gulácsi

A switch of play from right to left is headed down by Heidenheim into the Leipzig box. Pieringer swivels and gets a snapshot away from close range, which Gulácsi manages to repel impressively. Leipzig don't clear and Beck manages to cut in from the right and get another shot away to the near post but once again Gulácsi is equal to it. It looked certain that Heidenheim would score there!

72'

Yellow card

Xavi Simons

70'

Real chance for Openda

Once again the speedster has a ball played in front of him to run onto. He gets there in the Heidenheim box where he finds himself with a one-on-one, but he slices his finish and drags the ball wide.

69'

Heidenheim growing

The substitutions have made an instant impact. Traoré makes a nuisance of himself and ends up winning a corner. The set piece is subsequently cleared but only as far as Schöppner, whose long ranged effort smashes the crossbar.

69'

Substitution

Nicolas Seiwald

David Raum

69'

Substitution

Lutsharel Geertruida

Arthur Vermeeren

67'

Substitution

Léo Scienza

Mikkel Kaufmann

67'

Substitution

Adrian Beck

Omar Traoré

67'

Substitution

Sirlord Conteh

Lennard Maloney

66'

Heidenheim looking for an equaliser

Wanner drives from deep and rides a couple of challenges before playing it to his right to Pieringer. The striker puts in a first time ball, but it's overhit, Kaufmann can't reach it.

59'

Openda!

Leipzig do now lead 1-0! Nusa does well to keep the ball down the right wing whilst being pressed. He gets free and plays a ball down the right towards the byline and Openda sprints after it. The angle looked too tight but Openda managed to squeeze a shot in at the near post with an impressive finish. Much better from Leipzig this half.

59'

Loïs Openda

GOAL!

0:1

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

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.

109.85 km/h

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.

15.11 m

56'

Kaufmann goes down

Orbán is once again involved, this time in his own penalty area. Kaufmann is played through and gets across the Leipzig man. He goes down after coming together with Orbán, but the referee dismisses the protests.

55'

Goal disallowed

And it's been scrubbed off. The referee goes to the monitor, where he judges that Orbán impeded the defenders from rising to head the ball. Still 0-0 here.

53'

SituationGoal

ReviewFoul?

DecisionNo goal

52'

Šeško!

And finally they make one count! David Raum takes the freekick from near the byline on the left. He floats it into the back post where Šeško is waiting, rises highest and heads down with the ball going in off the post.

51'

Continuing much the same

Leipzig find themselves with two free-kicks from good positions in the start of the half. Both dead balls lack the required quality, however, as they are mishit and nothing comes of them.

46'

Back underway!

Heidenheim get the ball rolling again at the start of this second half.

Kick-off!

45'

+ 1

Half-time: Heidenheim 0-0 Leipzig

So it's still all square here in Heidenheim. Both sides have defended well, but going forwards there hasn't been enough urgency in attack or quality on the final ball. As such, chances have been scarce and neither side has really ever looked like taking the lead.

Half-time

43'

Xavi goes through

Openda lifts a deft ball through to Xavi, who's tearing into the box. He's being hassled but manages to keep his balance and get his shot away, but he's too close to the keeper and can't lift it enough. That was a scare for Heidenheim.

Combative half

Both sides have battled well, but neither have managed to find the breakthrough yet.

38'

Silky from Wanner

The emerging starlet just showed what he's all about. With just a drop of the shoulder, he wriggles free of three Leipzig defenders, turns, and sets up an attack for the hosts. What skill!

34'

Best chance of the game so far!

Kaufmann is released down the left on the break for Heidenheim. He plays a ball into the box for Pieringer, whose powerful shot is parried well by Gulácsi, but straight back to him. His second attempt is then blocked and cleared.

30'

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.

Marvin Pieringer32.29km/h

Ikoma Loïs Openda32.24km/h

David Raum31.67km/h

29'

Openda causing problems

The striker was played through and has an opportunity to stretch his legs. It looks like he might just get round the defender but Mainka does well to shield him from the ball and clear to safety.

22'

Struggling to break the deadlock

Both teams haven't really found their shooting boots yet this afternoon here.

Goal attempts

3off target

0on target

0off target

0on target

20'

Intricate

Šeško combines well with Openda. He releases him down the line, where Openda crosses it back into Xavi, who tries to feed Šeško through but he just strays offside.

18'

Yellow card

Jonas Föhrenbach

15'

Slow start

Both teams are finding it hard to find their feet in this game here, with the ball often being congested in the middle of the park.

Close for Openda

A dinked ball from Xavi through to Šeško is looped back over the keeper for what would have been a free header, but it's just over the head of the arriving Openda.

First chance

An early corner is whipped in from the right by Wanner, but the connection on the header wasn't the best.

And we're off!

It's the visitors that get us underway here in Heidenheim.

Kick-off!

Leipzig subs:

Vandevoordt, Geertruida, Bitshiabu, Elmas, Poulsen, Seiwald, Baumgartner, Silva, Henrichs

Leipzig starting XI:

Gulácsi - Klostermann, Orbán (c), Castello, Raum - Nusa, Haidara, Vermeeren, Xavi - Šeško, Openda

Heidenheim subs:

Eicher, Siersleben, Scienza, Schimmer, Breunig, Kerber, Beck, Theuerkauf, Conteh

Heidenheim starting XI:

Müller - Busch, Mainka (c), Gimber, Föhrenbach - Schöppner, Maloney - Traoré, Wanner, Kaufmann – Pieringer

Rose talks up opposite number Schmidt

"Frank is an outstanding person who's developed so much at Heidenheim. And he's been given the time for it. They've stayed calm at tough times there. As you can see, that's been repaid to the maximum. It's extraordinary how far Heidenheim have come. The fact such a small town is hosting European football is special and remarkable."

Rose's thoughts on Heidenheim

"The boys know what to expect there. Heidenheim have progressed a lot, but corners and free-kicks are still a good source for them, also goals from crosses. We need a really good performance. We need to get stuck into tackles, but that's nothing new. If you want something there, you need to be ready."

Schmidt's thoughts on Leipzig

"It'll definitely be a different game [from Thursday's Conference League tie with Olimpija Ljubljana], even though both teams play with the same system. We won't have the same amount of possession against Leipzig as we did yesterday. With Openda and Šeško up front, they have two outstanding strikers, perhaps the best combination the Bundesliga has to offer. They're a team who will challenge us with lots of intensity, pressing and counter-pressing."

Immovable object vs. only slightly less immovable object

Leipzig goalkeeper Péter Gulácsi and his defence have only conceded two goals this term, their four clean sheets the best in the league, just ahead of... Heidenheim, whom keeper Kevin Müller has helped to an amazing three clean sheets after five matchday.

Heidenheim's new speed demon

Heidenheim's honorifically named summer signing Sirlord Conteh is an absolute star when it comes to sprints - the Hamburg-born midfielder with Ghanaian roots tops this season's speedster chart adfter being clocked at a blurry 36.67 km/h. That's faster than Leipzig's Lois Openda (35.30 km/h) and David Raum (35.25 km/h).

Rose on Raum

"David doesn't need a break," said Leipzig boss Marco Rose about leeft-back David Raum. "Or maybe he does, but I don't want to give him one because he's simply too important for us. His strong mentality and his qualities as an assist provider make him an important factor."

Šeško brace not enough

Despite a pair of stunning goals from Benjamin Šeško - the first of which came from an equally stellar assist from Loïs Openda - and being a man up following Di Gregorio's red card, RB Leipzig fell 3-2 at home to Juventus on UEFA Champions League Matchday 2. Nonetheless, Slovenia striker Šeško is now looking extremely dangerous, with six goals and three assists in eight matches for Leipzig in all competitions this term.

Auspicious start for Heidenheim!

Heidenheim had Adrian Beck and Paul Wanner to thank for the goals that allowed them celebrate their first-ever European match in auspicious fashion - with a 2-1 win over Olympia Ljubljana at the Voith Arena in UEFA Conference League Matchday 1 action on Thursday!

Watch: Benjamin Šeško - Off the Mark for Leipzig

Probable Heidendeim line-up

Müller - Busch, Mainka (c), Gimber, Föhrenbach - Schöppner, Maloney - Traoré, Wanner, Scienza - Pieringer

Probable Leipzig line-up

Gulácsi - Henrichs, Orbán (c), Castello, Raum - Nusa, Haidara, Seiwald, Xavi - Šeško, Openda

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